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AndThisIsMrsPeacock 🏳‍🌈

There's a whole thread in this that I'll write someday, but tl;dr the fact that after the 1970 rail industry collapse we ended up with a single, universal, continent-spanning, publicly owned, congressionally authorized rail passenger operator (thanks...Nixon?!?!) was like a one in a million miracle in the first place and the fact that it's survived 50 years of conservative fuckery and is more popular than ever shows just how good an idea it is.

#Amtrak#Transit#RailTravel
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babiak

I was wondering if anyone here has some advice regarding travelling across Europe by train. Specifically, I am planning on going from Romania to the UK mostly by train (although Eurostar is significantly more expensive than the ferry between Calais and Dover, so that bit of the route is almost certainly what I’m going to aim for). In terms of route planning, the only software I’ve found that looks like it can connect routes is G**gle Maps, but that thing’s UI is very good at hiding 6 hour layovers, and has no way to customise the route beyond specifying which mode of transport you prefer, and when you are leaving. The bit that’s even more inconvenient is that it has no indication of how much the route would cost.

So, I am turning to the international rail community on Mastodon, asking: How do you plan a route like this? Is it reasonable to try to do a trip from one end of Europe to the other without booking any hotels? And, most importantly, how do I work out how much the full journey will cost?

I think #interrail #CrossBorderRail and #eurail are some of the relevant tags, but just to be safe I’ll also tag this as #train, #railtravel, and I guess #transport.

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JuneSim63

I never use Trainline, but if you do....

"Trainline is a profiteering machine that’s ripping off passengers and unnecessarily costing taxpayers.

“Their model relies on hidden fees, deceptive ticket options, and overpriced fares – all designed to boost shareholder profits at the public’s expense.”
Mick Lynch

#Trainline #Railways #RailTravel #RMT #Trains

Trainline accused of ripping off customers and deliberately misleading them - rmt
rmt.org.uk/news/trainline-accu

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Tim Richards

For Traveller's 'Next great journeys' special feature, I wrote about five trains that are new or have new itineraries coming up.

Here's the piece, covering La Dolce Vita Orient Express, the Indian Pacific, the Arctic Circle Express, SpaciaX, and the Laos-China railway...
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Spectacular scenery is just a part of these five new stylish rail journeys

smh.com.au/traveller/inspirati

The Sydney Morning Herald · Spectacular scenery is just a part of these five new stylish rail journeysBy Tim Richards
#Train#Trains#RailTravel
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