<![CDATA[It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of blue trains, it was the age of green trains.]]>It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of blue trains, it was the age of green trains.

Growing up all trains were yellow. And we had two types. Today I really like how we have such diversity in train liveries 🙂

We could do with a high-viz option.

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And the flag in the description... 😬

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/folfdk/statuses/117310606973402154https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/folfdk/statuses/117310606973402154Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:10:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of blue trains, it was the age of green trains. on Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:05:05 GMT]]>@Pepijn wait, are you not Dutch? I assumed from the ij combination in your name...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://neuromatch.social/users/iris/statuses/117310587208965732https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://neuromatch.social/users/iris/statuses/117310587208965732Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:05:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of blue trains, it was the age of green trains. on Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:23:38 GMT]]>@Pepijn

Is why Dutch masters painted landscapes that were 2/3 sky

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CelloMomOnCars/statuses/117310424242274930https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CelloMomOnCars/statuses/117310424242274930Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:23:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of blue trains, it was the age of green trains. on Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:05:45 GMT]]>@vosje62 @Pepijn Sometimes called 'desire paths' in English, I think.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.dk/ap/users/115904213986136232/statuses/117310353910423438https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.dk/ap/users/115904213986136232/statuses/117310353910423438Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:05:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of blue trains, it was the age of green trains. on Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:05:09 GMT]]>@Pepijn

It's 'fiets PAD', Pepijn.
It's a pad. Sheesh.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/pascaline/statuses/117310351566679987https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/pascaline/statuses/117310351566679987Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:05:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of blue trains, it was the age of green trains. on Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:57:20 GMT]]>@Pepijn are the best!

They even have a website...
http://www.olifantenpaadjes.nl/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/vosje62/statuses/117310320851837993https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/vosje62/statuses/117310320851837993Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:57:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of blue trains, it was the age of green trains. on Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:56:25 GMT]]>@Pepijn probably a cover for something to do with that drain/ditch in the background?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/marjolica/statuses/117310317249875770https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/marjolica/statuses/117310317249875770Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:56:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of blue trains, it was the age of green trains. on Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:49:46 GMT]]>Now this is . By the people, for the people.

Beautiful.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Pepijn/statuses/117310291064867071https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Pepijn/statuses/117310291064867071Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:49:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of blue trains, it was the age of green trains. on Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:44:18 GMT]]>@Pepijn @venite Om te voorkomen dat mensen niet de bocht afsnijden en er een modderige zooi van maken? Ik gok dat het er eerder een zooitje was

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://idlethumbs.social/users/ysbreker/statuses/117310269564877897https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://idlethumbs.social/users/ysbreker/statuses/117310269564877897Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:44:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of blue trains, it was the age of green trains. on Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:42:10 GMT]]>@Pepijn

Ooo, fun mystery!

My first guess, based on the size/shape of the opening, is accessing a pump for the canal. But I do not, personally, know of an appropriate cement for such an application without lift points in the plug.

The lid is likely required to meet a set of security requirements to prevent tampering, thus must be quite difficult to remove in an apparently remote location.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mamot.fr/users/Amgine/statuses/117310261211593618https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mamot.fr/users/Amgine/statuses/117310261211593618Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:42:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of blue trains, it was the age of green trains. on Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:40:58 GMT]]>@Pepijn uitkijkpost voor als de Duitsers binnenvallen?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://zug.network/ap/users/116176521138795215/statuses/117310256502375121https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://zug.network/ap/users/116176521138795215/statuses/117310256502375121Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:40:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of blue trains, it was the age of green trains. on Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:38:59 GMT]]>No offence meant to the inhabitants of the Netherlands but o m g is your landscape boring. It's the skies that save it.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Pepijn/statuses/117310248693584413https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Pepijn/statuses/117310248693584413Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:38:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of blue trains, it was the age of green trains. on Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:24:59 GMT]]>@Pepijn Waarschijnlijk moet dit voorkomen dat als een zwaar voertuig de bocht te krap neemt, de berm daar het slootje inzakt. Mogelijk liggen er ook leidingen onder. @venite

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/Petermid/statuses/117310193599312014https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/Petermid/statuses/117310193599312014Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:24:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of blue trains, it was the age of green trains. on Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:23:33 GMT]]>@Pepijn I'm curious! Perhaps the maintenance of the sign must be done from a firm plateau?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lisettedeboer/statuses/117310188010079136https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lisettedeboer/statuses/117310188010079136Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:23:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of blue trains, it was the age of green trains. on Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:22:34 GMT]]>@venite daarnaast is alleen een paal (3x dacht ik). Waarschijnlijk om de berm te beschermen. Dit ding ligt niet in de lijn van de palen.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Pepijn/statuses/117310184132491452https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Pepijn/statuses/117310184132491452Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:22:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of blue trains, it was the age of green trains. on Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:20:35 GMT]]>@Pepijn er ligt er nog een naast met een paal erin?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/venite/statuses/117310176311163978https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/venite/statuses/117310176311163978Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:20:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of blue trains, it was the age of green trains. on Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:16:29 GMT]]>Ok. Wtf fietspad / bikelane is this.

I get the concrete path but what mystical CROW guideline required installation of a one square meter super well finished block of red concrete.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Pepijn/statuses/117310160214480850https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Pepijn/statuses/117310160214480850Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:16:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of blue trains, it was the age of green trains. on Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:14:40 GMT]]>@Pepijn not to mention to signmakers around the world. That font and.. well, everything.. my eyes!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://bsd.network/users/mk/statuses/117310153086727139https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://bsd.network/users/mk/statuses/117310153086727139Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:14:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of blue trains, it was the age of green trains. on Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:13:41 GMT]]>@mschomm @Pepijn vipstjert in .dk

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://bsd.network/users/mk/statuses/117310149206528159https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://bsd.network/users/mk/statuses/117310149206528159Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:13:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of blue trains, it was the age of green trains. on Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:04:24 GMT]]>Huh. Surprising lack of Schengen violations here at the German - Dutch border. They should try that approach to busses and trains.

Also a surprising lack of a bike lane on the Dutch side of the border 😂

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Pepijn/statuses/117310112661696998https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Pepijn/statuses/117310112661696998Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:04:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of blue trains, it was the age of green trains. on Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:03:46 GMT]]>@Pepijn In Low German (Plattdüütsch) 'Motacilla alba' is also called 'Wippsteert' (spelling may vary). There's even a folk band with this name.
https://www.wippsteert-band.de/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://bonn.social/users/mschomm/statuses/117310110200672877https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://bonn.social/users/mschomm/statuses/117310110200672877Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:03:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of blue trains, it was the age of green trains. on Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:41:56 GMT]]>Wüppsteertjes.

I feel like a crime has committed to both the and the language. Yet, it's kinda charming.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Pepijn/statuses/117310024378425101https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Pepijn/statuses/117310024378425101Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:41:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of blue trains, it was the age of green trains. on Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:40:26 GMT]]>@sorenhave Look at it shine! ✨

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Pepijn/statuses/117310018453159271https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Pepijn/statuses/117310018453159271Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:40:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of blue trains, it was the age of green trains. on Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:38:45 GMT]]>@Pepijn she says "hi" 😂

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/cazmockett/statuses/117310011803461870https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/cazmockett/statuses/117310011803461870Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:38:45 GMT