#CrossBorderRail #LongestTrainEU Record Attempt Train 4 of 18R 741515:40 Umeå Östra - Sundsvall C 18:39Norrtåg
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The next task: plan around a
Really!
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And the bomb has been defused!
So all I have to contend with is the regular København - Hamburg dysfunction now!
@jon That is good news! Although the trains between Denmark and Germany can create a lot of issues even without bombs…
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And the bomb has been defused!
So all I have to contend with is the regular København - Hamburg dysfunction now!
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#CrossBorderRail #LongestTrainEU Record Attempt Train 6 of 18
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23:17 Stockholm Central - Malmö C, via Helsingborg 06:59
SJTrain type: ASEA Rc6 locomotive, 5 sleeping cars, 1 couchette, 2 carriages
️ (15kV ac)
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(via a narrow looking ramp)
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️: (breakfast served)
🧳: (lots of different places for luggage)
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Interrail:
(needs compulsory reservation, but prices are fair)@jon They have WiFi in SJ sleeper carriages now?
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@knud I vaguely updated the timetable page now. And this is the spreadsheet with the more detailed plans
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@jon They have WiFi in SJ sleeper carriages now?
@acb Yeah somehow, and it works!
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Also it’s quite funny: had I escaped Haparanda yesterday, I’d have got caught by the line closure due to the bomb in Hamburg today
As it is the bomb *might* be clear by tomorrow lunchtime?
@jon someone set you up the bomb?
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#CrossBorderRail #LongestTrainEU Record Attempt Train 6 of 18
D 1
23:17 Stockholm Central - Malmö C, via Helsingborg 06:59
SJTrain type: ASEA Rc6 locomotive, 5 sleeping cars, 1 couchette, 2 carriages
️ (15kV ac): ️
🦽: (via a narrow looking ramp)
🛜:️: (breakfast served)
🧳: (lots of different places for luggage)
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Interrail: (needs compulsory reservation, but prices are fair)@jon I was about to ask when’re you leaving Stockholm, but I guess I got my answer: already left
Lycka till!
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And the bomb has been defused!
So all I have to contend with is the regular København - Hamburg dysfunction now!
From passengers swearing at me in French via tight connections, meeting rail firm CEOs, cab rides and an unfounded fear of bomb defusing problems tomorrow, it’s been quite a day for #LongestTrainEU #CrossBorderRail !
Here’s today’s summary
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From passengers swearing at me in French via tight connections, meeting rail firm CEOs, cab rides and an unfounded fear of bomb defusing problems tomorrow, it’s been quite a day for #LongestTrainEU #CrossBorderRail !
Here’s today’s summary
@jon But at least it has been a day on trains and not stuck in Haparanda!
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From passengers swearing at me in French via tight connections, meeting rail firm CEOs, cab rides and an unfounded fear of bomb defusing problems tomorrow, it’s been quite a day for #LongestTrainEU #CrossBorderRail !
Here’s today’s summary
@jon Nitpicky, but You might want to update the title/description of your videos and channel that still mention the Cross Border Rail spring and not the longest journey.
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23:17 Stockholm Central - Malmö C, via Helsingborg 06:59Distance: 675.8km
Average speed: 88km/h6 stops:
Norrköping C
Linköping C
Nässjö C
Alvesta
Hässleholm C
Helsingborg C
Lund C
Malmö CStatic map: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/eu-longest-train-journey_1427743#7/60.892112/17.521219
Live position: https://livemap.crossborderrail.eu/
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From passengers swearing at me in French via tight connections, meeting rail firm CEOs, cab rides and an unfounded fear of bomb defusing problems tomorrow, it’s been quite a day for #LongestTrainEU #CrossBorderRail !
Here’s today’s summary
@jon The bomb was successfully disarmed.
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From passengers swearing at me in French via tight connections, meeting rail firm CEOs, cab rides and an unfounded fear of bomb defusing problems tomorrow, it’s been quite a day for #LongestTrainEU #CrossBorderRail !
Here’s today’s summary
This morning #LongestTrainEU #CrossBorderRail is looking tricky
Crawling out of Helsingborg, +10…
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This morning #LongestTrainEU #CrossBorderRail is looking tricky
Crawling out of Helsingborg, +10…
Red sky in the morning, #LongestTrainEU travellers’ warning #CrossBorderRail
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Red sky in the morning, #LongestTrainEU travellers’ warning #CrossBorderRail
Here's the live track of the night train: https://1409.se/position?tagNr=1&datum=2026-09-09&lang=en&trainID=6131305 #LongestTrainEU #CrossBorderRail
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Here's the live track of the night train: https://1409.se/position?tagNr=1&datum=2026-09-09&lang=en&trainID=6131305 #LongestTrainEU #CrossBorderRail
Thankfully there are loads of trains Malmö - København, so maybe in København it will still connect?
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@jon You're going to break the record of ways your journey can be disrupted at this rate.
@brunogirin @jon yes, it seems like the theme from "Mission Impossible" belongs right up there on the playlist!
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Thankfully there are loads of trains Malmö - København, so maybe in København it will still connect?
Don't underestimate DSB either! Let's hope they employ their special skill of departing late for no reason at all!
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Don't underestimate DSB either! Let's hope they employ their special skill of departing late for no reason at all!
@Pepijn
BTW, is there any better tracker in Denmark than Rejseplanen?
