The Man in Seat 61
@seatsixtyone.bsky.social
Mark Smith, the Man in Seat 61, the chap who runs that train travel site http://seat61.com. YouTube: http://youtube.com/c/seat61.
Yes, but it’s all government money now.
November 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Yes, but it’s all government money now.
They want to go via Hamburg if they can, at least from May when the major Berlin-Hamburg trackwork ends. Hamburg arrive 06:30, Berlin 08:50 would work very well commercially.
November 23, 2025 at 10:11 AM
They want to go via Hamburg if they can, at least from May when the major Berlin-Hamburg trackwork ends. Hamburg arrive 06:30, Berlin 08:50 would work very well commercially.
Point taken. I was living an actual journey as I wrote it!
November 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Point taken. I was living an actual journey as I wrote it!
Absolutely positive.
November 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Absolutely positive.
Though the question (which I forgot to ask Chris E) is, will it go from Gare de Nord, or Paris Est where there's more room?
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Though the question (which I forgot to ask Chris E) is, will it go from Gare de Nord, or Paris Est where there's more room?
Indeed. Best get the train out of France asap!
November 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Indeed. Best get the train out of France asap!
Take that, SNCF! 🤣
European Sleeper to run Paris-Berlin night train from the spring of next year www.lemonde.fr/economie/art...
There are hurdles - doing it by then isn’t simple - but this can happen.
European Sleeper to run Paris-Berlin night train from the spring of next year www.lemonde.fr/economie/art...
There are hurdles - doing it by then isn’t simple - but this can happen.
Le train de nuit Paris-Berlin abandonné par la SNCF va être relancé par une coopérative belgo-néerlandaise
European Sleeper compte ouvrir les réservations le 16 décembre et démarrer l’exploitation de la ligne entre les capitales française et allemande le 26 mars 2026.
www.lemonde.fr
November 12, 2025 at 7:20 AM
About European Sleeper and their current Brussels/Amsterdam-Berlin/Prague sleeper: www.seat61.com/trains-and-r...
November 12, 2025 at 7:18 AM
About European Sleeper and their current Brussels/Amsterdam-Berlin/Prague sleeper: www.seat61.com/trains-and-r...
3/3: I'm dreading doing the 2026 update for UK-France, I fear more Ouigoisation has punched even more holes in journey options, including the London-Lille-Lyon service.
It really does dilute frequency, reducing connectivity.
It really does dilute frequency, reducing connectivity.
November 10, 2025 at 8:48 AM
3/3: I'm dreading doing the 2026 update for UK-France, I fear more Ouigoisation has punched even more holes in journey options, including the London-Lille-Lyon service.
It really does dilute frequency, reducing connectivity.
It really does dilute frequency, reducing connectivity.
2/3: 18:07 Hendaye-Paris also Ouigoisée so unsuitable for international guests with baggage & connections (Ouigo is not protected by AJC or CIV).
Last 'normal' TGV of the day now leaves 16:11, have had to revise northbound 'overnight in Paris' option to leave San Seb 2h earlier. 😥
Last 'normal' TGV of the day now leaves 16:11, have had to revise northbound 'overnight in Paris' option to leave San Seb 2h earlier. 😥
November 10, 2025 at 8:48 AM
2/3: 18:07 Hendaye-Paris also Ouigoisée so unsuitable for international guests with baggage & connections (Ouigo is not protected by AJC or CIV).
Last 'normal' TGV of the day now leaves 16:11, have had to revise northbound 'overnight in Paris' option to leave San Seb 2h earlier. 😥
Last 'normal' TGV of the day now leaves 16:11, have had to revise northbound 'overnight in Paris' option to leave San Seb 2h earlier. 😥
So in effect they’re thinning/diluting their service frequency too.
Suggestion: Just add a 3rd class car to every departure (you can charge them a baggage fee and deny them access to the cafe-bar 🙄)
Suggestion: Just add a 3rd class car to every departure (you can charge them a baggage fee and deny them access to the cafe-bar 🙄)
November 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
So in effect they’re thinning/diluting their service frequency too.
Suggestion: Just add a 3rd class car to every departure (you can charge them a baggage fee and deny them access to the cafe-bar 🙄)
Suggestion: Just add a 3rd class car to every departure (you can charge them a baggage fee and deny them access to the cafe-bar 🙄)
Exactly that, well said! It’s why I don’t promote Snalltaget more than I do. Poor provision for privacy, in an age when sharing with strangers is going out of fashion.
November 4, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Exactly that, well said! It’s why I don’t promote Snalltaget more than I do. Poor provision for privacy, in an age when sharing with strangers is going out of fashion.
Soon after the Lisbon-Kyiv sleeper…
October 31, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Soon after the Lisbon-Kyiv sleeper…