#CrossBorderRail #LongestTrainEU Record Attempt Train 4 of 18R 741515:40 Umeå Östra - Sundsvall C 18:39Norrtåg

[jonas_bostrom@mastodonsweden.se]

@tml I think you're right, Mark Levengood is very popular and hard to beat! @sebwilken @jon

[knud@mastodon.social]

@jon

I'm currently reading Ursula LeGuin's 'Earthsea' books, and there are bits where dark forces prevent the wizard from reaching the isle that is his destination! No magic is helping him, so he has to take detours, meets an old friend again, then only after a long route of travels and learning he finally reaches his goal.

Let's see how your trip further develops

(This week already saw train strikes in Italy and the Netherlands and it's only Wednesday

[andrew_shadura@mastodon.social]

@Pepijn unless the locomotives are locked.

@jon

[jonas_bostrom@mastodonsweden.se]

@tml @sebwilken @jon In a poll about ten years ago about who people in Sweden would want as their neighbour, Mark Levengood won with a huge margin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLJgW7tSEZ4

[knud@mastodon.social]

@jon

While I'm pretty sure they will defuse the bomb before morning, there will be train fallout from ICEs ending in Hannover or elsewhere.

[kobold@orthographieanarchist.de]

@jon damn it, sorry I forgot.

[ruben@zug.network]

@Pepijn self-checkout for train travel?

[darisan@openbiblio.social]

@jon It is: https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/fliegerbombe-in-hamburg-bahrenfeld-ist-entschaerft,blindgaenger-142.html

[jon@gruene.social]

#CrossBorderRail #LongestTrainEU Record Attempt Train 6 of 18
D 1
23:17 Stockholm Central - Malmö C, via Helsingborg 06:59
SJ

Train 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)
🧽:
Interrail: (needs compulsory reservation, but prices are fair)

[root42@chaos.social]

@jon sleep well on that train!

[jon@gruene.social]

D 1
23:17 Stockholm Central - Malmö C, via Helsingborg 06:59

Distance: 675.8km
Average speed: 88km/h

6 stops:
Norrköping C
Linköping C
Nässjö C
Alvesta
Hässleholm C
Helsingborg C
Lund C
Malmö C

Static map: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/eu-longest-train-journey_1427743#7/60.892112/17.521219

Live position: https://livemap.crossborderrail.eu/

#CrossBorderRail #LongestTrainEU

[jon@gruene.social]

Here's the #LongestTrainEU music track for Stockholm – Malmö

This is one from my own playlists!

Ensam lång väg hem - Kent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhSoloStHNA

Full playlist on Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQfeggpU3vqA

[tomtom@pouet.chapril.org]

@jon thanks for this very thorough page, as I was curious about the price of this trip with and without interrail.

Interrail is not always the best value, especially when you are travelling as a family (kids>12), but it certainly offers a level of flexibility that is worth taking into account.

And for the little story, Rovaniemi - Faro, booked for in 28 days, is 462€ with the cheapest possible fare by airplane (2 stopovers).

As more often than most people think, the train is cheaper.

[venite@mastodon.nl]

@jon good night, sleep tight!

[jon@gruene.social]

@root42 Beds are super comfy!

[jon@gruene.social]

And the bomb has been defused!

https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/fliegerbombe-in-hamburg-bahrenfeld-ist-entschaerft,blindgaenger-142.html

So all I have to contend with is the regular København - Hamburg dysfunction now!

[stefanlindbohm@mastodon.social]

@Pepijn @jon They’re a bit too proud of the control cars that were just delivered maybe

[moss_ro@mastodon.world]

@jon

https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/fliegerbombe-in-hamburg-bahrenfeld-ist-entschaerft,blindgaenger-142.html
you are fine for tomorrow.

[jonas_bostrom@mastodonsweden.se]

@jon That is good news! Although the trains between Denmark and Germany can create a lot of issues even without bombs…

[knud@mastodon.social]

@jon

Called it!

https://mastodon.social/@knud/117243020855943260