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Jon Worth

@jonworth.eu

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EU politics and sustainable transport, especially railways. Brit who became German and lives in a village in France. When he's not escaping it on a train or a folding bicycle. Teaches at College of Europe, still writes a blog, photographs with a drone.

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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 1h

Also this "is there a contradiction between what the UK is doing nationally, and re. the tunnel" is weird in that column. The UK cannot do to Eurostar what it has done nationally. It has no political control. Given that, competition is the only option open.

Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 1h

Yeah, this column is rather too simplistic. I think Temple Mills access is an important first domino that has to fall, but whether the ones after that do indeed fall is not at all simple.

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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 2h

Right. But it is nowhere near the scandal Calder presents. I cannot imagine this being a major issue.

(Calder is a pain IMHO - he's always exaggerating)

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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 17h

Just did a double take mixing up Ed Davey and @ottoenglish.bsky.social due to similar-ish images they use here. I’m not sure that’s good for either of them! 🙂

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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 17h

Indeed. Absolutely. And this was a good towpath - asphalt throughout (although a bit bumpy in places)

Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 17h

Also note: I didn’t crash 🙂

I just didn’t trim the Timelapse. There’s one place where it looks like I hit a fence. That was simply me turning the handlebar when stopped!

Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 17h

Timelapse with the phone on my bike handlebars along the Canal du Nivernais

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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 17h

Years and years. If ever.

Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 17h

Today I’ve been exploring railways in Bourgogne, in particular the temporarily or de facto permanently closed Clamecy - Corbigny line, south of Auxerre

Not sure what to conclude, but it was a nice sunny autumn day, and a nice cycle along the Canal du Nivernais

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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 1d

Yes! Had heard this was imminent. Going there 19th Oct :-)

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Kurswagen @kurswagen.bsky.social · 1d

es geht los / začenja se 😱

online abfahrtsmonitor aus Devínska Nová Ves mit einem Zug Os 16065 um 15:30 nach Marchegg

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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 1d

OK, makes sense! I will take the one with the change on Thursday - will report how it works out!

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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 1d

What is the benefit of taking that one, rather than the one where you change in Zweisimmen? (Other than avoiding the change is there any other benefit?)

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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 1d

And I am doing this on Thursday next week - will post some photos 😀

(Chamonix-Martigny - trains are all pretty standard so just take any train there - it's the views that are amazing. From Chamonix sit right side immediately into Switzerland, then left side for the bit down the cliff at the end)

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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 1d

I asked a Swiss friend about the MOB

Says the interior is nicer and more spacious on the non gauge changing GoldenPass trains, so I will go for that (meaning a change of train in Zweisimmen), rather than taking the direct Montreux-Spiez.

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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 1d

Better than Martigny to Chamonix, up the cliff and along the gorge?

And a normal panoramic train will do the job just fine 😀

Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 1d

Is the 12:43 departure that as well? Train PE 2220 (has a load more stops than the through service)

My time is tight - I cannot wait until 14:43, sadly.

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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 1d

So I think 19CHF was wrong, but it is 9CHF on the Golden Pass express www.interrail.eu/fr/plan-your...

So I am going to take another regular train on the line instead!

Train touristique Golden Pass en Suisse

Le train touristique relie la Suisse centrale au lac de Genève et traverse les vignobles et domaines de campagne.

www.interrail.eu

Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 1d

I looked at their website and it tried to ask me for a 19 CHF reservation. Is that not right?

Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 1d

Yes, I agree. Although in the end everything is just messing around at the edges until electrification comes.

Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 1d

Right. The alignment is not too bad, and for a non electrified line the speeds also OK. But a Siemens Desiro used there currently is vMax 120 😀

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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 2d

So I have an upside to France's government crisis 😀

An event next week I was due to attend in Paris is cancelled

So rather than Bourgogne - Paris - Strasbourg - Zürich, I am now going Bourgogne - Montreux - Zweisimmen - Zürich instead, on one of Switzerland's most scenic routes 😀

#CrossBorderRail