Welcome to the #LongestTrainEU #CrossBorderRail record breaking thread!

[jbenjamint@mastodon.scot]

@jon the guy in the painting looks like the secret third brother of Anthony Hopkins and Rutger Hauer.

[jon@gruene.social]

@gufo Right. That’s my hope!

[gufo@mastodon.nu]

@jon And 7186 is annotated as ”track changed” out of Luleå, which is always a good sign because it means they actually intend to depart

[nafmo@social.vivaldi.net]

@jon Google Maps gives a route of 4 621 km, so not *that* far off. It might have been 4 811 at the time the sign was erected, though.

[vermeer@mstdn.social]

@jon hang in there! So far the record attempt showcases already what you wrote often before. Issues expected in northern and southern ends. There should be a bingo game for this route

[sinistreroptimismus@troet.cafe]

@jon

I was afraid that Deutsche Bahn would be the problem. I’ll keep my fingers crossed and wish you a safe journey.

[dzjr74@mastodon.nl]

@jon There was just a brief report about your record attempt on Dutch Radio 1 (news and sports)!!

[jon@gruene.social]

@dzjr74 amazing! And funny!

[dzjr74@mastodon.nl]

@jon They mentioned that you were stuck in Finland and hoped to arrive in Portugal on Saturday.

[jon@gruene.social]

@dzjr74 someone is following the social media closely

[niels@social.data.coop]

@jon
I arrived with the night train Stockholm-Luleå this morning. As we approached Boden they warned about an electric failure blocking the Narvik line. We arrived in Luleå on time, so no idea why this is hurting the Boden-Stockholm lines.
@gufo