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Everything about trains and trams (and subways) and tracks (rail and bicycle tracks) all across the world.
Plus some general transport related stuff.
Plus some general transport related stuff.
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OK, this one is going to annoy some people, but it needs to be said
You should not try to re-open Ashford and Ebbsfleet for #CrossChannelRail trains concurrently, you have to choose one or the other
And it should be
ASHFORD
Explained 👇
crosschannelrail.eu/ebbsfleet-or...
You should not try to re-open Ashford and Ebbsfleet for #CrossChannelRail trains concurrently, you have to choose one or the other
And it should be
ASHFORD
Explained 👇
crosschannelrail.eu/ebbsfleet-or...
Ebbsfleet or Ashford? It has to be one or the other, not both, and it needs to be Ashford
Discussion about re-opening Kent stations on HS1 between London and the Channel Tunnel is getting more interesting. The Bring Back Euro Trains campaign has been gathering public support to re-open the...
crosschannelrail.eu
January 14, 2026 at 3:30 PM
OK, this one is going to annoy some people, but it needs to be said
You should not try to re-open Ashford and Ebbsfleet for #CrossChannelRail trains concurrently, you have to choose one or the other
And it should be
ASHFORD
Explained 👇
crosschannelrail.eu/ebbsfleet-or...
You should not try to re-open Ashford and Ebbsfleet for #CrossChannelRail trains concurrently, you have to choose one or the other
And it should be
ASHFORD
Explained 👇
crosschannelrail.eu/ebbsfleet-or...
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Your Dutch Cycling Moment of Zen
youtube.com/watch?v=SmMRVeRs3vU
youtube.com/watch?v=SmMRVeRs3vU
Commuting in the snow (Utrecht, Netherlands)
YouTube video by BicycleDutch
www.youtube.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Your Dutch Cycling Moment of Zen
youtube.com/watch?v=SmMRVeRs3vU
youtube.com/watch?v=SmMRVeRs3vU
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Stadler modernisiert 93 GTW-Züge der Schweizer Regionalbahn Thurbo und verkauft sie an die Ungarischen Staatsbahnen MAV. Dort erhalten sie ein zweites Leben. Stadler übernimmt die Thurbo-Fahrzeuge zwischen 2027 und 2034 in Tranchen und passt sie an die Anforderungen der MAV an.
January 12, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Stadler modernisiert 93 GTW-Züge der Schweizer Regionalbahn Thurbo und verkauft sie an die Ungarischen Staatsbahnen MAV. Dort erhalten sie ein zweites Leben. Stadler übernimmt die Thurbo-Fahrzeuge zwischen 2027 und 2034 in Tranchen und passt sie an die Anforderungen der MAV an.
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This is huge: For the first time since the early 1970s, coal power generation has fallen in both China & India.
It undercuts claims that decarbonisation is pointless while they expand coal. Renewables are no longer just adding capacity — they’re displacing coal.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
It undercuts claims that decarbonisation is pointless while they expand coal. Renewables are no longer just adding capacity — they’re displacing coal.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Coal power generation falls in China and India for first time since 1970s
‘Historic’ moment in biggest coal-consuming countries could bring decline in global emissions, analysis says
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:34 AM
This is huge: For the first time since the early 1970s, coal power generation has fallen in both China & India.
It undercuts claims that decarbonisation is pointless while they expand coal. Renewables are no longer just adding capacity — they’re displacing coal.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
It undercuts claims that decarbonisation is pointless while they expand coal. Renewables are no longer just adding capacity — they’re displacing coal.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Now that the economics are extremely obviously in favour of solar and batteries, it is entirely obvious that any individual still expanding fossil fuel use isn’t doing so for financial gain but because they’re part of a death cult.
January 15, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Now that the economics are extremely obviously in favour of solar and batteries, it is entirely obvious that any individual still expanding fossil fuel use isn’t doing so for financial gain but because they’re part of a death cult.
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GREENLAND MINERAL RESOURCES MINISTER SAYS WE HOPE FOR MORE CLARITY ON U.S. STANCE ON GREENLAND FROM MEETING WITH THE U.S. ON WEDNESDAY
January 13, 2026 at 4:08 PM
GREENLAND MINERAL RESOURCES MINISTER SAYS WE HOPE FOR MORE CLARITY ON U.S. STANCE ON GREENLAND FROM MEETING WITH THE U.S. ON WEDNESDAY
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Meanwhile on LinkedIn 🤦♂️
This “it’s too hard to even try” is just amazing
It IS YOUR JOB TO TRY
This “it’s too hard to even try” is just amazing
It IS YOUR JOB TO TRY
January 12, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Meanwhile on LinkedIn 🤦♂️
This “it’s too hard to even try” is just amazing
It IS YOUR JOB TO TRY
This “it’s too hard to even try” is just amazing
It IS YOUR JOB TO TRY
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Ready to kick-start your career in EU affairs in 2026?👋 Join CER as an intern to advocate rail as the backbone of a competitive and sustainable transport system in Europe.
Apply before 11 January www.cer.be/about-us/jobs
#EUjobs #EUinternship #CERtrainees
Apply before 11 January www.cer.be/about-us/jobs
#EUjobs #EUinternship #CERtrainees
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Ready to kick-start your career in EU affairs in 2026?👋 Join CER as an intern to advocate rail as the backbone of a competitive and sustainable transport system in Europe.
Apply before 11 January www.cer.be/about-us/jobs
#EUjobs #EUinternship #CERtrainees
Apply before 11 January www.cer.be/about-us/jobs
#EUjobs #EUinternship #CERtrainees
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EVs aren’t the solution - trains and other forms of public transport are the solution.
The good news is these tariff reductions could also improve battery imports from China to Europe - to improve electric trains that can run on batteries on routes without overhead power.
The good news is these tariff reductions could also improve battery imports from China to Europe - to improve electric trains that can run on batteries on routes without overhead power.
January 12, 2026 at 7:45 PM
EVs aren’t the solution - trains and other forms of public transport are the solution.
The good news is these tariff reductions could also improve battery imports from China to Europe - to improve electric trains that can run on batteries on routes without overhead power.
The good news is these tariff reductions could also improve battery imports from China to Europe - to improve electric trains that can run on batteries on routes without overhead power.
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I’m both too individualistic (I want to live a self directed life) and collectivist (my interests are others’ interests) for France. And importantly not statist *enough* - the state does not know better what the people want than the individuals themselves do.
January 12, 2026 at 3:21 PM
I’m both too individualistic (I want to live a self directed life) and collectivist (my interests are others’ interests) for France. And importantly not statist *enough* - the state does not know better what the people want than the individuals themselves do.
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"Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year..."
How many people know this?
The economics are on the side of clean energy.
The petrofascists know. Can they stop it?
How many people know this?
The economics are on the side of clean energy.
The petrofascists know. Can they stop it?
Banks Notch Higher Fees From Green Bonds Than Fossil Fuel Debt
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back ...
www.bloomberg.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:39 PM
"Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year..."
How many people know this?
The economics are on the side of clean energy.
The petrofascists know. Can they stop it?
How many people know this?
The economics are on the side of clean energy.
The petrofascists know. Can they stop it?
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Interesting-looking new study mapping different "archetypes of car dependence" in England and Wales doi.org/10.3389/frsc...
January 12, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Interesting-looking new study mapping different "archetypes of car dependence" in England and Wales doi.org/10.3389/frsc...
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Billionaires plans for 2026:
January 8, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Billionaires plans for 2026:
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It's always funny to me that if you took someone to both stations, and went 'so, ONE of these countries has put pointless barriers to trade between itself and the other, which is it?' I simply do not believe anyone would guess that St Pancras was the Brexit end.
January 8, 2026 at 12:19 AM
It's always funny to me that if you took someone to both stations, and went 'so, ONE of these countries has put pointless barriers to trade between itself and the other, which is it?' I simply do not believe anyone would guess that St Pancras was the Brexit end.
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A moment of clarity two hours delayed & under the sea
Until Eurostar’s monopoly ends we’re not going to get any real progress on any #CrossChannelRail issues
Not on Ashford or Ebbsfleet
Not on new destinations
The only questions worth answering from here are how to clear barriers to competition
Until Eurostar’s monopoly ends we’re not going to get any real progress on any #CrossChannelRail issues
Not on Ashford or Ebbsfleet
Not on new destinations
The only questions worth answering from here are how to clear barriers to competition
January 8, 2026 at 12:57 AM
A moment of clarity two hours delayed & under the sea
Until Eurostar’s monopoly ends we’re not going to get any real progress on any #CrossChannelRail issues
Not on Ashford or Ebbsfleet
Not on new destinations
The only questions worth answering from here are how to clear barriers to competition
Until Eurostar’s monopoly ends we’re not going to get any real progress on any #CrossChannelRail issues
Not on Ashford or Ebbsfleet
Not on new destinations
The only questions worth answering from here are how to clear barriers to competition
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As the greatest atmospheric polluter on earth exits climate agreements, Jan 6, 2026 becomes the hottest Jan 6th ever recorded in the ERA5 dataset at +1.65ºC above preindustrial.
Of course records like this will keep breaking as the steady march to 2ºC and more continues.
What a way to start 2026.
Of course records like this will keep breaking as the steady march to 2ºC and more continues.
What a way to start 2026.
January 8, 2026 at 4:48 AM
As the greatest atmospheric polluter on earth exits climate agreements, Jan 6, 2026 becomes the hottest Jan 6th ever recorded in the ERA5 dataset at +1.65ºC above preindustrial.
Of course records like this will keep breaking as the steady march to 2ºC and more continues.
What a way to start 2026.
Of course records like this will keep breaking as the steady march to 2ºC and more continues.
What a way to start 2026.
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5 climate court battles to watch in 2026
www.eenews.net/articles/5-c...
www.eenews.net/articles/5-c...
5 climate court battles to watch in 2026
The Trump administration is playing a leading role in litigation to stop climate action.
www.eenews.net
January 7, 2026 at 12:34 PM
5 climate court battles to watch in 2026
www.eenews.net/articles/5-c...
www.eenews.net/articles/5-c...
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Just finished this engaging—and disturbing—book. It documents how most energy “transitions” are such that older energy forms aren’t replaced, they continue to be used to support the newer forms. It proposes no clear solutions, but it’s a thought-provoking read (despite not having an index!).
January 7, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Just finished this engaging—and disturbing—book. It documents how most energy “transitions” are such that older energy forms aren’t replaced, they continue to be used to support the newer forms. It proposes no clear solutions, but it’s a thought-provoking read (despite not having an index!).
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The only solution is to block both X and Grok. I doubt any of the relevant authorities in the EU, UK or Australia will dare.
January 7, 2026 at 9:33 AM
The only solution is to block both X and Grok. I doubt any of the relevant authorities in the EU, UK or Australia will dare.
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Very interesting article discussing possible relocation of Iran's capital due to climate change driven water insecurity.
benshreadhewitt.substack.com/p/the-tehran...
benshreadhewitt.substack.com/p/the-tehran...
The Tehran Snapshot
Climate retreat and the geopolitics of the future
benshreadhewitt.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Very interesting article discussing possible relocation of Iran's capital due to climate change driven water insecurity.
benshreadhewitt.substack.com/p/the-tehran...
benshreadhewitt.substack.com/p/the-tehran...
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This is especially prevalent in my #CrossChannelRail work, but applies to plenty of other rail topics as well: for a large part of my audience I am too pragmatic, for the others too radical. But there's method in my position in between.
Blog post 👇
jonworth.eu/radical-enou...
Blog post 👇
jonworth.eu/radical-enou...
Radical enough to see purpose in my work, sensible enough to propose something that can be done?
I find myself buffeted from both sides at the moment in my transport work. Am I radical enough, or too radical? Based on who's lecturing me on social media it is both, simultaneously. This quandary mo...
jonworth.eu
January 5, 2026 at 10:32 AM
This is especially prevalent in my #CrossChannelRail work, but applies to plenty of other rail topics as well: for a large part of my audience I am too pragmatic, for the others too radical. But there's method in my position in between.
Blog post 👇
jonworth.eu/radical-enou...
Blog post 👇
jonworth.eu/radical-enou...
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All the worst things centrists warned would happen under Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn are now happening under Donald Trump and Keir Starmer.
Weird how dumb neo liberal centrists are, isn’t it?
Weird how dumb neo liberal centrists are, isn’t it?
January 5, 2026 at 11:49 AM
All the worst things centrists warned would happen under Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn are now happening under Donald Trump and Keir Starmer.
Weird how dumb neo liberal centrists are, isn’t it?
Weird how dumb neo liberal centrists are, isn’t it?
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Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
January 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
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The real "get shit done" mayor.
Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
January 6, 2026 at 8:17 PM
The real "get shit done" mayor.