Jon WorthMar 23

With legislation on rail ticketing due from the European Commission this spring, how can policymakers - who never normally see the problem - be shown it in a fun way?

The idea: the European Railway Ticketing Championship
https://jonworth.eu/a-silly-idea-to-prove-a-point-the-european-railway-ticketing-championship/

Have a read and let me know what you think!

A silly idea to prove a point? The European Railway Ticketing Championship

With Regulations to finally sort the problems with purchasing tickets for trains, Europe-wide, due to be presented by the European Commission this spring, there remains a crucial problem: do the people who are drafting this legislation (in the Commission), deciding on it (in the Council of the EU and the

Jon Worth
Show threadTristram GräbenerMar 23

@jon could be fun to watch.

But wouldn’t it take a too technical aspect?

“we need a better trainline/protocol/norm for ticket distribution” and it would undermine the need to force all the operators to transport passenger no matter what company was delayed, where you bought the ticket and of how many parts it’s made of.

(maybe I’m pushing a specific vision of passenger rights)

Show threadJon WorthMar 23
@tristramg the general point I want to underline: this is a total mess now, even for SIMPLE cross border journeys. That point is disputed by Community of European Railways, and some Member States. I just want that message hammered home.
Show threadTristram GräbenerMar 23
@jon ok, fair enough :) I’ll still worry that they’ll come up with a technical solution that will never work, but at least if they acknowledge the current situation it will be a progress
Show threadTristram Gräbener
@jon by the way, I’m trying to find out if the Barcelona>Corodova the 02/08/26 at 15:16 will ever run (it disappears if you look on a shorter horizon) and whether I should buy a SpainPass.
Can you hold the competition soon? ;)
Mar 23 at 10:37amWeb