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Relaxing in our private luxury sleeping car cabin as we glide through the Ryn Desert, hugging the border with Kazakhstan.
"The Pearl of the Caucasus"
part 6: full video -> youtu.be/fR7L6fkIOOc
"The Pearl of the Caucasus"
part 6: full video -> youtu.be/fR7L6fkIOOc
February 11, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Relaxing in our private luxury sleeping car cabin as we glide through the Ryn Desert, hugging the border with Kazakhstan.
"The Pearl of the Caucasus"
part 6: full video -> youtu.be/fR7L6fkIOOc
"The Pearl of the Caucasus"
part 6: full video -> youtu.be/fR7L6fkIOOc
Riding a super rare ТЭП70 diesel loco from Makhachkala (Dagestan) to Volgograd via Astrakhan.
full video report: youtu.be/fR7L6fkIOOc
full video report: youtu.be/fR7L6fkIOOc
February 10, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Riding a super rare ТЭП70 diesel loco from Makhachkala (Dagestan) to Volgograd via Astrakhan.
full video report: youtu.be/fR7L6fkIOOc
full video report: youtu.be/fR7L6fkIOOc
Mohan Railway Station, Yunnan Province! 🇨🇳
This is where Chinese exit immigration checks are conducted for passengers on the Laos–China Railway cross-border train from Kunming to Vientiane, Laos.
This is where Chinese exit immigration checks are conducted for passengers on the Laos–China Railway cross-border train from Kunming to Vientiane, Laos.
February 8, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Mohan Railway Station, Yunnan Province! 🇨🇳
This is where Chinese exit immigration checks are conducted for passengers on the Laos–China Railway cross-border train from Kunming to Vientiane, Laos.
This is where Chinese exit immigration checks are conducted for passengers on the Laos–China Railway cross-border train from Kunming to Vientiane, Laos.
Flying over the Russia-Estonia border near Narva on China Eastern. As a Chinese carrier, we’re not subject to the mutual EU-Russia airspace closures — saving nearly 2 hours vs. EU airlines (e.g., Lufthansa, Finnair)!
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Flying over the Russia-Estonia border near Narva on China Eastern. As a Chinese carrier, we’re not subject to the mutual EU-Russia airspace closures — saving nearly 2 hours vs. EU airlines (e.g., Lufthansa, Finnair)!
Business Class cabin aboard China Railway's CR400BF-Z-5210 high-speed trainset, built by CRRC Changchun in 2021
February 7, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Business Class cabin aboard China Railway's CR400BF-Z-5210 high-speed trainset, built by CRRC Changchun in 2021
Good bye, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, Mainland China !
February 5, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Good bye, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, Mainland China !
Epic Bangkok send-off 🇹🇭! Splurged on Sindhorn Midtown luxury (worth every € over budget 😏), railway madness 🚆, and absolutely conquered the legendary Nana scene with the lads — unforgettable nights! 🌃🔥
Tomorrow: Bagging COUNTRY 93 🇧🇩!!! Adventure never stops!!! ✈️🌍
Tomorrow: Bagging COUNTRY 93 🇧🇩!!! Adventure never stops!!! ✈️🌍
January 25, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Epic Bangkok send-off 🇹🇭! Splurged on Sindhorn Midtown luxury (worth every € over budget 😏), railway madness 🚆, and absolutely conquered the legendary Nana scene with the lads — unforgettable nights! 🌃🔥
Tomorrow: Bagging COUNTRY 93 🇧🇩!!! Adventure never stops!!! ✈️🌍
Tomorrow: Bagging COUNTRY 93 🇧🇩!!! Adventure never stops!!! ✈️🌍
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport’s Terminal 1 International First & Business Class Lounge is truly impressive, featuring a fantastic noodle bar and a serene dedicated tea room.
January 21, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport’s Terminal 1 International First & Business Class Lounge is truly impressive, featuring a fantastic noodle bar and a serene dedicated tea room.
Ukrainian Railways Suspends Eurobond Coupon Payments, Triggering Technical Default
Source: uz.gov.ua/en/press_cen...
Source: uz.gov.ua/en/press_cen...
January 12, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Ukrainian Railways Suspends Eurobond Coupon Payments, Triggering Technical Default
Source: uz.gov.ua/en/press_cen...
Source: uz.gov.ua/en/press_cen...
Rail cities I’ve reached in China since 2011 — my personal extremes:
• Farthest west: Kashgar, Xinjiang
• Farthest north: Erlian, Inner Mongolia
• Farthest east: Ningbo, Zhejiang Province
• Farthest south: Haikou, Hainan Island
• Farthest west: Kashgar, Xinjiang
• Farthest north: Erlian, Inner Mongolia
• Farthest east: Ningbo, Zhejiang Province
• Farthest south: Haikou, Hainan Island
January 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Rail cities I’ve reached in China since 2011 — my personal extremes:
• Farthest west: Kashgar, Xinjiang
• Farthest north: Erlian, Inner Mongolia
• Farthest east: Ningbo, Zhejiang Province
• Farthest south: Haikou, Hainan Island
• Farthest west: Kashgar, Xinjiang
• Farthest north: Erlian, Inner Mongolia
• Farthest east: Ningbo, Zhejiang Province
• Farthest south: Haikou, Hainan Island
New Night EuroCity Train EC 431 URSA
Departing Berlin-Gesundbrunnen since Dec 14!
• Cars 265–267: to Przemyśl via Kraków
• Cars 268–270: to Chełm via Łódź & Warsaw (coupled in Poznań to IC 82170 UZNAM Świnoujście–Chełm)
Departing Berlin-Gesundbrunnen since Dec 14!
• Cars 265–267: to Przemyśl via Kraków
• Cars 268–270: to Chełm via Łódź & Warsaw (coupled in Poznań to IC 82170 UZNAM Świnoujście–Chełm)
December 22, 2025 at 8:33 AM
New Night EuroCity Train EC 431 URSA
Departing Berlin-Gesundbrunnen since Dec 14!
• Cars 265–267: to Przemyśl via Kraków
• Cars 268–270: to Chełm via Łódź & Warsaw (coupled in Poznań to IC 82170 UZNAM Świnoujście–Chełm)
Departing Berlin-Gesundbrunnen since Dec 14!
• Cars 265–267: to Przemyśl via Kraków
• Cars 268–270: to Chełm via Łódź & Warsaw (coupled in Poznań to IC 82170 UZNAM Świnoujście–Chełm)
It’s official:
Swiss Parliament rejects funding for SBB’s Basel-Malmö EuroNight train. All tickets? Cancelled.
A dark day for operator 3510 BTE BahnTouristikExpress (RDC)—now liable for EU passenger rights. 😔
Source: www.20min.ch/story/gelder...
Swiss Parliament rejects funding for SBB’s Basel-Malmö EuroNight train. All tickets? Cancelled.
A dark day for operator 3510 BTE BahnTouristikExpress (RDC)—now liable for EU passenger rights. 😔
Source: www.20min.ch/story/gelder...
December 9, 2025 at 8:30 AM
It’s official:
Swiss Parliament rejects funding for SBB’s Basel-Malmö EuroNight train. All tickets? Cancelled.
A dark day for operator 3510 BTE BahnTouristikExpress (RDC)—now liable for EU passenger rights. 😔
Source: www.20min.ch/story/gelder...
Swiss Parliament rejects funding for SBB’s Basel-Malmö EuroNight train. All tickets? Cancelled.
A dark day for operator 3510 BTE BahnTouristikExpress (RDC)—now liable for EU passenger rights. 😔
Source: www.20min.ch/story/gelder...
🚨 Big news from GoVolta!
Train bookings Amsterdam ↔ Berlin are NOW OPEN for travel from 19 March 2026!
Fares start at just €19 ✨
Journey time: ~7 hours
GoVolta has snapped up 11 former NMBS I10 carriages to make this happen.
Book here 👉 govolta.nl
Train bookings Amsterdam ↔ Berlin are NOW OPEN for travel from 19 March 2026!
Fares start at just €19 ✨
Journey time: ~7 hours
GoVolta has snapped up 11 former NMBS I10 carriages to make this happen.
Book here 👉 govolta.nl
December 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
🚨 Big news from GoVolta!
Train bookings Amsterdam ↔ Berlin are NOW OPEN for travel from 19 March 2026!
Fares start at just €19 ✨
Journey time: ~7 hours
GoVolta has snapped up 11 former NMBS I10 carriages to make this happen.
Book here 👉 govolta.nl
Train bookings Amsterdam ↔ Berlin are NOW OPEN for travel from 19 March 2026!
Fares start at just €19 ✨
Journey time: ~7 hours
GoVolta has snapped up 11 former NMBS I10 carriages to make this happen.
Book here 👉 govolta.nl
SBB EuroNight Basel-Malmö future = practically dead in the water.
Swiss Ständerat already rejected funding. Nationalrat might deliberate this Monday, yet without Ständerat consent the train won’t run.
Source: www.tagesanzeiger.ch/die-sbb-habe...
Swiss Ständerat already rejected funding. Nationalrat might deliberate this Monday, yet without Ständerat consent the train won’t run.
Source: www.tagesanzeiger.ch/die-sbb-habe...
December 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
SBB EuroNight Basel-Malmö future = practically dead in the water.
Swiss Ständerat already rejected funding. Nationalrat might deliberate this Monday, yet without Ständerat consent the train won’t run.
Source: www.tagesanzeiger.ch/die-sbb-habe...
Swiss Ständerat already rejected funding. Nationalrat might deliberate this Monday, yet without Ständerat consent the train won’t run.
Source: www.tagesanzeiger.ch/die-sbb-habe...
🇫🇮🇸🇪 Big win for the north!
The Finnish Government has asked Parliament to amend the 2026 budget with €1.9M to launch cross-border passenger trains Tornio–Haparanda (2 daily round trips Oulu ↔ Haparanda) from late spring 2026!
Source: valtioneuvosto.fi/sv/-/regerin...
The Finnish Government has asked Parliament to amend the 2026 budget with €1.9M to launch cross-border passenger trains Tornio–Haparanda (2 daily round trips Oulu ↔ Haparanda) from late spring 2026!
Source: valtioneuvosto.fi/sv/-/regerin...
November 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
🇫🇮🇸🇪 Big win for the north!
The Finnish Government has asked Parliament to amend the 2026 budget with €1.9M to launch cross-border passenger trains Tornio–Haparanda (2 daily round trips Oulu ↔ Haparanda) from late spring 2026!
Source: valtioneuvosto.fi/sv/-/regerin...
The Finnish Government has asked Parliament to amend the 2026 budget with €1.9M to launch cross-border passenger trains Tornio–Haparanda (2 daily round trips Oulu ↔ Haparanda) from late spring 2026!
Source: valtioneuvosto.fi/sv/-/regerin...
Exciting News:
Snälltåget is launching a daily daytime train between Hamburg and Stockholm from May 4, 2026.
Travel time: around 11.5 hours
Departure from Hamburg: 09:30
Arrival in Hamburg: 21:57
Timetable: snalltaget.se/en/day-train-h…
Snälltåget is launching a daily daytime train between Hamburg and Stockholm from May 4, 2026.
Travel time: around 11.5 hours
Departure from Hamburg: 09:30
Arrival in Hamburg: 21:57
Timetable: snalltaget.se/en/day-train-h…
November 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Exciting News:
Snälltåget is launching a daily daytime train between Hamburg and Stockholm from May 4, 2026.
Travel time: around 11.5 hours
Departure from Hamburg: 09:30
Arrival in Hamburg: 21:57
Timetable: snalltaget.se/en/day-train-h…
Snälltåget is launching a daily daytime train between Hamburg and Stockholm from May 4, 2026.
Travel time: around 11.5 hours
Departure from Hamburg: 09:30
Arrival in Hamburg: 21:57
Timetable: snalltaget.se/en/day-train-h…
BTE AutoReiseZug, the official operator, is adding up to two 1999-built 70-90 MUn sleeping cars — displaying reservation numbers 196 & 197 — to SBB EuroNight train EN 473 from April 2026.
November 18, 2025 at 8:45 AM
BTE AutoReiseZug, the official operator, is adding up to two 1999-built 70-90 MUn sleeping cars — displaying reservation numbers 196 & 197 — to SBB EuroNight train EN 473 from April 2026.
Say hello the Mini Cabin product of China Railways !
CRH2E high-speed night train D901 Beijing-Shenzhen.
Full video: youtu.be/nMVBhcRlyhc
CRH2E high-speed night train D901 Beijing-Shenzhen.
Full video: youtu.be/nMVBhcRlyhc
November 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Say hello the Mini Cabin product of China Railways !
CRH2E high-speed night train D901 Beijing-Shenzhen.
Full video: youtu.be/nMVBhcRlyhc
CRH2E high-speed night train D901 Beijing-Shenzhen.
Full video: youtu.be/nMVBhcRlyhc
Swiss Parliament’s Ständeratskommission votes to cut CHF 10M subsidy for SBB EuroNight Basel-Malmö train. As tickets have been already sold, this threatens major financial trouble for train operator 3510: BTE BahnTouristikExpress GmbH, Nürnberg.
Source: www.blick.ch/politik/bris...
Source: www.blick.ch/politik/bris...
November 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Swiss Parliament’s Ständeratskommission votes to cut CHF 10M subsidy for SBB EuroNight Basel-Malmö train. As tickets have been already sold, this threatens major financial trouble for train operator 3510: BTE BahnTouristikExpress GmbH, Nürnberg.
Source: www.blick.ch/politik/bris...
Source: www.blick.ch/politik/bris...
Starting December 2025, PKP Intercity will boost train services to/from Berlin to 12 daily roundtrips.
What’s missing for a 13th roundtrip? A second daily service to Gdynia:
• Dep. Berlin: 06:52 (EC 233 to Gdynia)
• Arr. Berlin: 21:16 (EC 232 from Gdynia)
What’s missing for a 13th roundtrip? A second daily service to Gdynia:
• Dep. Berlin: 06:52 (EC 233 to Gdynia)
• Arr. Berlin: 21:16 (EC 232 from Gdynia)
November 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Starting December 2025, PKP Intercity will boost train services to/from Berlin to 12 daily roundtrips.
What’s missing for a 13th roundtrip? A second daily service to Gdynia:
• Dep. Berlin: 06:52 (EC 233 to Gdynia)
• Arr. Berlin: 21:16 (EC 232 from Gdynia)
What’s missing for a 13th roundtrip? A second daily service to Gdynia:
• Dep. Berlin: 06:52 (EC 233 to Gdynia)
• Arr. Berlin: 21:16 (EC 232 from Gdynia)
That's worth living for !
November 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
That's worth living for !
Update on catering aboard the DSB Talgo EuroCity (Copenhagen-Hamburg):
• No dining or bistro car
• Vending machine with hot drinks and snacks (essentially junk food)
• No fresh sandwiches or salads like at 7-Eleven
video review: youtu.be/qj5N6Iuyv9o
• No dining or bistro car
• Vending machine with hot drinks and snacks (essentially junk food)
• No fresh sandwiches or salads like at 7-Eleven
video review: youtu.be/qj5N6Iuyv9o
November 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Update on catering aboard the DSB Talgo EuroCity (Copenhagen-Hamburg):
• No dining or bistro car
• Vending machine with hot drinks and snacks (essentially junk food)
• No fresh sandwiches or salads like at 7-Eleven
video review: youtu.be/qj5N6Iuyv9o
• No dining or bistro car
• Vending machine with hot drinks and snacks (essentially junk food)
• No fresh sandwiches or salads like at 7-Eleven
video review: youtu.be/qj5N6Iuyv9o
TalgoFail again !
A 15-car long DSB Talgo train (469 seats) from Copenhagen to Hamburg had only ONE working door, needing a ramp, in Padborg, Denmark.
Ridiculous !!!
A 15-car long DSB Talgo train (469 seats) from Copenhagen to Hamburg had only ONE working door, needing a ramp, in Padborg, Denmark.
Ridiculous !!!
November 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
TalgoFail again !
A 15-car long DSB Talgo train (469 seats) from Copenhagen to Hamburg had only ONE working door, needing a ramp, in Padborg, Denmark.
Ridiculous !!!
A 15-car long DSB Talgo train (469 seats) from Copenhagen to Hamburg had only ONE working door, needing a ramp, in Padborg, Denmark.
Ridiculous !!!
More signs the HUNGARIA EuroCity (Berlin–Budapest) rake, including its dining car, is moving to the AVALA EuroCity (Vienna–Budapest–Belgrade), likely before Hungary’s April '26 elections.
Budapest–Belgrade travel time:
2026: 3h23m
2016: 8h34m
Src: www.vagonweb.cz/razeni/vlak....
Budapest–Belgrade travel time:
2026: 3h23m
2016: 8h34m
Src: www.vagonweb.cz/razeni/vlak....
October 31, 2025 at 8:39 AM
More signs the HUNGARIA EuroCity (Berlin–Budapest) rake, including its dining car, is moving to the AVALA EuroCity (Vienna–Budapest–Belgrade), likely before Hungary’s April '26 elections.
Budapest–Belgrade travel time:
2026: 3h23m
2016: 8h34m
Src: www.vagonweb.cz/razeni/vlak....
Budapest–Belgrade travel time:
2026: 3h23m
2016: 8h34m
Src: www.vagonweb.cz/razeni/vlak....
Timetables for night trains EC 441 Berlin-Chelm via Lodz/Warsaw & EC 431 Berlin-Przemysl via Wroclaw/Krakow from December 14, 2025 are out!
Trains run coupled from Berlin to Poznan. Couchette & Sleeping Cars available only east of Poznan.
Trains run coupled from Berlin to Poznan. Couchette & Sleeping Cars available only east of Poznan.
October 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Timetables for night trains EC 441 Berlin-Chelm via Lodz/Warsaw & EC 431 Berlin-Przemysl via Wroclaw/Krakow from December 14, 2025 are out!
Trains run coupled from Berlin to Poznan. Couchette & Sleeping Cars available only east of Poznan.
Trains run coupled from Berlin to Poznan. Couchette & Sleeping Cars available only east of Poznan.