“I’m guessing we are in one of those countries where a gymnasium is a school and not a sports facility”

Egads this town is pretty #Tønder #Interrail

Danmark jeg er i dig!

Something tells me I’m not in Germany any more. Not sure what…

“I just need to check in on work a moment” - @darkphoenix making good use of the Resejkort check-in poles.

These NEG T4 class trains have a fabulous horn sound that is half honk, half whistle, all badass get out of my way…

Looking across at @darkphoenix from the comfort of first class as they languish in the obviously inferior depths of the second class section of this single-carriage train.

We’ve got headrests and red seats over here in first, don’t you know!

#ClassWar

When @darkphoenix pitched this idea to me as an unforgettable experience that I would have never done before or without assistance, I was not expecting to get Negged.

#CrossBorderRail #Interrail

So @darkphoenix wanted to take the opportunity while we were stop at Heide (Holstein) to show me the battery-powered single-carriage train that goes onto the Büsum branch line, but the sprightly little FLIRT pulled out before us and denied us more than a very brief view of the back of it.

We’ve just gone over the Hochbrücke Hochdonn, Germany’s fourth-largest bridge, which runs over the Kiel Canal.

The bridge itself is a marvel of engineering, being built in the 1910s, already in a double track configuration and only needing reinforcing in the mid-2000s. As part of those works they replaced the 143.1m central span in an operation that lasted only 12 hours, as that was how long they could close the canal.

This bridge was embroiled in a legal battle in the 90a, as residents under the bridge were literally being shat upon by the people on the trains above, as DB still operated toilets that dumped onto the tracks. DB thankfully lost and were forced to replace the trains going on that bridge.

I also note that in 1978, the bridge was damaged when a GDR heavy-lift vessel called Karl Marx collided with it.

I am amazed that we are capable of building canals that can take modern deep sea ships, like the one this bridge crosses.

OH: “we are in fact being locomotive-bonked at the moment”

Yes, we’re still at Itzehoe.

Yesterday it was Bad Bentheim. Today’s dubiously named station you can all make your own jokes about: Itzehoe.

Rate our work setups, featuring an industrious @darkphoenix . This table is more cramped than yesterday’s, but we can still do our thing.

Observe how my phone charging situation is superior to theirs.

This is a Dell train for Srs Bsns. None of this modern MacBook liberal nonsense

@darkphoenix has programmed today’s trip. They’ve sat us on a vintage IC up to Niebüll. The interior has been refurbished, but it definitely gives the worn 90s moquette feel, and the impression that at some point there were smoking cars on this train.

On the upside, it has tables, and massive windows, and given that the views are the point of today’s trip, that’s a plus…

Today’s rail adventure includes a visit to a new country for me, and what @darkphoenix assures me is one of the prettiest train lines in all of Germany. Except possibly the one on Saturday. We start the day off on an S-Bahn, heading towards Dammtor. Follow for more #Interrail fun