El Yufuin no Mori ("El bosque de Yufuin"), un tren KiHa 71 series de diésel, operado por JR Kyushu, atravesando un túnel en el bosque en la línea principal de Kyūdai, en parte del segmento que conecta Yufuin a Ōita. #japan#japon#bosque#forest#trenes#trains
I’m interested in a lot of transit activism in N America but I swear people would think you’re a total weeb if you talk about transit in places with good transit. Trying to imagine talking to people in Singapore or Hong Kong or Seoul about.. loving trains
I think they would back tf away from me and run away.
Like my friend always says ‘I don’t want to be a transit fan. I just want great transit’
@skinnylatte nope. people love trains.. there are railfans all over the world. even in ...maybe especially in places with good transit.
Singapore has a very nice railfan website for its system https://www.sgtrains.com/ includes a simulator - experience what it's like to be a train captain
In Europe, flying is cheaper than taking the train.
It's an embarrassment, and a major problem: we have to stop flying for silly short distances. Realise that the overheads of flying (reaching the airport, awaiting 2 hours, the flight, the unloading, reaching the destination) largely cancel out any time gains of flying. And the carbon costs are utterly untenable. Not to speak of the modern, dire conditions of the whole flying "experience".
Another embarrassment is that train connections can't be guaranteed when across countries or companies. They aren't even coordinated. As if those who commission and set the schedules didn't travel by train themselves, at least not internationally. In considering how tiny most European countries are, it's frankly bizarre.
There are so many destinations one could travel by train to, yet in practice, it's not sensible. A disgrace.
New at my Patreon... I jumped aboard heritage train RM 2036, to join a rail excursion from Longreach to historic Ilfracombe. The highlight? Its unforgettable pub:
Good morning! I'm somewhere north of Brisbane on the Spirit of the Outback, not far to go till we reach the big city. Has been a great journey back from Longreach.
Belfast Great Victoria Street Station will close permanently at the end of the day on Friday 10 May 2024. Europa Bus Centre will remain operational.
A revised timetable will operate from Saturday 11 May until Sunday 25 August.
Looks like Sydney Trains is going to drop the jargon from its PA announcements.
From the SMH:
"Commuters will soon be told to “get off” the train, rather than “alight”, after Sydney Trains resolved to overhaul its station announcements to favour colloquial language.
"The phrase “this train terminates here” is also being retired, due to concerns the word “terminates” is difficult to understand."
Back on the Spirit of the Outback, for the run back to Brisbane. This time I get to enjoy the journey without making notes - always a relief. It's rare to be doing something I'm not making notes about.
It's hard to depict this properly, but on this trip on the Spirit of the Outback I have a "twin sleeper" for my sole use. What they've done is remove the partitions between some single compartments to create "doubles" which couples can book. You each have a chair that folds down to a bed, thus sleeping foot-to-foot. :)
Here's a photo that might give you a rough idea of what it looks like - I'm sitting in one compartment and looking through to the other.
I'm generally skeptical of organizations announcing their green and/or climate-friendly initiatives, but it seems like Eurostar is really doing a lot of good stuff.
New at my Patreon... Here's my arrival by train at Longreach Station, a fine example of Queensland's long-distance rail terminals. I share a surprising fun fact about it too...
I've been on another rail day trip aboard Outback Aussie Tours' shiny old railmotor. This time we headed east to the town of Ilfracombe. Interesting place, with a lot of historic buildings including the best outback pub, the Wellshot Hotel.
New at my Patreon... From Longreach in far west Queensland, I boarded a silver train on an excursion to the Darr River - with the perfect 'smoko' at the end: