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   Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 19:18:43 JST Jon Worth

   Give Elke Van Den Brandt her due: urban mobility in Brussels is massively improving. It’s so much better to cycle here than it used to be. #ConnectingEuropeDays

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 19:18:30 JST Jon Worth

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     Ha. Now someone from the bus industry saying there are few complaints about their industry. It could perhaps be that your hope is so low if you take a bus? Sorry! #ConnectingEuropeDays

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 19:18:32 JST Jon Worth

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     To explain: I can buy a through ticket from Berlin to any rail station in NL, BE, CH, AT, CZ, DK. Some even in PL, HU, SI, HR. And *pretty much none in France*. Because SNCF makes it next to impossible. #ConnectingEuropeDays

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 19:18:35 JST Jon Worth

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     Now SNCF Cécile Guilhaumaud is telling me passenger satisfaction is of central importance.

     Through tickets are an advantage for passengers she says. Is she serious? SNCF is *terrible* at this.

     #ConnectingEuropeDays

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 19:18:38 JST Jon Worth

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     Some dude just tried to pitch hyperloop to me. “I don’t believe in hyperloop” I told him. I’m pretty sure I’m about the worst person he could have found. #ConnectingEuropeDays

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 19:18:41 JST Jon Worth

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     There must be some middle ground between broad brush political rhetoric and a soup of acronyms from officials. We’re definitely not finding it here though. #ConnectingEuropeDays

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 22:52:24 JST Jon Worth

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     What challenges does the revision of TEN-T bring you? Slido poll. Someone answered “France” and it’s 😂. I swear it wasn’t my answer. Really. #ConnectingEuropeDays

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 22:52:26 JST Jon Worth

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     And now the moderator is making facile points about Turku being close to Russia is painful too. Thank goodness Minna Arve the mayor of Turku is 😎#ConnectingEuropeDays

     GreenSkyOverMe (Monika) repeated this.
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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 22:52:28 JST Jon Worth

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     Oh 🤦♂️ They’re now trying to talk about re-gauging railways on the panel and it’s it effing peinlich. #ConnectingEuropeDays

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 22:52:31 JST Jon Worth

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     Now Martin Kupka (Czech transport minister) talking about gaps in TEN-T. That’s you he’s talking about, Bayern. #ConnectingEuropeDays

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 22:52:33 JST Jon Worth

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     You need a coherent intellectual framework to know how to talk about these big long term transport topics covered by TEN-T. And how to fit details into a whole. It’s genuinely hard. That’s probably why using jargon is so common here - it’s hard not to fall into that trap. #ConnectingEuropeDays

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 22:52:35 JST Jon Worth

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     Now Delli complaining 40% of rail lines are not electrified. Don’t get me wrong - *some* of those ought to be electrified, but most of those lines are marginal, especially for freight. #ConnectingEuropeDays

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 22:52:37 JST Jon Worth

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     Karima Delli says TEN-T as TNT 🧨 and I can’t unhear it. #ConnectingEuropeDays

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 22:52:38 JST Jon Worth

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     “Ensure a timely completion of the [TEN-T] network”

     We *all* know it won’t be complete on time. Why are we even saying we can ensure timely completion? Why are we bullshitting ourselves?

     #ConnectingEuropeDays

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 22:52:39 JST Jon Worth

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     Damn I’m so stuck. I’m lost in this transport policy business.

     I can’t stand the flowery rhetoric of politicians not backed up by action. I can’t bear officials hiding behind jargon. I can’t tolerate industry people saying the indefensible because they have to. #ConnectingEuropeDays

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 22:52:41 JST Jon Worth

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     Might be the last time I ever hear a speech by Adina Vălean 😭 😭 😭 #ConnectingEuropeDays

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 22:52:42 JST Jon Worth

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     Siemens Vectron ad

     Anything missing? 🤔

     #ConnectingEuropeDays

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 22:52:43 JST Jon Worth

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     €6m cost for better info from SNCF Voyageurs as a result of 2023 Passenger Rights Regulation says Cécile Guilhaumaud. But can we know if SNCF is even fully compliant? #ConnectingEuropeDays

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 22:52:45 JST Jon Worth

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     This presentation from Cécile Guilhaumaud from SNCF is amazing. She has no self awareness - anyone with any knowledge of this sector knows SNCF is in some of this *doing precisely the opposite* of what she is saying. #ConnectingEuropeDays

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 22:52:46 JST Jon Worth

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     Now SNCF - whose network is only about 4% ERTMS equipped - is defending ERTMS as a passenger benefit. Ok. #ConnectingEuropeDays

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 22:52:47 JST Jon Worth

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     WHAT? SNCF now saying high speed rail is more unreliable in Spain since new operators entered the market. 1) Isn’t it SNCF operated OUIGO that’s worst? And 2) isn’t it because there are now more trains running? #ConnectingEuropeDays

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 03-Apr-2024 22:52:48 JST Jon Worth

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     I also think the premise completing TEN-T will improve passenger *rights* is incorrect. It might improve the passenger experience (speed, reliability). But things will still go wrong and operators will still be malevolent. #ConnectingEuropeDays