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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

My go-to long-distance train in Poland: InterCity Matejko IC 8314 Szczecin – Kostrzyn – Kraków – Przemyśl Breakfast in the dining car: crepes with cottage cheese + scrambled eggs with bacon

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

🇨🇳🇷🇺 NEW CROSS-BORDER RAIL LINK: Trial operations for a direct passenger train connecting Vladivostok and Suifenhe kicked off yesterday, revitalizing a critical segment of the historic China Eastern Railway. Read more: en.people.cn/n3/2026/0718...

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

🚄💨 An open window on a train is pure magic! 🌬️✨ Our inaugural Snälltåget from Hamburg to Stockholm is soaring across the mighty Great Belt Bridge in Denmark. Full trip report: youtu.be/qbi1WKsDhbw

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Rolling through Kastrup (Gr) - the official border point between Denmark and Sweden, located in the middle of the Oresund Bridge.

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

YLE just published a detailed update on the new cross-border train service Haparanda (Sweden) – Tornio (Finland) – Oulu. A launch this summer 2026 is looking realistically possible, although no firm start date has been confirmed yet. Source: yle.fi/a/74-20220038

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Now it’s official! Czech Railways will launch the direct ComfortJet RJ 384 service between Prague and Copenhagen starting 1 May 2026 (not 14 June as previously announced). Note: Journey time will be about 2 hours longer due to the ongoing closure of the Berlin–Hamburg main line.

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

GoVolta let-down on Amsterdam–Berlin: Passengers with valid tickets are being told the train is fully booked (seems due to broken I11 carriages). No replacement on ICE trains offered — only free rebooking or a refund.

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

A new direct train connection between Berlin and Trieste! The ÖBB Nightjet NJ 457 from Berlin to Graz is coupled with the Railjet Xpress RJX 137 from Vienna to Trieste between Vienna and Graz. That means you only need to change cars once — no platform change required!

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Ukrainian Railways defaults on its full $1.05 billion Eurobond debt (issued via its UK special-purpose vehicle Rail Capital Markets Plc). Fitch downgrades the 2028 Eurobonds to ‘D’ on uncured coupon non-payment. Source: www.fitchratings.com/research/int...

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Explore the huge railway works underway in eastern Katowice! Running east to west from Katowice Szopienice Południowe to the main Katowice station — with entirely new stations being built along the route! video report: youtu.be/xIeRX21ZR_A

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

All-board Express the empty Polish Express Intercity train EIC 3550 "KASZUB" Krakow - Warsaw !

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

The best sections of the Prussian Eastern Railway (Polish railway line no. 203) between Tzcew and Kostrzyn. full video: youtu.be/4DGsxr7qBK0

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Update: Due to the postponed reopening of the Hamburg–Berlin line, Czech Railways has adjusted bookings. RJ 384 (May 1, 2026) is only available Prague → Berlin for now—no through tickets to Copenhagen.

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Inside exclusive Business Class mini-cabin aboard CR400AF-AS high-speed train ! full video (Chengdu-Guiyang) -> youtu.be/LANuEsL0kC4

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Passenger rail to reopen on the Manzhouli (China) - Zabaikalsk (Russia) border crossing from March 8 ! Twice a week a through car Manzhouli-Zabaikalsk will be attached to night train Zabaikalsk-Chita-Irkutsk. Source: rzd.ru/ru/9269/page/2…

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Relaxing in our private luxury sleeping car cabin as we glide through the Ryn Desert, hugging the border with Kazakhstan. "The Pearl of the Caucasus" part 6: full video -> youtu.be/fR7L6fkIOOc

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Riding a super rare ТЭП70 diesel loco from Makhachkala (Dagestan) to Volgograd via Astrakhan. full video report: youtu.be/fR7L6fkIOOc

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Mohan Railway Station, Yunnan Province! 🇨🇳 This is where Chinese exit immigration checks are conducted for passengers on the Laos–China Railway cross-border train from Kunming to Vientiane, Laos.

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Flying over the Russia-Estonia border near Narva on China Eastern. As a Chinese carrier, we’re not subject to the mutual EU-Russia airspace closures — saving nearly 2 hours vs. EU airlines (e.g., Lufthansa, Finnair)!

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Business Class cabin aboard China Railway's CR400BF-Z-5210 high-speed trainset, built by CRRC Changchun in 2021

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Good bye, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, Mainland China !

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Epic Bangkok send-off 🇹🇭! Splurged on Sindhorn Midtown luxury (worth every € over budget 😏), railway madness 🚆, and absolutely conquered the legendary Nana scene with the lads — unforgettable nights! 🌃🔥 Tomorrow: Bagging COUNTRY 93 🇧🇩!!! Adventure never stops!!! ✈️🌍

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Chengdu Tianfu International Airport’s Terminal 1 International First & Business Class Lounge is truly impressive, featuring a fantastic noodle bar and a serene dedicated tea room.

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Ukrainian Railways Suspends Eurobond Coupon Payments, Triggering Technical Default Source: uz.gov.ua/en/press_cen...

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Rail cities I’ve reached in China since 2011 — my personal extremes: • Farthest west: Kashgar, Xinjiang • Farthest north: Erlian, Inner Mongolia • Farthest east: Ningbo, Zhejiang Province • Farthest south: Haikou, Hainan Island

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

New Night EuroCity Train EC 431 URSA Departing Berlin-Gesundbrunnen since Dec 14! • Cars 265–267: to Przemyśl via Kraków • Cars 268–270: to Chełm via Łódź & Warsaw (coupled in Poznań to IC 82170 UZNAM Świnoujście–Chełm)

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

It’s official: Swiss Parliament rejects funding for SBB’s Basel-Malmö EuroNight train. All tickets? Cancelled. A dark day for operator 3510 BTE BahnTouristikExpress (RDC)—now liable for EU passenger rights. 😔 Source: www.20min.ch/story/gelder...

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

🚨 Big news from GoVolta! Train bookings Amsterdam ↔ Berlin are NOW OPEN for travel from 19 March 2026! Fares start at just €19 ✨ Journey time: ~7 hours GoVolta has snapped up 11 former NMBS I10 carriages to make this happen. Book here 👉 govolta.nl

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

SBB EuroNight Basel-Malmö future = practically dead in the water. Swiss Ständerat already rejected funding. Nationalrat might deliberate this Monday, yet without Ständerat consent the train won’t run. Source: www.tagesanzeiger.ch/die-sbb-habe...

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

🇫🇮🇸🇪 Big win for the north! The Finnish Government has asked Parliament to amend the 2026 budget with €1.9M to launch cross-border passenger trains Tornio–Haparanda (2 daily round trips Oulu ↔ Haparanda) from late spring 2026! Source: valtioneuvosto.fi/sv/-/regerin...

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Exciting News: Snälltåget is launching a daily daytime train between Hamburg and Stockholm from May 4, 2026. Travel time: around 11.5 hours Departure from Hamburg: 09:30 Arrival in Hamburg: 21:57 Timetable: snalltaget.se/en/day-train-h…

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

BTE AutoReiseZug, the official operator, is adding up to two 1999-built 70-90 MUn sleeping cars — displaying reservation numbers 196 & 197 — to SBB EuroNight train EN 473 from April 2026.

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Say hello the Mini Cabin product of China Railways ! CRH2E high-speed night train D901 Beijing-Shenzhen. Full video: youtu.be/nMVBhcRlyhc

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Swiss Parliament’s Ständeratskommission votes to cut CHF 10M subsidy for SBB EuroNight Basel-Malmö train. As tickets have been already sold, this threatens major financial trouble for train operator 3510: BTE BahnTouristikExpress GmbH, Nürnberg. Source: www.blick.ch/politik/bris...

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Starting December 2025, PKP Intercity will boost train services to/from Berlin to 12 daily roundtrips. What’s missing for a 13th roundtrip? A second daily service to Gdynia: • Dep. Berlin: 06:52 (EC 233 to Gdynia) • Arr. Berlin: 21:16 (EC 232 from Gdynia)

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Update on catering aboard the DSB Talgo EuroCity (Copenhagen-Hamburg): • No dining or bistro car • Vending machine with hot drinks and snacks (essentially junk food) • No fresh sandwiches or salads like at 7-Eleven video review: youtu.be/qj5N6Iuyv9o

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

TalgoFail again ! A 15-car long DSB Talgo train (469 seats) from Copenhagen to Hamburg had only ONE working door, needing a ramp, in Padborg, Denmark. Ridiculous !!!

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

More signs the HUNGARIA EuroCity (Berlin–Budapest) rake, including its dining car, is moving to the AVALA EuroCity (Vienna–Budapest–Belgrade), likely before Hungary’s April '26 elections. Budapest–Belgrade travel time: 2026: 3h23m 2016: 8h34m Src: www.vagonweb.cz/razeni/vlak....

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Timetables for night trains EC 441 Berlin-Chelm via Lodz/Warsaw & EC 431 Berlin-Przemysl via Wroclaw/Krakow from December 14, 2025 are out! Trains run coupled from Berlin to Poznan. Couchette & Sleeping Cars available only east of Poznan.

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

New Video: On Day 5 of my journey aboard the luxurious “Pearl of the Caucasus” train, I arrive at the Caspian Sea resort town of Derbent, near the Azerbaijan border. Video: youtu.be/r17880vogRE

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Trainspotting in China: A glimpse of nearly all Fuxing Hao high-speed trainset types, in service with China Railway since 2016. Full video: youtu.be/sFMD_qNEXeY

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

PKP Intercity is working to reinstate the Adriatic Express Euro Night train Warsaw - Rijeka in summer 2026 - possibly with shorter travel times, a dining car on the whole route, and more cars. Source: www.rynek-kolejowy.pl/wiadomosci/n...

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Bad News ! The SJ EuroNight train from Stockholm to Berlin will be permanently discontinued in August 2026 due to the termination of Swedish state subsidies; Source: jarnvagar.nu/sj-staller-i...

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Say Hello to the Ukrainian Railways' all-new night train no. D99/100 Kiev-Bucharest via Ungheni, Moldova ! Train is now bookable. D99 Kiev-Bucharest: Kiev: 06:30 Bucharest: 06:47 D100 Bucharest-Kiev: Bucharest: 19:10 Kiev: 19:47

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Unfortunately, according to the latest schedules, the new EuroCity trains SAXONIA and VIA REGIA between Leipzig and Kraków (extending to Przemyśl) will not include a dining car. Source: bocznica.eu/files/archiw...

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

What lovely pizza restaurant with a true train view and a steam engine as oven ! L'Antica STAZIONE at Trzebinia railway station, Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Hungry crowd !

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Excited for the new Swiss night train NZ 472 from Basel SBB to Malmö via Padborg, running three times a week (Wed, Fri, Sun) starting April 1, 2026! Source: sbb.ch timetable

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doc7austin 🇳🇱 @doc7austin.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Retiming and rerouting of ICE Berlin-Paris from Dec '25: OLD (via Kassel): ICE 9590 Berlin Ostbf 11:41 -> Paris Est 19:55 NEW (via Erfurt): ICE 9590 Berlin Südkreuz 07:13 -> Paris Est 14:51 OLD: ICE 9591 Paris Est 09:55 -> Berlin Ostbf 18:16 NEW: ICE 9591 Paris Est 11:07 -> Berlin Südkreuz 18:46

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