Daniel Di Mascio
@danieldimascio.bsky.social
Passionate about public transport, infrastructure, UK and EU politics. Leeds, UK.
Keen traveller by Rail 👇
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/my-track-map_1245194
Keen traveller by Rail 👇
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/my-track-map_1245194
Or even just London to Basel. I'd much sooner change there onto an IC3 compared to changing in Paris, Est or Gare-de-Lyon!
October 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Or even just London to Basel. I'd much sooner change there onto an IC3 compared to changing in Paris, Est or Gare-de-Lyon!
Highly recommend installing an extension to your browser that blocks the recommended feed completely.
October 23, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Highly recommend installing an extension to your browser that blocks the recommended feed completely.
Stil not sure what I think of it! But at least it will be uniform across the country.
October 17, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Stil not sure what I think of it! But at least it will be uniform across the country.
In usual Swiss fashion, as the train arrives, the bus waits to depart. Taktfahrplan integration at its finest.
October 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
In usual Swiss fashion, as the train arrives, the bus waits to depart. Taktfahrplan integration at its finest.
At Zweisimmen we slowly run through a gauge changer, which increases the width of our wheel-base from metre to standard gauge.
October 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
At Zweisimmen we slowly run through a gauge changer, which increases the width of our wheel-base from metre to standard gauge.
May I ask why an advance ticket was not right for you? It likely would have been half the price.
October 6, 2025 at 6:50 AM
May I ask why an advance ticket was not right for you? It likely would have been half the price.
I've taken a small swiss army knife on Eurostar plenty of times. Even kept it in my pockets through the metal detectors at Gare du Nord once, and the border guard just laughed.
October 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I've taken a small swiss army knife on Eurostar plenty of times. Even kept it in my pockets through the metal detectors at Gare du Nord once, and the border guard just laughed.
At the same time, the fact that a purely diesel class is so widely used just goes to show how poor our rate of electrification has been since the 1960s. It simply isn't viable to invest in new build electric traction.
October 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
At the same time, the fact that a purely diesel class is so widely used just goes to show how poor our rate of electrification has been since the 1960s. It simply isn't viable to invest in new build electric traction.
That's a shame, but understandable. It's a lovely scenic journey! I took that route earlier this year on the Istria sleeper train from Budapest.
October 3, 2025 at 10:02 AM
That's a shame, but understandable. It's a lovely scenic journey! I took that route earlier this year on the Istria sleeper train from Budapest.
When the new route to Koper opens, will the classic line remain open for passenger trains, or is it being closed?
October 3, 2025 at 9:25 AM
When the new route to Koper opens, will the classic line remain open for passenger trains, or is it being closed?
For someone who has no idea about these things, what's Great Western about it?
October 2, 2025 at 11:41 AM
For someone who has no idea about these things, what's Great Western about it?
Indeed, although I have my doubts if the dining car will be open. I certainly hope so. Certainly an interesting composition over the Semmering, and with an 1144 no less.
October 2, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Indeed, although I have my doubts if the dining car will be open. I certainly hope so. Certainly an interesting composition over the Semmering, and with an 1144 no less.
Always a pleasant experience in those restaurant cars. Looks like the stock, including the Pano car, will be used on a Graz to Wien IC from December, returning in the morning. Worth checking out next year!
www.vagonweb.cz/razeni/vlak....
www.vagonweb.cz/razeni/vlak....
www.vagonweb.cz
October 2, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Always a pleasant experience in those restaurant cars. Looks like the stock, including the Pano car, will be used on a Graz to Wien IC from December, returning in the morning. Worth checking out next year!
www.vagonweb.cz/razeni/vlak....
www.vagonweb.cz/razeni/vlak....
As much as this is excellent news, clearly a lot of the work was done prior to 2020.
October 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
As much as this is excellent news, clearly a lot of the work was done prior to 2020.
and yet every time I've tried to travel on the Paris to Vienna it's been sold out!
September 29, 2025 at 10:17 AM
and yet every time I've tried to travel on the Paris to Vienna it's been sold out!