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Manuel Erhardt
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Here should be a list of nouns and adjectives that describes my personality and what I stand for. [bridged from https://social.librem.one/@erhardt on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 3d
#india will finance and construct two cross-border rail links with #bhutan worth Rs 46bn ($US 541m): the 69km Kokrajhar - Gelephu line and 20km of new line from Banarhat to Samtse.
[T]he new lines [will] serve as vital trade and passenger corridors, unlocking new economic opportunities for both […]
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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 4d
The party of billionaire ex-premier Andrej #babis topped the Czech general election on Saturday, October 4, with 97% of the vote counted, according to official results. His #ano (Yes) party, campaigning on pledges of welfare and halting military aid to #ukraine, scored 35.2% of the vote in the […]
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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 9d
With 98% of votes counted, the results showed that around half of Moldovans favored staying on the EU course.

The ruling pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), which has held a strong parliamentary majority since 2021, secured 49.6% of ballots, according to preliminary results.

The […]
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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 10d
#türkiye, #syria and #jordan have agreed to revive the historic #Hejaz railway line. [...] Originally constructed between 1900 and 1908 under Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid II, the Hejaz railway line stretched approximately 1,750 kilometers, linking Istanbul to the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and […]
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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 15d
#russia has devised a plan to intervene in elections in #moldova #kremlinky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">...]. The multi-pronged strategy was finalized in spring and coordinated directly by the #Kremlin. The goal is to undermine the chances of President Maia [#Sandu’s Party of Action and Solidarity in the Sept. 28 vote and ultimately […]
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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 17d
High-speed electric multiple unit HT80101
Ankara, Turkey.

Photo credit: mikhail.krivyy/CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HT80101.jpg

#RailwaySunday #train #railways #HT80101 #ankara #turkey #türkiye #asia #publictransport #snow
A high-speed electric multiple unit HT80101 in a curve, travelling through a snowy landcape in Ankara, Turkey.
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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 24d
With almost 14,000 produced units between 1960 and 1999, the ČKD Tatra T3 tram car is still the most widespread of its type in the world (2022).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatra_T3

Photo credit: Praha, Tatra T3SUCS č. 7290. Praha, Tatra T3SUCS č […]

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A ČKD Tatra T3 tram in front of a tram depot. Praha, Tatra T3SUCS č. 7290. Praha, Tatra T3SUCS č. 7290/CC BY-SA 4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Praha,_Tatra_T3SUCS_%C4%8D._7290.jpg
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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · 29d
#norway's minority #labourparty government won a second term in power on Monday while the populist right achieved its best-ever result, official counts showed, in an election dominated by concerns over rising living costs and wars in #ukraine and #gaza.

Incumbent Prime Minister Jonas Gahr […]
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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · Sep 7
With up to 116m below the ground, the #Hongyancun station of the Chongqing Rail Transit in #chongqing, #china is the deepest metro station in the world. It was opened on January 25th, 2022. Prior to that, the #kyiv Metro's #Arsenalna station held the record […]
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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · Aug 31
#paris is fully automating its busy #metro Line 13, allowing driverless operation. #siemens Mobility has received the contract, which includes an automation system, a new operations control centre, and equipment for 66 trains. The project should be finished in late 2032. Line 13 is 24km long […]
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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · Aug 24
Today, 34 years ago, #ukraine declared its #independence from the #sovietunion (24.8.1991). Unfortunately, the country's independence is at risk right now due to #russia's ongoing invasion. Слава Україні!
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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · Aug 24
La Trochita on the Chico River, Río Negro Province.

Photo credit: Ferrocarril La Trochita. Juan Macri/CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trochita_puente_sobre_R%C3%ADo_Chico.JPG

#RailwaySunday #Trochita #LaTrochita #OldPatagonianExpress […]

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Ferrocarril La Trochita. Juan Macri/CC BY-SA 3.0
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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · Aug 17
from the so-called "Russian gauge" (1 520 mm), which is widely used in Russia, to Standard gauge, the most common gauge in Europe.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_gauge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard-gauge_railway […]
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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · Aug 17
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"Track gauge" is the distance between the two rails of a railway track. Standard gauge with a distance of 1 435 mm is the most widely used track gauge around the world, making up roughly 55% of all tracks.

While sometimes a historical or pragmatic choice, building new tracks with a specific […]
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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · Aug 10
#austria laid the first tracks produced with green hydrogen instead of fossil fuels, making them the first net zero CO₂ emission tracks in the world. The new tracks were used at the western exit from #linz main station. #öbb CEO, Andreas Matthä, stated, the ÖBB wants to produce all its steel […]
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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · Aug 3
The French brewery La Débauche brewed a beer called "Big Boy", a Chili Imperial Stout (which is really good, btw). It even features a prominent steam locomotive on its label, which, however, doesn't look much like the historical #unionpacific #bigboy […]
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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · Jul 27
Tram and traffic on San Martín y Viamonte, downtown Buenos Aires. The Pontiac in the middle indicates that this photo was taken no earlier than 1947.

Photo credit: Asociación Amigos del Tranvía/Public Domain […]

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Tram and traffic on San Martín y Viamonte, downtown Buenos Aires. The Pontiac in the middle indicates that this photo was taken no earlier than 1947. Photo credit: Asociación Amigos del Tranvía/Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:San_Mart%C3%ADn_y_Viamonte.jpg
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Matthias Kirschner @kirschner.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jul 24
A great read for everyone reading "social media" https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jul/13/are-a-few-people-ruining-the-internet-for-the-rest-of-us

"We paid people a few dollars to unfollow the most divisive political accounts on X. After a month, they reported feeling 23% less animosity […]
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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · Jul 22
On June 15, 1667, the first direct blood transfusion to a human was performed by the physician Jean-Baptiste #denis, when he gave a feverish young man approximately 12 ounces of #blood taken from a lamb.
https://www.britannica.com/science/blood-transfusion/Blood-substitutes

We have come a long […]
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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · Jul 20
The #europeanunion's draft budget, unveiled last week, includes "unprecedented financial commitment to #rail #infrastructure and #sustainable #transport initiatives." The funds for the #horizoneurope and #cef are doubled to € 175 billion and € 50 billion respectively, boosting infrastructure […]
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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · Jul 8
I regularly see #users on #mastadon #ReTooting their own #toots. What is the idea here? I simply imagine them thinking "my toot was so good, I have to repeat it so people can read it again."

Obviously I'm missing something, but can't work out what.

#askmastadon #question #socialmedia
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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · Jul 6
During a test run in June, an #ice train has reached a top speed of 405 km/h on the Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway. It provided "valuable data for maintaining and upgrading high-speed lines, as well as advancing high-speed train technology". Typically ICE services operate at a maximum […]
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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · Jun 29
A heritage railway is a railway operated as living history to re-create or preserve railway scenes of the past. Heritage railways are often old railway lines preserved in a state depicting a period (or periods) in the history of rail transport.

While some heritage railways are profitable […]
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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · Jun 22
The #TbilisiMetro opened on 11 January 1966, making it the fourth metro system in the former #sovietunion. It consists two lines, serving 23 stations. Most of its stations are deeply built and vividly decorated.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tbilisi_Metro […]

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Tbilisi Metro departing train 81-717m/714m on the State University station. Credit: Tbilisi Transport Company, CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tbilisi_Metro_departing_train_on_State_University_station.jpg
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Manuel Erhardt @erhardt.social.librem.one.ap.brid.gy · Jun 15
#stadler unveiled #rszero in the #czechrepublic, a fully decarbonised #locomotive. It offers a green alternative to the country's ageing diesel vehicles. Only 35% of Czechia's rail network is electrified. It is the second country, after #germany, to introduce the RS Zero. It has a range of up to […]
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