And *of course* 🇵🇹 building a broad gauge high speed line got all the whingeing going Here’s why re-gauging lines probably makes no sense: jonworth.eu/why-you-probab… And *were* Portugal to build a 1435mm HSL, then they’re going to need gauge changing trains, and look at Talgo’s mess currently

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Today's newsletter is prepared, ready to go at 14:00 CEST Signup at jonworth.eu This week: Analysis: Wunderline turns to farce, and accountability collapses Bullshit Meter: Croatia - Greece trains on an EU funded coast line Good week: Battery trains for Niedersachsen, new tracks for Brandenburg

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And today we have an *extra* bullshit meter, although this is more like gaslighting than bullshit Talgo claims its trains for DSB are reliable, while in reality they are the least reliable trains in the company’s entire fleet jonworth.eu/bullshit-meter…

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Of Cross-border rail relevance, I yesterday crossed the Ponte Internacional Tuy-Valença on foot as there are no trains crossing it this year! As part of a journey from León to Porto, I walked from Guillarei 🇪🇸 to Valença 🇵🇹, 7km. Was quite pleasant but would have been nicer by train.

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This week I have mostly looked at the 🇩🇰🇩🇪 #CrossBorderRail, there is a problem 🇩🇰🇸🇪 as well - SJ’s rebuilt X2000 trains are still not allowed into København See: jarnvagar.nu/fler-tag-pa-... But I still don’t know WHY this is. Typical Danish rail bureaucracy headaches, or something more serious?

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