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
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…
The information system on the TER Nuits-sous-Ravières to Dijon was broken
So I wasn’t once warned about gaps between trains and platforms, or to label my bags
And the world didn’t end! 🤯
TER 93011
09:54 Dijon (Ville?) - Nevers 12:19
SNCF for TER Mobigo BFC 88.18km/h
213.1km
9 stops
Bi-mode AGC train, electric first, diesel later. 4 carriages, 4 further carriages to Clermont Ferrand
Upsides of AGC trains (if you’re in the low floor section): massive windows
And the seats are comfortable
Downside: small wheels and no yaw dampers mean a pretty bumpy ride
We’ve now been warned that we can only get out once the train has stopped, and if there is a platform there
Given this is a modern train with centrally locked doors *being able to not respect that would require a staff error*
So announcements like this are for SNCF to legally cover themselves, not actually for any purpose for passengers