Jon WorthLink via @nordkommission - more legal cases in Germany against enduring non Schengen compliant border controls. Good! đȘ https://www.br.de/nachrichten/deutschland-welt/grenzkontrollen-in-der-eu-aus-der-traum-von-der-reisefreiheit,UEeQeqj
Hmmm
This train to PĂ©cs isnât great
Between SĂĄrbogĂĄrd and DombĂłvĂĄr itâs single track and quite slow and bumpy. The modern IC+ carriage has nice seats but lots of things rattle. Iâd somehow sooner have a real branch line train than this quasi InterCity!
#CrossBorderRail South East Europe 2024 Train 13 of 68
R 7305
12:50 PĂ©cs - Beli Manastir 13:53
MĂV
Train type: MĂV Bzmot railbuses (3 coupled)
âœïž
đČ: â(not officially but thereâs space)
đŠœ: âïž
đ: âïž
đœïž: âïž
đ§ł: đ (high narrow entrances, on board itâs ok)
đ§œ: đ (grimy)
R 7305
12:50 PĂ©cs - Beli Manastir 13:53
Distance: 53.1km
Average speed: 51km/h
12 stops:
PĂ©cs-KĂŒlvĂĄros
PĂ©csbĂĄnya-RendezĆ
PĂ©csudvard
SzĆkĂ©d
Ăta
KistĂłtfalu
VokĂĄny
Palkonya
Villånykövesd
VillĂĄny
MagyarbĂłly
Beli Manastir
This train, mapped: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-south-east-europe-v9-draft_1053482#11/45.9227/18.4103
6211
#CrossBorderRail South East Europe v9 Draft
The routes for #CrossBorderRail South East Europe May-June 2024 - see http://crossborderrail.trainsforeurope.eu/ HOW TO USE THIS MAP Lines on the map show train, bus and bike routes - each plotted as accurately as possible. PURPLE and ORANGE lines are train routes. These alternate - one day purples, one day oranges. A different shade indicates a different train. GREEN lines are bus routes. GREY lines are bike routes - more details about these can be found on Komoot here: https://www.komoot.de/user/1897747552710 The full timetable for these routes is here: https://nextcloud.techpolitics.eu/index.php/s/ZjdP5YGH6ZS6ZHK Details of all of Europe's rail border crossings can be found in this map: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-all-the-borders_838780
Bit of confusion though - seems this might go only to MagyarbĂłly and I need a bus across the border⊠weâll see (Iâve worked out a way by bike if I need it!)
Train manager comes by. Typical Central European rail dude. I speak no Hungarian, he speaks no English, he scans my pass and all is cool đ
PĂ©csudvard
More bus shelter than train station. A couple get on. The Bzmotâs engine scares a cat
SzĆkĂ©d
Brutalist station has seen better days. A dude with funky sunglasses gets on
KistĂłtfalu
The tiny station was on the other side. So hereâs what was on my side
MagyarbĂłly
So yes the train did end here today. Then itâs a bus across the border⊠But itâs waiting.
#CrossBorderRail unexpected bus
MagyarbĂłly - Beli Manastir
This is border 211
Beli Manastir đđ· - MagyarbĂłly đđș
Road borders around here are few. So the bus has to make a large detour - green line. Red is the train route.
#CrossBorderRail South East Europe 2024 Train 14 of 68
6211
14:25 Beli Manastir - Osijek 14:56
HĆœPP
Train type: Macosa 7121 DMU, 2 carriages
âœïž
đČ: â(no official space but you could make it work)
đŠœ: â(pretty sure thereâs no ramp, although platform is ok)
đ: âïž
đœïž: âïž
đ§ł: đ (narrow doors, no space for large luggage)
đ§œ: đ
6211
14:25 Beli Manastir - Osijek 14:56
Distance: 27.3km
Average speed: 53km/h
4 stops:
Äeminac
Darda
Osijek Dravski Most
Osijek
This train, mapped: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-south-east-europe-v9-draft_1053482#11/45.6594/18.6541
#CrossBorderRail South East Europe v9 Draft
The routes for #CrossBorderRail South East Europe May-June 2024 - see http://crossborderrail.trainsforeurope.eu/ HOW TO USE THIS MAP Lines on the map show train, bus and bike routes - each plotted as accurately as possible. PURPLE and ORANGE lines are train routes. These alternate - one day purples, one day oranges. A different shade indicates a different train. GREEN lines are bus routes. GREY lines are bike routes - more details about these can be found on Komoot here: https://www.komoot.de/user/1897747552710 The full timetable for these routes is here: https://nextcloud.techpolitics.eu/index.php/s/ZjdP5YGH6ZS6ZHK Details of all of Europe's rail border crossings can be found in this map: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-all-the-borders_838780
These Macosa DMUs in Croatia might look ok outside, but theyâre *grim*
The motors are insanely loud
Some have air con - a little less loud, but the air is very bad. This one doesnât - air is better, but noise is deafening
Pro tip: the very front is the quietest there is. Still not great, but passable!
Overall though the infra here is better than Iâd expected - on the whole PĂ©cs - Beli Manastir - Osijek route
Replace the Macosa DMU with something better and run some fewer stops InterRegio trains and this would be pretty good
The reason I had a bus was some engineering works - so totally legitimate
So that was an effing mess
Typical HĆœPP
I went towards what I thought was my train (the only train there was) and asked. It wasnât my train because my train was replaced by a bus between Osijek and ÄurÄenovac
And then the HĆœPP guy got annoyed by my Interrail pass in a bus so cramped my knees are crushed in
Another passenger told me the reason: âemergency track maintenanceâ đ€·ââïž
And really the zeal with which this HĆœPP guy is checking tickets on this bus is quite something.
Generally when DB runs a Schienenersatzverkehr bus they donât check tickets, a sort of âwe know this is inconvenient, weâll leave you in peaceâ. But not here.
#CrossBorderRail South East Europe 2024 Train 15 of 68
780
17:47 ÄurÄenovac - Zagreb Glavni kolodvor 22:10
HĆœPP
Train type: KonÄar 7023 DMU, 3 carriages
âœïž
đČ: â
đŠœ: â
(if platform allows)
đ: â
đœïž: âïž
đ§ł: đ (the most amazing overhead racks - a Birdy fits on there!)
đ§œ: đ
780
17:47 ÄurÄenovac - Zagreb Glavni kolodvor 22:10
Distance: roughly c. 210km
Average speed: c. 47km/h
18 stops:
Zdenci-Orahovica
ÄaÄinci
Slatina
Cabuna
Suhopolje
Virovitica
Virovitica Grad
Ć piĆĄiÄ-Bukovica
Vukosavljevica
PitomaÄa
KloĆĄtar
ÄurÄevac
Virje
Koprivnica
KriĆŸevci
Vrbovec
Dugo Selo
Zagreb Glavni Kol.
This train, mapped from Osijek the original route: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-south-east-europe-v9-draft_1053482#9/45.8259/17.3364
#CrossBorderRail South East Europe v9 Draft
The routes for #CrossBorderRail South East Europe May-June 2024 - see http://crossborderrail.trainsforeurope.eu/ HOW TO USE THIS MAP Lines on the map show train, bus and bike routes - each plotted as accurately as possible. PURPLE and ORANGE lines are train routes. These alternate - one day purples, one day oranges. A different shade indicates a different train. GREEN lines are bus routes. GREY lines are bike routes - more details about these can be found on Komoot here: https://www.komoot.de/user/1897747552710 The full timetable for these routes is here: https://nextcloud.techpolitics.eu/index.php/s/ZjdP5YGH6ZS6ZHK Details of all of Europe's rail border crossings can be found in this map: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-all-the-borders_838780
Zdenci-Orahovica
One passenger alights. An elderly gentleman sits on a bench and observes. And on we go
ÄaÄinci
A more modern building. Next to a massive silo. This was once more important than today. 2 get on, 1 off
This KonÄar built DMU (built 2019) has two roof mounted diesel engines. But the part where all the seats are is below these engines. The middle car without engine is the PRM toilet and multi use areaâŠ
The noise level is ok, but I have been in better
https://www.railwaygazette.com/traction-and-rolling-stock/konar-kev-dmu-enters-service/42090.article
KonÄar KEV DMU enters service
CROATIA: Passenger operator HĆœ PP's first KonÄar KEV Class 7023 diesel multiple-unit entered revenue service on February 15, operating on the route between Zagreb, VaraĆŸdin and Kotoriba. The three-car articulated DMU is 58·5 m long. It has 151 fixed and nine folding seats, two wheelchair spaces, space for two ...
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Cabuna
No one gets on or off. Itâs a charming little station with an impeccably dressed HĆœPP employee there
This train is painfully slow
And peculiar
Normally when a train is doing barely 50km/h, the reason is obvious - the track is very bad
But weâre on smooth-ish welded track here. 80km/h ought to be doable!
Suhopolje
The station manager whistles and weâre on our way. With no new passengers on board. Neat station building too, and a manual level crossing at the exit of the village
Virovitica is the metropolis up next. It has both a Kaufland and a Lidl. I expect at least half a dozen passengers to get on đ
Virovitica
A more important town, and weâve been hanging around 10 mins here waiting for the train in the other direction to pass. Nice light though
Virovitica Grad
Town is important enough to get two stations. This one is only important enough for 2 passengers though
Vukosavljevica
Thereâs a bus shelter in the evening sun. But it does seem thereâs been a little investment here!
Vrbovec
More modern platforms. Once this Zagreb - Koprivnica line is done itâs going to be good! Not many passengers though
https://peertube.netzbegruenung.de/w/sL6D1SMPavs4i9zvV86n8K
This eveningâs summary from Zagreb
#CrossBorderRail South East Europe 2024 - 6/4/2024, 9:10:33 PM
SiĂšge avec vue@jon "taken care of" has a slightly sinister ring to it.
Hans Zelf đȘđșđ»@siegeavecvue @jon My thoughts exactly.
prosiac@jon How was the interior of the train ? Was it confortable enough for such a long journey ? It seemed me from a distance like an regional DMUâŠ
@bilginveperk too long. Itâs a decent regional DMU. Better than a RĂ©giolis. But not good for 5 hours.
TwobiscuitsđŽââïž 
@jon got beer?
Loukas (They/Them) đłïžââ§ïž@jon I'm currently playing a game called Where in the World is Jon Worth.
đș Cat PöñĂçkĂžvÄ@jon thatâs a name
Martha@jon
Looks well functioning to me. I appreciate train or bus stops with seats and shelter from the weather
Looks well functioning to me. I appreciate train or bus stops with seats and shelter from the weather
xi timpin@jon Do you know Pontefract? 3 stations.
Sandeha Lynch@jon
Virovotica is not a name one easily forgets. I *may* have had carp in a restaurant there when driving through in the late seventies.
Virovotica is not a name one easily forgets. I *may* have had carp in a restaurant there when driving through in the late seventies.