Simon
@simon514.bsky.social
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TIL dass die U81 zum Düsseldorfer Flughafen wohl dieses Jahr in Betrieb geht
Where is transit expansion happening around the world? Basically everywhere!
Brand new on The Transport Politic: The hundreds of metro, light rail, bus, & aerial tram projects planned to open in 2026. 🛤️ 🚋 🚌
www.thetransportpolitic.com/2026/01/20/t...
Brand new on The Transport Politic: The hundreds of metro, light rail, bus, & aerial tram projects planned to open in 2026. 🛤️ 🚋 🚌
www.thetransportpolitic.com/2026/01/20/t...
January 20, 2026 at 8:36 PM
TIL dass die U81 zum Düsseldorfer Flughafen wohl dieses Jahr in Betrieb geht
cost of living crisis who? my electricity prices are going down the second year in a row lol
January 17, 2026 at 10:48 PM
cost of living crisis who? my electricity prices are going down the second year in a row lol
it's coming together more nicely than I thought 😁
January 16, 2026 at 12:11 AM
it's coming together more nicely than I thought 😁
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
What are other direct train connections between different places that are called the same? 😁
January 14, 2026 at 2:51 PM
What are other direct train connections between different places that are called the same? 😁
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Politicians: don't use AI to make your maps.
January 14, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Politicians: don't use AI to make your maps.
Heated Rivalry is really making me spend those tourism dollars in Canada ($7 so far, to be precise). One and half months ago I wouldn't have thought I'd now be sort of seriously looking at doing this 😳 (if it works about financially and time-wise)
January 13, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Heated Rivalry is really making me spend those tourism dollars in Canada ($7 so far, to be precise). One and half months ago I wouldn't have thought I'd now be sort of seriously looking at doing this 😳 (if it works about financially and time-wise)
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Any mutuals interested in getting a (possibly rail-related) postcard from me with a new "125 years of Wuppertaler Schwebebahn" stamp?
DM me if interested :)
DM me if interested :)
January 10, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Any mutuals interested in getting a (possibly rail-related) postcard from me with a new "125 years of Wuppertaler Schwebebahn" stamp?
DM me if interested :)
DM me if interested :)
Any mutuals interested in getting a (possibly rail-related) postcard from me with a new "125 years of Wuppertaler Schwebebahn" stamp?
DM me if interested :)
DM me if interested :)
January 10, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Any mutuals interested in getting a (possibly rail-related) postcard from me with a new "125 years of Wuppertaler Schwebebahn" stamp?
DM me if interested :)
DM me if interested :)
I think I haven't posted mine before. I do want to visit everywhere else (some not for a few years though). Maybe I'll manage to tick some new places off this year :)
January 7, 2026 at 5:08 PM
I think I haven't posted mine before. I do want to visit everywhere else (some not for a few years though). Maybe I'll manage to tick some new places off this year :)
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Headlines decades from now will all be about "someone found the last intact copy of XYZ digital media thought long lost because a person saved it for future generations in an old storage format"
BE that someone with the stuff you love, especially the ephemeral and obscure stuff.
1/2
BE that someone with the stuff you love, especially the ephemeral and obscure stuff.
1/2
January 6, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Headlines decades from now will all be about "someone found the last intact copy of XYZ digital media thought long lost because a person saved it for future generations in an old storage format"
BE that someone with the stuff you love, especially the ephemeral and obscure stuff.
1/2
BE that someone with the stuff you love, especially the ephemeral and obscure stuff.
1/2
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Ach herrje...
Jetzt auch Fernwanderwege in Ljubljana wegen Umbau des Bahnhofes 😅
Jetzt auch Fernwanderwege in Ljubljana wegen Umbau des Bahnhofes 😅
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Ach herrje...
Jetzt auch Fernwanderwege in Ljubljana wegen Umbau des Bahnhofes 😅
Jetzt auch Fernwanderwege in Ljubljana wegen Umbau des Bahnhofes 😅
Funicular-oriented development in Künzelsau. A train every 15 minutes to the city centre for the 5,000 people living in Taläcker
January 3, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Funicular-oriented development in Künzelsau. A train every 15 minutes to the city centre for the 5,000 people living in Taläcker
A colleague of mine at my old job is from Jinan. She described her city as "just a small" one lol
Last Saturday, Jinan Metro opened 3 new metro lines (L4, L6, L8), totaling over 85km of new metro which doubled the size of the Jinan Metro to ~182 kilometers. Jinan then followed up this up with the opening of a 36km long suburban mostly grade separated LRT line today. (1/4)
January 2, 2026 at 1:10 PM
A colleague of mine at my old job is from Jinan. She described her city as "just a small" one lol
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Nice touch - the trans announcer from the subway (“Stand clear of the platform edge”) is doing the announcing
January 1, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Nice touch - the trans announcer from the subway (“Stand clear of the platform edge”) is doing the announcing
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ÖV-Design Nerd Talk! 🤓
Wer mir schon länger auf Mastodon folgt, erinnert sich vielleicht, dass ich mir eigene Fahrplan-Aushänge gestaltet habe. Weil ich die offiziellen PDFs zu hässlich zum Aufhängen in der Wohnung finde. Nun war die Mutter aller Fahrplanwechsel — Zeit für ein Update! 🧵👇
Wer mir schon länger auf Mastodon folgt, erinnert sich vielleicht, dass ich mir eigene Fahrplan-Aushänge gestaltet habe. Weil ich die offiziellen PDFs zu hässlich zum Aufhängen in der Wohnung finde. Nun war die Mutter aller Fahrplanwechsel — Zeit für ein Update! 🧵👇
December 31, 2025 at 12:40 PM
ÖV-Design Nerd Talk! 🤓
Wer mir schon länger auf Mastodon folgt, erinnert sich vielleicht, dass ich mir eigene Fahrplan-Aushänge gestaltet habe. Weil ich die offiziellen PDFs zu hässlich zum Aufhängen in der Wohnung finde. Nun war die Mutter aller Fahrplanwechsel — Zeit für ein Update! 🧵👇
Wer mir schon länger auf Mastodon folgt, erinnert sich vielleicht, dass ich mir eigene Fahrplan-Aushänge gestaltet habe. Weil ich die offiziellen PDFs zu hässlich zum Aufhängen in der Wohnung finde. Nun war die Mutter aller Fahrplanwechsel — Zeit für ein Update! 🧵👇
why does plus and plus in French literally mean the opposite of each other? This is very annoying
December 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
why does plus and plus in French literally mean the opposite of each other? This is very annoying
Refreshter S-3ahn Rheinland 422er. Sieht wieder ganz anders aus als die refreshten S-Bahn Rheinland 423er oder die 'refreshten' S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr 422er 🧐
NRW konsistentes Zugdesign = 0. Mal schauen ob Schiene.NRW daran was ändern wird?
NRW konsistentes Zugdesign = 0. Mal schauen ob Schiene.NRW daran was ändern wird?
December 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Refreshter S-3ahn Rheinland 422er. Sieht wieder ganz anders aus als die refreshten S-Bahn Rheinland 423er oder die 'refreshten' S-Bahn Rhein-Ruhr 422er 🧐
NRW konsistentes Zugdesign = 0. Mal schauen ob Schiene.NRW daran was ändern wird?
NRW konsistentes Zugdesign = 0. Mal schauen ob Schiene.NRW daran was ändern wird?
I was looking at Chinese metro lines on Amap (Gaode Maps) and also checked what it depicts Europe like.
On the one hand it polskified Chorleywood (?!), on the other hand it has better detail of Dortmund metro stations than Google Maps??
On the one hand it polskified Chorleywood (?!), on the other hand it has better detail of Dortmund metro stations than Google Maps??
December 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I was looking at Chinese metro lines on Amap (Gaode Maps) and also checked what it depicts Europe like.
On the one hand it polskified Chorleywood (?!), on the other hand it has better detail of Dortmund metro stations than Google Maps??
On the one hand it polskified Chorleywood (?!), on the other hand it has better detail of Dortmund metro stations than Google Maps??
Strasbourg news media is fascinated with the short sections of the new tram F extension where trams share the car lane. They compare it with the "classic network", i.e. where trams always have their own lanes/right-of-way 😂
www.instagram.com/reel/DSxka9-...
www.instagram.com/reel/DSxka9-...
December 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Strasbourg news media is fascinated with the short sections of the new tram F extension where trams share the car lane. They compare it with the "classic network", i.e. where trams always have their own lanes/right-of-way 😂
www.instagram.com/reel/DSxka9-...
www.instagram.com/reel/DSxka9-...
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time to bump what I'd argue to be the best writing on China's HSR on Substack to date by @jrurbanenetwork.bsky.social. like the system itself, this post's scale is breathtaking jrurbanenetwork.substack.com/p/is-chinas-...
December 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
time to bump what I'd argue to be the best writing on China's HSR on Substack to date by @jrurbanenetwork.bsky.social. like the system itself, this post's scale is breathtaking jrurbanenetwork.substack.com/p/is-chinas-...
what stupid system is this: normal bus replaced by a "taxi bus" after 8 pm. You need to call or book (ancient web form) 30 minutes ahead, but only before 8 pm 🙄
Of course, the night on-demand taxi (Anrufsammeltaxi) that replaces the taxibus after 10 pm can still be booked (different phone number 🤡)
Of course, the night on-demand taxi (Anrufsammeltaxi) that replaces the taxibus after 10 pm can still be booked (different phone number 🤡)
December 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
what stupid system is this: normal bus replaced by a "taxi bus" after 8 pm. You need to call or book (ancient web form) 30 minutes ahead, but only before 8 pm 🙄
Of course, the night on-demand taxi (Anrufsammeltaxi) that replaces the taxibus after 10 pm can still be booked (different phone number 🤡)
Of course, the night on-demand taxi (Anrufsammeltaxi) that replaces the taxibus after 10 pm can still be booked (different phone number 🤡)
i've been at the cottage 🥹🥹 (very wholesome ending, and also skip forever!!)
December 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
i've been at the cottage 🥹🥹 (very wholesome ending, and also skip forever!!)
Toronto delivery drivers need to learn from Frankfurt drivers:
parking perfectly so that trams can pass by just about (I got on the next tram through that door that was blocked 80% by the van 🤪)
parking perfectly so that trams can pass by just about (I got on the next tram through that door that was blocked 80% by the van 🤪)
December 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Toronto delivery drivers need to learn from Frankfurt drivers:
parking perfectly so that trams can pass by just about (I got on the next tram through that door that was blocked 80% by the van 🤪)
parking perfectly so that trams can pass by just about (I got on the next tram through that door that was blocked 80% by the van 🤪)
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Today, two major inner city Chengdu Metro lines opened, Line 12 Phase 1 and Line 30 Phase 1. Totaling 57km of new metro opened in one day. Pushing the 15 year old Chengdu Metro to 722km in length. A picture thread. Maps below by MetroMan地铁通. (1/8)
December 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Today, two major inner city Chengdu Metro lines opened, Line 12 Phase 1 and Line 30 Phase 1. Totaling 57km of new metro opened in one day. Pushing the 15 year old Chengdu Metro to 722km in length. A picture thread. Maps below by MetroMan地铁通. (1/8)