Jon WorthMay 18, 2023

Welcome to #CrossBorderRail Day 13

Here’s today’s intro video - I’m off to Weißwasser and Horka

https://urbanists.video/w/dTwDkHFNCzR1HRHfGS8bfc

#CrossBorderRail Day 13 intro

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Rail passengers are a bit dim sometimes

My RE 2 Berlin - Cottbus goes through the touristy Spreewald. But today starts at Ostbahnhof, not Hbf, due to engineering works. It stops at Ostkreuz on the way out of Berlin

What do *masses* of passengers do, inc many with bikes?

Rather than get on at Ostbahnhof (train stands 20 mins, large station) they all try to get on at Ostkreuz (smaller platforms, much shorter dwell time) - and many get left behind 🤦‍♂️

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I appreciate the bi-lingual signs in the RE 2 to Chóśebuz gł.dw. but Brand Tropical Islands is rather disappointing 😉 Shouldn’t it be Ogień tropikalne wyspy? (DeepL doesn’t translate hornjoserbšćina so Polish will have to do!)
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Some morning reading for you - in Dutch 😉

After my Dutch TV debut yesterday on NPO2 there’s now a long follow up piece in De Groene Amsterdammer - it goes into more depth: https://www.groene.nl/artikel/de-treinrenaissance

Wanneer krijgen we weer een écht internationaal spoornetwerk?

Het spoor moet het duurzame alternatief worden voor vliegen. Maar nationalisme bemoeilijkt de wedergeboorte van een Trans Europ Express. ‘Zodra je de grens over gaat, wordt alles ingewikkeld.’

De Groene Amsterdammer
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Cottbus - Zittau train full of bikes. But it’s a Siemens Desiro DMU - these have the best overhead racks. So up goes the folded Birdy
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#CrossBorderRail Train 56

RE 2 (95034)
08:35 Berlin Ostbahnhof - Cottbus Hbf 09:54
DB Regio AG Nordost

Average speed 89 km/h
Distance 117 km

Train type: Taurus locomotive, 5 double deck carriages
⚡️
🚲: ✅
🦽: ✅ (just about step free)
🛜: ✅
🧳: 🙂 (double deck but many multi use spaces)
🧽: 🙂

#Deutschlandticket: ✅

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#CrossBorderRail Train 57

RB 65 (68813)
10:04 Cottbus Hbf - Weißwasser(Oberlausitz) 10:35
Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH

Average speed 82 km/h
Distance 42 km

Train type: Siemens Desiro DMU, 2 carriages (not enough!)
⛽️
🚲: ✅ (and many on board!)
🦽: ✅ (step free)
🛜: ⛔️
🧳: 🙂 (the best designed DMUs for luggage space)
🧽: 🙂

#Deutschlandticket: ✅

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Weißwasser. Here begins 70km of leisurely cycling to 4 #CrossBorderRail lines
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This wasn’t what I came for. WaldEisenbahn Muskau
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@jon Let me know and we meet up if you ever try out this train :)

https://www.solardraisine-ueberwaldbahn.de/

Draisine fahren im Odenwald | Solardraisine Überwaldbahn

Die weltweit erste Solardraisine Denkmalgeschütze Bahnstrecke Atemberaubende Natur Rund 10 km Fahrtstrecke 3 historische Viadukte Bis 15 km/h schnell 2 Tunnelfahrten Für bis zu 8 Personen

Solardraisine Überwaldbahn | Draisinenfahrt durch den Odenwald
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@andrej Ha. Looks fun! Not sure when I’ll be near there, but I’ll keep it in mind.
May 18, 2023 at 9:36amWeb
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@jon It's a gimmick, but a nice one. Very solarpunk vibes.

Unfortunately, not close to anything. I could imagine the concept actually being useful on some old tracks.