Hugo von der Thüsen
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Made a quick map of the fun transit routes I came up with for in my Transit Oriented Travel Guide for Bangkok, now up on my website
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Delft once again the best train station in Zuid-Holland and 13th in NL. Rotterdam Centraal not trailing far behind.
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February 17, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Delft once again the best train station in Zuid-Holland and 13th in NL. Rotterdam Centraal not trailing far behind.
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I just broke my bike chain in half simply by accelerating at a traffic light
February 10, 2026 at 5:53 PM
I just broke my bike chain in half simply by accelerating at a traffic light
From tomorrow my commuting life starts. Daily 1 hour commute to Utrecht.
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 PM
From tomorrow my commuting life starts. Daily 1 hour commute to Utrecht.
Our Nightjet took a massive detour through Hanover which currently puts us on a 120 minute delay
February 8, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Our Nightjet took a massive detour through Hanover which currently puts us on a 120 minute delay
Train to Kyiv and Bucharest departing Wien Hbf
February 6, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Train to Kyiv and Bucharest departing Wien Hbf
Double-articulated trolleybus in Bratislava
February 4, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Double-articulated trolleybus in Bratislava
5 door articulated bus, from the company that brought you the 4-door single-section bus: SOR
February 4, 2026 at 1:29 PM
5 door articulated bus, from the company that brought you the 4-door single-section bus: SOR
Austrian post sorting facility
February 4, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Austrian post sorting facility
Drinking a beer at a station with the same name. Any other examples?
February 3, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Drinking a beer at a station with the same name. Any other examples?
Half-hourly nightly bus service to this industrial park. It has many 24 hour warehouse and sorting centres including the national postal service (which we just visited)
February 3, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Half-hourly nightly bus service to this industrial park. It has many 24 hour warehouse and sorting centres including the national postal service (which we just visited)
Good view from the ÖBB headquarters. Last picture is from a visit to their maintenance facility near Hbf
February 3, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Good view from the ÖBB headquarters. Last picture is from a visit to their maintenance facility near Hbf
Ukrainian train waiting for departure at Vienna Westbahnhof
February 2, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Ukrainian train waiting for departure at Vienna Westbahnhof
My hostel is in an Ikea
February 2, 2026 at 2:46 PM
My hostel is in an Ikea
I've noticed that our screens haven't been showing the correct information since our departure from Amersfoort.
It's currently 08h57 and we're arriving in Linz, not Nürnberg
It's currently 08h57 and we're arriving in Linz, not Nürnberg
February 2, 2026 at 7:58 AM
I've noticed that our screens haven't been showing the correct information since our departure from Amersfoort.
It's currently 08h57 and we're arriving in Linz, not Nürnberg
It's currently 08h57 and we're arriving in Linz, not Nürnberg
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Cross the Atlantic westward for luxuries you can only dream of.
February 1, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Cross the Atlantic westward for luxuries you can only dream of.
In the new Nightjet to Vienna.
Big fan of the pods when travelling alone and in need of some privacy. They're actually quite spacious, I could sit up straight with the little table in front to eat.
Big fan of the pods when travelling alone and in need of some privacy. They're actually quite spacious, I could sit up straight with the little table in front to eat.
February 1, 2026 at 9:22 PM
In the new Nightjet to Vienna.
Big fan of the pods when travelling alone and in need of some privacy. They're actually quite spacious, I could sit up straight with the little table in front to eat.
Big fan of the pods when travelling alone and in need of some privacy. They're actually quite spacious, I could sit up straight with the little table in front to eat.
Jokes on me for believing any of the paused 17 projects are rail-related. 14 are roadways 3 are waterways, none are railways.
- 17 paused road/rail/waterway projects restarted
- Finances: extra money for the Mobility Fund (the national pot for roads/rail/waterways), incl. €1.1bn/yr (2031–35) for maintenance & housing-area access + €1.5bn one-off for priority projects
- Schiphol capped at 478,000 flights/year
(2/4)
- Finances: extra money for the Mobility Fund (the national pot for roads/rail/waterways), incl. €1.1bn/yr (2031–35) for maintenance & housing-area access + €1.5bn one-off for priority projects
- Schiphol capped at 478,000 flights/year
(2/4)
January 30, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Jokes on me for believing any of the paused 17 projects are rail-related. 14 are roadways 3 are waterways, none are railways.
They also plan to build 4 new nuclear power plants although I can't find where they will get the money from as they haven't budgeted it separately in the budget document.
January 30, 2026 at 12:44 PM
They also plan to build 4 new nuclear power plants although I can't find where they will get the money from as they haven't budgeted it separately in the budget document.
Housing in the new Dutch coalition agreement 🇳🇱
- €1bn/year (2029–2035) to build more affordable homes
- Cheaper & faster construction by standardising building rules and limiting extra local requirements
- Big push for prefab / factory-built housing with quicker approvals
- €1bn/year (2029–2035) to build more affordable homes
- Cheaper & faster construction by standardising building rules and limiting extra local requirements
- Big push for prefab / factory-built housing with quicker approvals
January 30, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Housing in the new Dutch coalition agreement 🇳🇱
- €1bn/year (2029–2035) to build more affordable homes
- Cheaper & faster construction by standardising building rules and limiting extra local requirements
- Big push for prefab / factory-built housing with quicker approvals
- €1bn/year (2029–2035) to build more affordable homes
- Cheaper & faster construction by standardising building rules and limiting extra local requirements
- Big push for prefab / factory-built housing with quicker approvals
Just think what €19.3b a year could do for Dutch infrastructure and housing projects. Entire Lelylijn funded in 1 year with a few billion to spare.
Most of the money will go to an increase in defence spending. Gradually increasing to €19.3b on top of the current €22b. Most of the money will come from a "freedom tax" for residents and companies but also from a decrease in healthcare spending.
(4/4)
(4/4)
January 30, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Just think what €19.3b a year could do for Dutch infrastructure and housing projects. Entire Lelylijn funded in 1 year with a few billion to spare.
Mobility points in the new Dutch coalition-agreement
- Lelystad airport opens with 10,000 commercial flights per year
- NS keeps the main rail concession until 2033. Decision on post-2033 rail market by early 2027
- Fuel excise tax cuts extended
- Fatbikes: minimum age + helmet requirement
(1/4)
- Lelystad airport opens with 10,000 commercial flights per year
- NS keeps the main rail concession until 2033. Decision on post-2033 rail market by early 2027
- Fuel excise tax cuts extended
- Fatbikes: minimum age + helmet requirement
(1/4)
January 30, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Mobility points in the new Dutch coalition-agreement
- Lelystad airport opens with 10,000 commercial flights per year
- NS keeps the main rail concession until 2033. Decision on post-2033 rail market by early 2027
- Fuel excise tax cuts extended
- Fatbikes: minimum age + helmet requirement
(1/4)
- Lelystad airport opens with 10,000 commercial flights per year
- NS keeps the main rail concession until 2033. Decision on post-2033 rail market by early 2027
- Fuel excise tax cuts extended
- Fatbikes: minimum age + helmet requirement
(1/4)
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One of the things I love about visiting family in NL is that, while there is not one square meter of that country that has not been engineered by humans, and my dutch family complain "it's so crowded", it's still livable, textured and beautiful.
In case you missed it, Utrecht, Netherlands has begun building the largest Dutch “car-free” neighbourhood.
12K people
6K homes
1.8K social rental homes
1.5 mid-range rental & affordable owner-occupied homes
21.5K bike parking spaces
250 shared cars
2 parcel hubs
Parking structures on the edge.
12K people
6K homes
1.8K social rental homes
1.5 mid-range rental & affordable owner-occupied homes
21.5K bike parking spaces
250 shared cars
2 parcel hubs
Parking structures on the edge.
Utrecht to start construction on largest car-free neighborhood in the country next week
Construction of a new neighborhood is set to begin in Utrecht next week. The neighborhood, called Merwede, is scheduled to be the largest car-free district in the Netherlands, with 6,000 homes. The ar...
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January 28, 2026 at 1:59 AM
One of the things I love about visiting family in NL is that, while there is not one square meter of that country that has not been engineered by humans, and my dutch family complain "it's so crowded", it's still livable, textured and beautiful.
Happy to have travelled on SBB's most punctual day ever. 98.6% on time performance on December 28 2025.
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www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-po...
Swiss Federal Railways reports record punctuality in 2025
Swiss Federal Railways has reported a record 94.1% punctuality rate for 2025.
www.swissinfo.ch
January 27, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Happy to have travelled on SBB's most punctual day ever. 98.6% on time performance on December 28 2025.
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-po...
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-po...
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And the award for the ugliest cab car design goes to… CAF 😬
Not impressed at all. Awful ride quality, white seats that’ll look filthy in no time (just like on TPE), and the same terrible standard-class seats as the GWR/LNER Class 800s.
Maybe the Mark 5As should just have stayed retired. 🚮🚆
Not impressed at all. Awful ride quality, white seats that’ll look filthy in no time (just like on TPE), and the same terrible standard-class seats as the GWR/LNER Class 800s.
Maybe the Mark 5As should just have stayed retired. 🚮🚆
January 26, 2026 at 4:56 PM
And the award for the ugliest cab car design goes to… CAF 😬
Not impressed at all. Awful ride quality, white seats that’ll look filthy in no time (just like on TPE), and the same terrible standard-class seats as the GWR/LNER Class 800s.
Maybe the Mark 5As should just have stayed retired. 🚮🚆
Not impressed at all. Awful ride quality, white seats that’ll look filthy in no time (just like on TPE), and the same terrible standard-class seats as the GWR/LNER Class 800s.
Maybe the Mark 5As should just have stayed retired. 🚮🚆
Updated for 2026 with Romania, Moldova, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia and Armenia on the list to visit this year.
It looks like it's going to be a very Eastern European year for me
It looks like it's going to be a very Eastern European year for me
January 16, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Updated for 2026 with Romania, Moldova, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia and Armenia on the list to visit this year.
It looks like it's going to be a very Eastern European year for me
It looks like it's going to be a very Eastern European year for me