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Last decade of Japanese National Railways (1975-1987) amazingly in a rapidly urbanising country with oodles of investment, they managed to lose passengers with poor service. And the private railways had more riders too!

submitted 23 hours ago • 2 comments

Olaf Scholz mocked British railways over “broken tracks and bad trains”, claiming that "nothing works any more” in the UK. Turns out: Germany rail problems have become so bad that Deutsche Bahn long-distance service is less punctual than even the worst operator in Britain. www.ft.com/content/d3b6...

submitted 8 days ago • 51 comments

Here is my latest long post on Substack about the Long Modernization of the Italian Railways. I tried to capture how the railways in Italy (and elsewhere) remained relevant to today's world and what this history teaches us. I hope you'll enjoy it. open.substack.com/pub/marcochi...

submitted 9 days ago • 5 comments

One marker of the modernization of rail is the evolution of station design. Although most stations have existed since the 19th century, their layout and functionality have evolved through discrete improvements. This diagram shows an idealized evolution of a minor Italian station along a trunk line.

submitted 11 days ago • 7 comments

FROM TODAY: (1) Lithuanian Railways introduces through ticketing between Vilnius, Riga & Tallinn; (2) Vilnius-Riga train extended to Valga = Vilnius-Tallinn on one ticket with 1 transfer! Vilnius-Tallinn €39, Vilnius-Riga €24, Riga-Tallinn €30.50. See www.seat61.com/trains-and-r...

submitted 17 days ago • 10 comments

De keizer van Japan heeft toch wel de meest badass koninklijke/keizerlijke trein ter wereld: 😎

submitted 22 days ago • 4 comments

A graphic I made when planning a trip to Oslo last year. Of course, I missed the 8 minute connection in Hamburg, but with the next train still made the Ferry in Kiel.

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

Hallo Velo www.blick.ch/auto/velo/in...

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

🚘 💳 Wat tikt CEO Marja Rinkel af bij de pomp? Hint: Geen belasting! Absurd! Dit is ook de ✈️✈️ luchtvaartrealiteit: taxfree tanken en amper klimaatregels voor de luchtvaart. Daar moet verandering in komen want het klimaat en de belastingbetaler betalen nu de prijs. @greenpeace.nl #klm #goor

submitted 30 days ago • 4 comments

Na 2 spijkerharde rechterlijke uitspraken over #stikstof zijn er ook duidelijke reacties. Bij #Buitenhof zei Arno Visser dat Wiersma direct aan de slag moet met plannen uit Rutte3/4 ipv dat 't kabinet 'n commissie van 12 bewindslieden optuigt. In de VK veegt Frank Kalshoven de vloer aan met de BBB.

submitted 32 days ago • 18 comments