Not a full #CrossBorderRail thread today as I’m not crossing any borders 🙂

But the Birdy is with me for the trip to Nantes via Dijon and Nevers

TER 91373
08:40 Nuits-sous-Ravières - Dijon Ville 09:27

SNCF for TER Mobigo BFC

114.64 km/h average
89.8 km
3 stops

Train type: Alstom Régiolis 6 carriages

Also a quick aside…

What’s with station names in France?

My Intercités later stops at St Pierre des Corps - a station on the edge of the city Tours, but Tours isn’t in the station name

Likewise Les Aubrais is on the edge of Orléans, but Orléans isn’t in the name

But they stuck Challes-les-Eaux (popn 5600) on the Chambéry station name although the station isn’t there

And three towns are named at Le Creusot TGV…

@jon yeah, the French naming scheme is confusing. The idea of Hbf/Centrale doesn’t seem to exist and the stations are named after the part of the town they were built in. Except where they’re not. Not even a consistent use of the suffixes centre or Ville. I guess it makes total sense if you’re born in the city.

And don’t go to Nimes Pont du Gard if you want to visit Pont du Gard near Nimes. #rant

@oskard and why “Montpellier Sud de France” instead of simply Montpellier TGV.
@jon if it was named Montpellier TGV you would at least know without checking that’s it’s a station out in the countryside with questionable transport options to the nearest town.
@oskard Ha. Point taken. Good one 🙂