Jon WorthWelcome to #CrossBorderRail Day 13
Here’s today’s intro video - I’m off to Weißwasser and Horka
PeerTube
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 🤦♂️
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!)
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
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
#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)
🧽: 🙂
#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)
🧽: 🙂
Kill cars for climate!@jon Let me know and we meet up if you ever try out this train :)
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
@andrej Ha. Looks fun! Not sure when I’ll be near there, but I’ll keep it in mind.
@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.