Norrköping... #BlankSpots

...and its much smaller counterpart Söderköping. Suddenly, the names make sense. #BlankSpots

🔊 "The owner of the cars G 18456, G 22746 and K 10557, please repark your vehicles. They are still not parked in an official car park!" #BlankSpots

Evening time at Borås #BlankSpots

Farvel Skandinavien! A cosy DSB IC3 takes us from 🇩🇰 Copenhagen to 🇩🇪 Hamburg. It's much more comfortable than the IC1 coaches that operate on most Copenhagen-Hamburg trains. For personal reasons, I'm stopping off at 🇨🇭 home on the way. This means the usual journey home: An ICE4 should take us from Hamburg to Zurich. It terminates at Basel Bad Bf with a delay of about 100 minutes. #BlankSpots

Enjoying a beautiful autumn day at 'home'. #BlankSpots

Before I am getting used to the comfort of home, it is time to move on. #BlankSpots follows the southern foot of the Jura with the IC5. There are nice views of the lakes and vineyards. Due to the Léman 2025 concept, I have to change trains at Renens for the first time in order to get to Geneva.

Finally, #BlankSpots goes international again. 'The Region' takes me from 🇨🇭 Geneva to 🇫🇷 Lyon. Lately, I have only seen AGC EMUs on this line. I am glad there are two train sets today, but the train is still almost full. This is my first time travelling in a newly refurbished set. I am pleased as it looks much less worn-out than before. Unfortunately, I couldn't take many pictures due to where I was sitting.

Since I have plenty of time, I head to the starting point of my next train: Lyon-Perrache station. This time, it's an old, grimy AGC. It will take me to Clermont-Ferrand in the Massif Central in two hours. #BlankSpots

#Clermont-Ferrand things #BlankSpots

Who said that systematisation is important for providing consistent connections throughout the network and achieving high memorability? 😬 The interval times vary, too, so this timetable probably doesn't result in efficient diagrams. #BlankSpots

No one can claim that the pedestrians were forgotten! They even have the right of way. 👌#BlankSpots

#Bahnzeit in Clermont-Ferrand #BlankSpots

The only train I'm taking today is this TER. It runs once a day and connects Clermont-Ferrand and Toulouse in six hours. There are other TER on all sections, but there is only one additional daily connection (involving two changes). As always with such sparsely served lines, I'm surprised by the number of passengers who have adapted their schedules to the train's departure time. It's a peaceful journey straight through the ⛰️ Massif Central, with stunning views. #BlankSpots

I can't resist tooting these impressions of #Toulouse. #BlankSpots

#BlankSpots continues with two Régiolis Intercités sets taking me from Toulouse to Bayonne. I'm happy with my allocated first class seat, otherwise I am not a big fan of these trains. I can stretch my legs and have plenty of space to enjoy the view of the Pyrenees. Seat reservations cost 3.60 € if booked via #Interrail, but you don’t have to buy one here as there are some unreserved seats. The announcement system isn't working, but we still manage to arrive at the terminus orderly and safely. 😬