fabianDec 8
Jon Worth

🎉 Some important #CrossBorderRail news! 🎉

After thinking about the idea for more than a decade (yeah, this is later than a DB train!) I am finally starting to plan building a railway organisation for lobbying work, and @patrick @partim & @redjives are in from the start. We're sort of soft launching today

Details 👇
https://jonworth.eu/european-rail-passengers-union-lobbying-for-passengers-cross-border/

Dec 8 at 6:59pmWeb
Show threadjoopgijDec 8
@jon @patrick @partim @redjives 👍 excellent initiative.
Show threadSøren HaveDec 8
@jon Excellent! Congrats 👏🏻
Show threadMaartjeDec 8
@jon @patrick @partim @redjives amazing! Love to join the union but i would feel weird given I ran to the other side to fix stuff
Show threadPatrick Dersjant RCXDec 8
@maartje @jon @partim @redjives You’re welcome to just read our emails and nod approvingly once in a while. Lots of NS- and Prorail-people are Rover-members as well, so there is precedent!
Show threadThomas A. FrederiksenDec 8
@jon @patrick @partim @redjives This lands right in the unfortunate intersection of I really want to help get this moving and I have really important private sphere things to attend to. I've signed up for the mailing list for now...
Show threadPatrick Dersjant RCXDec 8
@taf @jon @partim @redjives Thanks for your interest anyways and we’ll keep you posted!
Show threadtobychevDec 8

@jon
Do you have a guess about to which extent SNCF #crossborderail messiness is the reason why I can't book a train from Paris to Nuremberg via my corporate travel agency?

I'm thinking that business travellers who are prevented from taking the train to much of Europe by their travel agencies could be promising interest group.

@patrick @partim @redjives

Show threadWee BlåhajDec 8
@jon Are sharks allowed to join?  I have lots of strong opinions about table location relative to windows, and I can cuddle or bite if it comes to that!
Show threadJon WorthDec 9
@Weehaj I don’t see why not!
Show threadSebastian Crane 🏳️‍⚧️Dec 9
@jon @Weehaj Pro-passenger lobbying just got teeth!
Show threadAnnekeDec 9
@jon @patrick @partim @redjives great idea. Isn’t it better though, that when you start handling money, to sign up locally as an organisation to formalise things with a treasurer, chair and secretary? As a Dutch person I don’t mind where it would be based (Liechtenstein, Estonia, wherever there are trains :) ), it would just give a little bit more sense of trust when I donate.
Show threadPatrick Dersjant RCXDec 9
@Anneke @jon Yes, that is our plan. We’re not quite certain whether Belgium, France, Germany or the Netherlands (amongst other options) are the best for us to incorporate. That is one of the reasons we don’t want any money (yet). But we’ve reached the point where we need more hands to get stuff done. That’s the reason for the soft launch.
Show threadAnnekeDec 9
@patrick @jon ah thank you for replying! I understand it :)
Show threadJon WorthDec 9
@Anneke we’ll setup an organisation indeed. That’s going to happen
Show threadMarkDec 9
@jon @patrick @partim @redjives 🎉 and well needed!
Show threadJonas BoströmDec 9
@jon @patrick @partim @redjives Sounds like an excellent idea! I'd love to help in any way I can!
Show threadPatrick Dersjant RCXDec 9
@Jonas_Bostrom @jon @partim @redjives Thanks Jonas! For now, we're looking into building a group of people that'll want to be informed when we start up for real next year, and asking for anybody who can/wants to join us to also register so we can contact them. We've got a basic idea what expertise we're missing but apart from that we also may need some hands in general. We're envisaging contacting these in the coming weeks into January to discuss specifics.
Show threadJonas BoströmDec 9
@patrick Sounds great! @jon @partim @redjives
Show threadAethelDec 9
@jon @patrick @partim @redjives so how do you envisage helping to get this off the ground at the moment? What kind of contribution?
Show threadPatrick Dersjant RCXDec 9
@Aethel @jon @partim @redjives Thanks Aethel! For now, we're looking into building a group of people that'll want to be informed when we start up for real next year, and asking for anybody who can/wants to join us to also register so we can contact them. We've got a basic idea what expertise we're missing but apart from that we also may need some hands in general. We're envisaging contacting these in the coming weeks into January to discuss specifics.
Show threadAethelDec 9
@patrick @jon @partim @redjives okok. Signed up for updates, didnt want to rush into committing to anything:)
Show threadJ—dVDec 9

@Aethel We’re happy to have you on board in any capacity :)

@patrick @jon @partim

Show threadJulien MarchalDec 9
@jon @patrick @partim @redjives amazing!! Just signed up, including some info on my bio / aka offering support. Even though, realistically I’m afraid I won’t have enough time on my hands :(
Show threadPatrick Dersjant RCXDec 9
@julienmarchal @jon @partim @redjives Thanks! As a wise man said Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so.
Show threadJulien MarchalDec 16
@patrick @jon @partim @redjives haha good one 😄