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Maartje @maartje.dev · 30/10/2026

What is stopping me to go compartment to compartment door tomorrow evening says “Ticket or treat?”

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Quixoticgeek @quixoticgeek.v.st.ap.brid.gy · 28/10/2026

Almost got hit by a cyclist when crossing the fietspad near Driebergen. I looked both ways. Saw nothing coming, and stepped out. The cyclist swerved around me as I was half way across. I hadn't seen him cos he had no lights at all. "Lights fuckwit!" I yelled at the shadow disappearing into the […]

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Moof! :progresspride: 🔜 UK @moof.space · 28/10/2026

[Serious railway accident] Adif has suspended high speed travel on the Madrid-Andalucía line because of two trains colliding near Los Yébenes, in Toledo. Reportedly an Ave and an Iryo train. News is still emerging, and I’ll try to filter out the speculation here. This is the same line as the […]

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Nice à Vélo @niceavelo.org · 27/10/2026

La Kidical Mass Véloween du 31 octobre est annulée. Merci à toutes celles et ceux qui avaient prévu de venir pour votre enthousiasme, et un grand merci aux bénévoles pour toute l’énergie mise dans l’organisation. On espère vous retrouver en décembre pour « Cyclistes, brillez ! » (infos à venir) 🚲✨

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Maartje @maartje.dev · 22/10/2026

Oh SNCB screens can now show your which carriages have no music notes!

Screen with train composition underneath bike wheelchair and silent compartments indicated

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Oliver Blanthorn @bovine3dom.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 24/10/2026

the ERA has an open call for presentations on railway data in Mulhouse, 8-10 June 2027. Deadline 20 November www.era.europa.eu/content/rail-data… it would be pretty funny to stand up in front of loads of SNCF/Renfe people and tell them how i help their […]

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Quixoticgeek @quixoticgeek.v.st.ap.brid.gy · 24/10/2026

@stefanlindbohm @alberto_cottica @jon @redjives the best planner in the world is still useless when it just tells you there's two rail buses across the border per day...

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/10/2026

@quixoticgeek @stefanlindbohm @alberto_cottica @jon @redjives Definitely underrated. Without political nor commercial interest to make cross-border rail viable at all, it's not happening. A good journey planner is important to make people realize that the journeys exist and are feasible... if […]

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Emeline Parizel @emeline.piaille.fr.ap.brid.gy · 24/10/2026

Hello la team #Angers #Bretagne, et surtout les personnes en quête de récits de voyage à vélo 👋 Ce week-end, c'est le grand retour du #Festival International du Voyage à #Vélo ! Initialement prévu en février et annulé à cause des inondations, il vous accueille […] [Original post on piaille.fr]

Photo selfie prise devant l'oriflamme de Cyclo camping International. On y voit Jean-Pierre et moi souriants

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/10/2026

@thias @bovine3dom @apicultor Yeah, I also saw the same in Bordeaux. No wires nor ticket machines nor information about upcoming trams at all at the Place de la Bourse stop. Just so that the view remains undisturbed... to the 2x2 lanes highway running just […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A tram stop at night, without overhead wires. You can only tell it's a stop because it's elevated for level boarding. There is only one bench visible per side.

View of the square from the water mirror, with sunset reflection and monumental buildings making a half-circle. Unfortunately this view is disturbed by a traffic jam running in the middle.

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/10/2026

These days I got to meet with @bovine3dom and @apicultor in the Nice area, definitely let them know if you're passing by, they are wonderful people! So I got a private tour of urbanism in the area. I'm posting mostly the optimistic good bits between Nice […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

A rare sighting in Nice: a street without on-street parking, with a protected bidirectional cycling lane and a fair amount of trees/bushes.

Bank along the beach with a bidirectional cycling lane painted close to the street. Oliver told me there was a dedicated lane for bicycles but it got given back to cars despite low traffic, and that all the cars in the traffic jam are heading into a 7-floor (!) underground parking.

Bidirectional bike lane along a one-way street for cars, with trees.

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/10/2026

I then saw a real Regio 2N in Zou! edition. Seats aren't too bad, but they borrowed the stupid concept of bicycle spaces with vertical hooks between walls that you also find for example in Pays-de-la-Loire and Normandie. So it's super complicated to manoeuver […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Regio 2N Zou! operated by Transdev on a platform.

Bicycle space with 3 vertical hooks between deep walls surrounded by foldable seats around the entrance doors.

Vending machine facing 3 folding seats with logos for bicycles, luggage and strollers. There are 3 more vertical hooks for bicycles behind the wall.

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/10/2026

The journey continued into France, with a regional train from... Bretagne of course! The train made a long, scheduled stopped for illegal semi-systematic border controls breaking Schengen (the officer didn't even glance at my driving license from a meter away […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

TER Regio 2N Breizhgo in Ventimiglia, Italy.

Nice's train station, with a crowded escalator to exit the platform, and unused stairs behind.

Tracks and platforms towards Marseille. Some kind of trees/bushes are officially planted on the platforms. Unofficial bushes grow near the depot tracks.

Depot of trains in the Zou! livery of the region.

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/10/2026

And even in SNCF Connect, you need to click 3 times to access the reason: the line is closed for (at least) 4 more days between Arles and Miramas due to damage from "exceptional rainfall". So of course all the trains are cancelled! But can the SNCF do their […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

SNCF Connect screenshot after clicking the 14:41 train in the schedule. You then need to click the "more details" button.

Schedule detail after clicking. You need to click the cancelled red button to get more details. All the first stops are cancelled.

Scrolling further reveals that this train to Lyon isn't cancelled, but instead departs from Avignon Centre on schedule.

And the last window shows all the details about this cancellation. Indeed the line between Arles and Miramas is provisionally closed until Tuesday October 27th.

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/10/2026

Today in SNCF Voyageurs is absolute sh*t at open data: let's search some trains between Marseille and Avignon-Centre. Third-party apps find direct trains in the schedule. But oddly, @12train doesn't show any prices. 🤔 And only when you look in SNCF Connect […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Interrail app: the 12:50 train in the past is marked as cancelled, but a direct train at 13:41 is scheduled, followed by indirect trains.

Google Maps search: a direct train leaving Marseille at 13:41 is shown.

Search in 12train. The 12:50 and 13:41 trains are shown in the results, but without prices. The 13:45 is proposed for a whooping 62.40€.

Search in SNCF Connect: all the direct trains are displayed but marked as cancelled.

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/10/2026

Vu: le Gorafi en version imprimée qui remplace le JDD. 💯 #PasLeGorafi #LeGorafi

Kiosque à journaux où l'étagère du JDD est remplie de journaux imprimés Le Gorafi, qui titrent "Présidentielle - Pour limiter le nombre de candidats, chacun d'entre eux devra désormais présenter un programme".

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2026

Finishing this Italy tour with a "jazz" regional train, I haven't seen any official bicycle spots on board. #MiaBiciNelTreno

Entrance door open to a wheelchair space, unfortunately the platform level is too low for level boarding.

Another entrance, rather narrow with foldable seats right away.

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2026

This train features a combined carriage with a large bicycle area, wheelchair space, and a bar. Unfortunately no food appears to be served nowadays. #CyclingOnRails #MiaBiciNelTreno I guess nobody would complain if you brought a surfboard or other bulky […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Bike area with 6 vertical hooks on one side, and nothing on the other.

Wheelchair area just behind the bike spots.

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2026

The journey went on with a direct intercity train to the French border in Ventimiglia. Older carriages but the seats are fine in first class too.

Locomotive with a blue intercity livery in Milano.

Intercity carriage on the platform in Ventimiglia.

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2026

Not much time to scout trains in Milano, but some outside pictures for completeness.

Old Trenord double-decker regional train, seemingly with a bicycle compartment in the locomotive.

Frecciarossa 500 red high-speed train on a platform.

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2026

With still more than an hour to spare, I had enough time to walk to Bologna's central square and back. Yes: a main station with night and high-speed connections less than 2km away from the center. And pleasantly, the direct street was totally empty of cars […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Bologna's stairs next to a Roman ruin, with tram tracks in the foreground.

Typical Bologna street with arcades on the ground floor of buildings, and a tramway stop in the middle.

Another tram stop with platforms on the sides.

Bologna's main square, as the sky is brightening up.

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2026

@se_davidobrien Good point! In this specific train, I can imagine that given the space you'd be allowed to park your e-bike horizontally. Although you'd have to arrange an attachment system. Or other passengers might help to put it up/down. 🤔 At least there are no steps to enter and the door is […]

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2026

Regiolis, Italian edition. With more bicycle space than the equivalent in France (downside: it's vertical hooks). And power plugs for e-bikes. 💯 #CyclingOnRails #MiaBiciNelTreno

ETR 104 a.k.a. Trenitalia "Pop" on a platform.

Entrance area with level boarding and 6 foldable seats.

Large bicycle area with 3 vertical hooks on each side.

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2026

Older regional train. Good these are getting replaced!

Front of an older regional train with a bicycle space behind the driving cabin.

Large room behind the driving cabin, with 3 vertical hooks and 2 bicycles on them.

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2026

Hitachi Rock, the latest generation of double-decker regional train in Italy, with generous bicycle areas right at the doors including European power plugs for e-bikes. #CyclingOnRails #MiaBiciNelTreno

Entrance area with 3 horizontal bicycle spots on each side, and 3 power plugs above them. The plugs are dual type L (Italian) and F (rest of Europe).

Space for stroller between seats, currently with a foldable bicycle instead.

Seating area with stairs in the background.

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2026

After a 4:40am wake-up knock on the door by the crew (around Padova), the train arrived with just 5 minutes of delay at 5:44 in Bologna. I was bracing for a dreadful 2h wait in an empty morning station, but Italy being a sensible country, there were already […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Breakfast box with 2 bread buns and a hot chocolate in the foldable table of the Nightjet mini-cabin.

ÖBB locomotive at the front of the Nightjet with the Bologna Centrale sign at the end of the platform.

Departure board with 20 trains + 1 bus scheduled from 05:42 to 06:45.

Hitachi Rock double-decker regional train just across the platform.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 19/10/2026

‘It’s the best feeling’: how Copenhagen gave cyclists a green wave. “Traffic lights are synchronised so a rush-hour cyclist at 20km/h can catch green lights all the way.” If you want people to choose not to drive, make the non-driving trip better & easier for them. It’s as simple as that, really.

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‘It’s the best feeling’: how Copenhagen gave cyclists a green wave

Traffic lights are synchronised so a rush-hour cyclist at 20km/h can catch green lights all the way

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

As noted by @stefanlindbohm, you'll find generous luggage racks for larger items in the seating car just after the last mini-cabins. Back to the cabin: I'll note that it's just large enough to fit myself lying, with shoulders and feet touching the walls. On […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Corridor with 3 luggage shelves on each side before seats.

Detail of the luggage shelves, with 3 levels and small embedded lockers. Shelves are separated by plastic walls, so items that are too long don't officially fit, but I guess you could leave them on the floor in front of them.

Opened air ventilation above the head in the cabin.

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

@stefanlindbohm You're getting ahead of the thread! 😄 (Sorry, sloppy connection in Italian tunnels)

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

About the storage boxes: it took me a while to firgure out how to unlock them: you have to tap your card on the *main* (and only) reader next to the cabin entrance. Then all your lockers flash green and open. The shoe box is just enough for regular shoes but […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

With that, I boarded the Nightjet towards Rome, with an early 05:38 scheduled arrival in Bologna. A good excuse to finally try the new mini-cabin! #NightTrain #Nightjet #MiniCabin

Nightjet on a platform, with open mini-cabins visible through the windows.

Twin mini-cabins with the open separator in default configuration.

Me lying in bed with the cabin closed, my jacket hanging on the side, and the color set to pink. Of course the last 20cm of LED lights are already broken and are just blue instead.

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

The first night train of the evening is headed to Brussels. Apparently SNCF lobbied to keep their logos on there despite slashing the Paris-Vienna/Berlin services. 😤 I then went for bite across the street, with a departure board in the restaurant. Which of […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Meal with a list of departures and platforms on the background screen, including the 19:08 to Bucuresti & Kyiv.

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

RegioJet Prague-Budapest in more detail but not too much, the platform was full of people and don't expect any bicycle spot nor large luggage space here.

Yellow carriage with lots of logos for amenities (hot beverage, bottle beverage, journal, snowflake, WiFi), even though not much else than seats to see from the windows.

A glimpse at seats and overhead luggage racks through the windows.

A sign indicating the narrow luggage rack at the end of the carriage. It's translated as "storage room for passengers" 🤔

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

New WestBahn Giruno, ready for the Koralmbahn railway.

Stadler Giruno in Westbahn livery on a platform.

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026

With 3 hours to my night train, there was plenty of time for another train spotting session. Even the next generation of train spotters was there! 😄

Parent and child seated at the end of a platform, looking towards tracks in the evening light, while an old diesel railcar approaches.

Old ÖBB diesel railcar behind a red signal.

Same railcar covered in graffiti from the other side.

Bicycle area (4 vertical hooks) at the entrance of this railcar.

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026

Arrived in Vienna with only a couple of minutes of delay. Verdict: the ComfortJet is a very good option, prefer it over RegioJet on the Prague-Vienna route if you value comfort. The generous bicycle space was unused today at the arrival in Vienna, but I […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Danube in Vienna taken from the railway bridge.

Bicycle area with 7 foldable seats lined up on one side.

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026

Former coal power plant (now gas) right in the center of Brno, where most people left. Finally passing close to Austerlitz after so many train journeys from Paris' Austerlitz station. The famous locomotive depot of Břeclav.

Brno Špitálka power plant, with the former coal cooling tower, and the more recent gas chimneys.

Brno station with the cathedral in the background.

Hilly landscape between Brno and Břeclav, near what was known as Austerlitz some centuries ago.

Břeckav station at the end of a shunting yard, with a row of PKP Cargo locomotives parked in the background.

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026

And now off to a 26h journey all the way to Nice! 🚂 It could have been 24h, but I prefer having more buffer before the night train. The trip starts with lunch in a brand-new ComfortJet train. It was wise to start eating straight away, as the 5 restaurant […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Control car at the first class end of the ComfortJet train.

Entrance door with 4 steps to the back of the restaurant.

Restaurant table for 2 people on each side, but some ended up sitting 3 abreast.

Vegetarian meal with rice and chickpeas.

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026

At least you'll find a pedestrian zone in the historic center. And bicycles aren't banned there, you may even find racks to attach your bicycle!

Wide pedestrianized avenue, leading to the national museum in the background.

Sign announcing the entrance of the pedestrian zone, with bicycles and taxis allowed, and some bicycle directions.

Bicycle directions. The bicycle routes are numbered, the upcoming street is route A40.

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Cycling on Rails @cycling-on-rails.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2026

More of #Prague: the infamous highway in front of the train station, typical residential streets full of cars parked on the surface (with the occasional bicycle parking zone in unused corners), vintage tramway car. Lots of motonormativity, thankfully the […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

3-lane highway along the main station tracks.

3-lane highway in the other direction coming from the train station, with tram tracks in between.

Residential street with cars parked diagonally on both sides. A small zone of a couple square meters is reserved for bicycle parking next to the pedestrian crossing, without anything to attach a bike. It's basically only used to keep the free-floating bicycles out of the way.

Vintage tram car in a street free of parked cars.

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