Welcome to the #LongestTrainEU #CrossBorderRail record breaking thread!

[richardnosworthy@toot.wales]

@jon good luck Jon

[sarajw@front-end.social]

@jon Hope you get to continue on rails! Crossing fingers, holding thumbs, etc

[acb@mastodon.social]

@jon Well, bugger.

[partim@social.tchncs.de]

@jon Did you see that 7184 and 7185 are now reported as cancelled on the Norttåg website?

[stefanlindbohm@mastodon.social]

@jon It’s not looking good - this is in the news now. Translation in alt text.

[jon@gruene.social]

@partim yes. Trying to re-plan *again*

[samueljohnson@mstdn.social]

@jon People all over Europe watching...

[stefanlindbohm@mastodon.social]

@nafmo @jon Buddbyn is actually the station (”operations area”) right between Boden and the junction where Haparandabanan branches off.

The more info says overhead wire is torn down. So yeah, this is definitive

[sobex@social.sciences.re]

@stefanlindbohm @jon Since this is a train journey record, I assume a replacement bus will fail the attempt, is this right ?

[happydisciple@mendeddrum.org]

@bellinghman @jon In addition to GPS and Galileo it does GLONASS & BeiDou?

[stefanlindbohm@mastodon.social]

@jon I think you need to assume the next train out will be the 07:40 departure tomorrow.

Norrtåg now confirms the overhead wire is torn down between Boden and the junction to Haparandabanan. Trafikverket estimates traffic resumes ”night to Wednesday”.

Shift everything 24 hours might be best if possible? If you’ll stick to the rules of no replacement bus.

@partim

[samy@eupolicy.social]

@jon @partim
big hug!

[fmy@piaille.fr]

@jon I didn’t read your rules in details but I’d go for the replacement bus. You booked a train, it’s replaced by a bus then you take the bus. That’s what regular train passengers would do.

[sobex@social.sciences.re]

@stefanlindbohm @jon @partim Does the rule apply if the sign says "Tchoo Tchoo I'm a Train", refusing the vehicle gender identification ?

(I hope y'all know the picture I'm referring to)

🫂 Jon, I hope you'll manage to find some alternate solution to get to destination.

[partim@social.tchncs.de]

@jon Hope you find a decent route.

If you end up with a new uMap, let me know. We can add the current plan as a new track on the map while keeping the old.

[demoographics@wikis.world]

@jon :ohno:

[hopla@zug.network]

@jon Oh gosh.. and Sweden doesn't strike me as the country who neglects railway infrastructure, there's so much more to possibly happen but I didn't expect the first hiccup that early into the adventure! This is interesting and thrilling

[jon@gruene.social]

@hopla Sweden is always hell. Whenever I travel here something breaks. Every time.

[moof@cupoftea.social]

@jon I think option 2 is correct. Despite the current forecast… the record still needs to be set, even if it’s longer than you expected it to be.

I was expecting you to get bahned somewhere, just not this early.

[jon@gruene.social]

Looks like the 13:47 Haparanda - Boden is *also* cancelled So I *might* be able to leave Haparanda at 19:38, and then get the night train at 22:18 from Boden

So I *might* be able to leave Haparanda at 19:38, and then get the night train at 22:18 from Boden to Stockholm - have reserved a (cancellable) bed on that in case it does work