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Chris Ogilvie
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One time rail- & Yorkshireman. Economic migrant 🇮🇹. Italian heritage rail traveller 🚂
🚢 Discovering cargo ships are the ultimate travel experience.
YT: https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisOgilvie
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Pietrelcina - such a regular I’m invited to the staff pics, and the 3hr pranzo at a restaurant.
But seems to be a roster error, 2 train drivers want a lift back to the depot with me! 🚗
Telegraph: “Covering five continents, the world’s 20 most spectacular railway stations”

St Pancras at No1, but no Milano Centrale?!
But Flinders St, Melbourne, Qasr Al-Hokm, Riyadh & Chhatrapati Shivaji, Mumbai are in. 🆓⬇️
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/82d74f6...
The world’s 20 most spectacular railway stations
Covering five continents, these extraordinary spaces reveal the artistry, ambition and grandeur that made early train travel so thrilling
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
⛽️ Petrol prices set to rise next year as MPs divert funds to buses...
- in The Netherlands... 🇳🇱
www.dutchnews.nl/2025/11/petr...
Petrol prices set to rise next year as MPs divert funds to buses - DutchNews.nl
Petrol is set to become more expensive from January 1, after MPs backed a proposal to raise excise duties by a narrow majority. The tax on a litre of petrol will increase by 5.6 cents, with diesel up ...
www.dutchnews.nl
November 27, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Surprisingly informative article from paper that campaigned against modern rail infrastructure - HS2

“Britain’s Victorian rail embankments are collapsing.
Fears grow over landslides posing serious risks to passengers on UK’s centuries-old train network”⬇️🆓
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/801f26c...
Britain’s Victorian railway embankments are collapsing. And it could cost us billions
Fears grow over landslides posing serious risks to passengers using UK’s centuries-old train network
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Telegraph: “How Wizz Air plans to fight Ryanair for European domination.
With dozens of new planes and routes on the way, passengers could soon feel the impact of the carrier’s most ambitious growth phase.” 🆓⬇️
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/6c56a6b...
How Wizz Air plans to fight Ryanair for European domination
With dozens of new planes and routes on the way, passengers could soon feel the impact of the carrier’s most ambitious growth phase
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM
What's changed?
2018 Virgin/Stagecoach pay £300m surplus pa... Electricity prices?!

"LNER: Losses & taxpayer support double.
The state-run company had a wider operating deficit and needed a greater Treasury subsidy even as passenger numbers rose." 🆓 ⏬️
www.thetimes.com/article/3ea0...
Losses and taxpayer support double at train operator LNER
The state-run company that services King’s Cross had a wider operating deficit and needed a greater Treasury subsidy even as passenger numbers rose
www.thetimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:24 AM
🇮🇹 Naples’ Circumvesuviana takes a small but significant step today at Sarno, first of 30+ new Stadler EMU is on the network, under test.
War, flood & courts - it’s several years late but huge milestone & improvement on 1975 stock in use today….
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Car transporter in collision with a Trenitalia TPER train on a level crossing this morning.
Minor injuries to 4 in the incident on Suzzara–Ferrara line, Emilia-Romagna, north east Italy.
November 25, 2025 at 11:51 AM
On Saturday, another Czech train in the dirt after failing to stop in time, but at the German border station of Johanngeorgenstadt, Saxony.
No injuries.
zdopravy.cz/v-nemecku-vy...
November 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
🇫🇷🚅🇮🇹 It's an SNCF TGV-M 1401, but under 3kV wires of Trenitalia.
Video of recent daylight sightings on Bologna San Donato test circuit as it's tested for open access operations in Italy.
Night tests on Italian HS network 2026.
From 2027 Turin/Milan-Venice/Naples services.
youtu.be/1VIF1L97TmA?...
IL NUOVO TGV-M ARRIVA IN ITALIA: PRIME PROVE nel circuito di Bologna San Donato!
YouTube video by Akiem483
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Reposted by Chris Ogilvie
Farage can now be easily boxed in to a corner where his only ‘defence’ becomes: “Yes I spouted Kremlin propaganda & Putin worship but, unlike Nathan Gill, I didn’t need bribes to do it.”
It is, once again, a question of whether interviewers have the temerity to shut down his whining obfuscations.
November 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Trucks carrying tunnel lining segments for new Naples-Bari line are a common sight on roads of Irpinia, southern Italy.
Tragedy yesterday as a concrete segment moved on a truck killing the driver.
November 21, 2025 at 10:36 AM
🚇 Eurotunnel operator halts UK plans over ‘tripled business rates’.

Eurotunnel abandons plan to reopen a freight terminal in east London after the Valuation Office Agency proposes a 200 per cent increase in rateable values.” 🆓 ⏬️
www.thetimes.com/article/6f10...
Eurotunnel operator halts UK plans over ‘tripled business rates’
Eurotunnel abandons plan to reopen a freight terminal in Barking after the Valuation Office Agency proposes a 200 per cent increase in rateable values
www.thetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Reposted by Chris Ogilvie
CN Proudly Celebrates the 30th Anniversary of its Privatization

Learn more: cn.ca/en/news/2025...
November 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
As Italy prepares to loose its rail ferries - New Zealand orders two to link both islands. But just for rail freight?

"New Zealand Government signs NZD 596 million fixed contract with GSI for two new rail-enabled ferries"
www.shippax.com/en/news/new-...
New Zealand Government signs NZD 596 million fixed contract with GSI for two new rail-enabled ferries, New Zealand Government signs NZD 596 million fixed contract with GSI for two new rail-enabled fer...
New Zealand Government signs NZD 596 million fixed contract with GSI for two new rail-enabled ferries
www.shippax.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Transatlantic cargo sailing ship, with public cabins...

🇺🇸⛵️🇫🇷 "Onboard the world’s largest sailing cargo ship:
Neoliner Origin's inaugural two-week voyage from France to the US with the aim of revolutionising the notoriously dirty shipping industry."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Onboard the world’s largest sailing cargo ship: is this the future of travel and transport?
The Neoliner Origin set off on its inaugural two-week voyage from France to the US with the aim of revolutionising the notoriously dirty shipping industry
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Daily Telegraph Exclusive;
“East-West Rail: New £7bn rail line delayed in row over who opens the doors.
£7bn line delayed in row over who opens the doors.
Unions are locked in a dispute over whether responsibility lies with the guard or driver.” 🆓⬇️
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/cb61624...
New £7bn rail line delayed in row over who opens the doors
Unions are locked in a dispute with train company over whether responsibility lies with the guard or driver
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Remarkable idea from Belgium…
🇧🇪 🏢 “WTC 4 Tower in Brussels' Northern Quarter turns into homeless shelter this winter.”
"We cannot accept that buildings remain empty while people sleep outside."
www.brusselstimes.com/1843037/wtc-...
WTC 4 Tower in Brussels' Northern Quarter turns into homeless shelter this winter
"We cannot accept that buildings remain empty while people sleep outside."
www.brusselstimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Reposted by Chris Ogilvie
Anyone up for a game of spot the difference? I'm livid the Express plagiarised my work - and a story I am incredibly proud of.

Not sure what's more annoying: the stolen stories, the compensation offer or the lack of apology.

It's odd being the story. Thanks to Press Gazette for the piece.
November 18, 2025 at 12:02 PM
So, cruise lines do let you see engine & bridge…
But there’s nothing like a voyage on a cargo ship - it can be done…

🚢 “Insider tours on cruise ships. Visit the bridge, even engine room, behind-the-scenes experiences lift the lid of life onboard.” ⬇️🆓
www.thetimes.com/article/e9bb...
The insider tours that the cruise ships don’t want you to know about
Market tours, visits to the bridge and even time in the engine room — these behind-the-scenes experiences lift the lid of life onboard
www.thetimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I didn’t know about 8 of these!

Sunday Times:
🇦🇺 "10 of the best train journeys in Australia.
From historic railway day trips to transcontinental adventures, these incredible Australian train journeys let you soak up the country" ⏬️🆓
www.thetimes.com/article/159f...
10 of the best train journeys in Australia
From historic railway day trips to transcontinental adventures, we reveal the best train journeys in Australia.
www.thetimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Reposted by Chris Ogilvie
What does this sticker mean in Thalys Eurostar? No acrobatics doing pull ups on the overhead luggage racks?
November 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
🇦🇷 Argentina: ‘century old’ track points move under passenger train, diverting rear carriage onto another line…
JUST IN: Passenger train derails in Liniers area of Buenos Aires, Argentina, reports of multiple victims.
November 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Italy's new dedicated Orient Express. "Rome to Piedmont on La Dolce Vita Orient Express is every bit as swish as it sounds, decadent suites, glossy bar, elegant restaurant." ⏬️ 🆓

For the rest of us, state rail's Treni Turistici....
www.thetimes.com/article/aaa0...
November 14, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Italy has 2 historic trains for Christmas markets.

Milan-Trento, 14 Dec, day trip, 3hr, 250km in 1950s carriages €42/€52 1st ret www.associazionefti.it?fbclid=IwdGR...
Rome-Munich, 12-15 Dec, Fri-Mon, Restaurant, sleeper, compartment cars €129-€299 each way www.fstrenituristici.it/en/travel-an...
November 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
SNCF: Quelle supris...
"Spain's Renfe accuses Ouigo (SNCF Voyageurs) of overusing its depots, across the border, Trenitalia was compelled to halt its domestic trains for a month after SNCF Voyageurs refused to grant access to its own facilities."
www.trenvista.net/en/news/tren...
Trenitalia France forced to suspend services in 2023 After SNCF denied access to maintenance depots
While in Spain Renfe accuses Ouigo (SNCF) of overusing its depots, across the border, Trenitalia was compelled to halt its domestic trains for a month after SNCF refused to grant access to its own fac...
www.trenvista.net
November 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM