Félix

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Show threadFélixJan 1, 2025
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Istanbul by train from Zurich

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FélixJan 1, 2025
Up next on #YouTube (I finally finished editing it!)
Join us on an unforgettable train journey from Zurich to #istanbul retracing the legendary routes of the #orient_express while embracing the charm of classic European rail travel.
FélixNov 9, 2024
Show threadFélixNov 9, 2024
France is only 20% smaller than Germany population wise, but also counting daily journeys it's the same: 24 Million per day on German railways, compared to 5 million in France. The French system looks fancy, but in matter of capacity and density of service it's not the same league as German railways, no matter how fast the TGVs from and to Paris are.
FélixNov 9, 2024
The French approach to the liberalization of the #railway sector is an absolute mind worm
FélixNov 1, 2024
A bit of fall droning with a RABDe 500 in Delémont. The DJI Mini 4 Pro does remarkably nice videos at low light and for its super light weight
FélixOct 28, 2024
viaductOct 28, 2024
🚉Calling all viaduct users! We need your help to finalize one of our most-requested features!
If you:
👉Have saved trips in #Interrail Railplanner App, or
👉Have a travel history with #Träwelling trips, or
👉Have logged your journeys over the past few years in Excel,
and you're open to sharing this data with us for import testing, please reach out via DM!
Show threadFélixOct 27, 2024
The views from the line are absolutely stunning and justify it as a top destination from tourists from all the world - and it's recently even included in the #Interrail #Eurrail passes, at least between Lauterbrunnen and Wengen.
Show threadFélixOct 27, 2024
... the rack is the only possibility to transfer power from the trains - so all flat stations are also “racked”. This way it's particularly easy to spot the intricate turnout design of the Riggebach-Pauli system.
Show threadFélixOct 27, 2024
The WAB uses the #Riggenbach Pauli rack system, with a few particularities: The trains are unidirectional (can only climb in one direction and brake-descend in the other) and…
FélixOct 27, 2024
The #Wengeralpbahn is one of the steepest conventional #rackrailways in #switzerland with slopes up to 180 ‰ - it's fascinating to see how fast the small yellow trains climb up from Lauterbrunnen to the little town of Wengen at this steep angle!