I got into a discussion about this on another forum, where I compared the UK (my homeland) to Sweden (where I live now). Sweden has not one single manned ticket office, and SJ is in the process of removing the last self-service ticket machines from the few big stations that still have them...
Hello from Marrakech in Morocco. I flew here from Athens on Tuesday and was oblivious to the accident until the next morning. I had travelled by train from Thessaloniki to Athens about 24hrs prior to the accident, so the events have been quite upsetting for me and my partner.
The journey was...
Yes, as others have noted, Heathrow Express remains as the expensive but fast option from Heathrow. Both the Heathrow Express and the Elizabeth Line (formerly TFL Rail, formerly Heathrow Connect) trains depart from the same platforms at the Heathrow railway stations. There are loud, persistent...
Yes. I'm not sure about the bus-ownership situation - maybe that depends on local regulations in certain EU member states.
Flixbus describes itself as "a young mobility provider ... a combination of tech-startup, e-commerce-platform and transportation company". Not a bus company or train...
Quick PS. FlixTrain have applied to Trafikverket - the Swedish Transportation Administration - to start domestic passenger rail services on the Stockholm - Gothenburg and Stockholm - Malmö corridors in 2021. The operation of trains will most likely be contracted to Hector Rail, who have already...
FlixTrain suspended operations in Germany during the start of the coronavirus lockdown. However, around the same time - and possibly while FlixTrain attempted to use the Covid situation to leverage better financial terms - Rail Development Corporation's (RDC) German subsidiary...
Thanks for the kind words!
In fact, this is an opportune moment to tell everyone that we have now emigrated to Umeå, Sweden. Last year’s visit was for a job interview, and this month the work begins.
We made the whole trip from Norwich, England by train. We sold or stored our stuff, shipped...
Thanks for sharing that memory. This helps me clarify what I misunderstood about the inland route. The route you took is now closed to regular passenger traffic, although Inlandsbanan continues to operate a railcar for summertime tourist traffic. It takes about 14 hours end to end (from...
At your service :giggle:
My trip was for work, and I hope I can wrangle another trip to Umeå one day soon. However, the most spectacular journey opportunities are on the Stockholm - Umeå - Luleå - Kiruna - Narvik (Norway) Arctic Circle train.
In addition to the sleeper, there is...
Sorry - I should clarify.
First class compartments are not shared with strangers, however, two people can book a first-class compartment together and sleep in two berths.
Elsewhere on the train, there are second-class compartments for 1-3 people (no en-suite bathroom; toilets and showers at...
I had to make a quick trip from the UK to northern Sweden last month. My destination was Umeå, in Västerbotten, which is Sweden's "mid-north." In current tourism material for the city, a cartoon character is overlaid on a map of Sweden to emphasise that Umeå is roughly where the 'heart' of...
Here's the interesting thing. The press materials released at the time of the announcement (including this web page on viarail.ca specifically state (with my emphasis):
The LRC entered service 1981-84, so it's clear that the fleet renewal announcement refers to them. If the HEP2 cars were being...
PS. Here's a recent video trip report of Enterprise First Plus from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Central, from the producer of countless similar (primarily airline) trip reports:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLkK255p9VM
My mother's family is from Northern Ireland, and I have lived and studied...