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   Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-May-2024 01:24:47 JST Jon Worth

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   Russia. So near and yet so far - metaphorically and politically. The fort to the right is Russia, to the left of the river Estonia. Narva 🇪🇪

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-May-2024 01:24:48 JST Jon Worth

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     • Jussi Mäkinen 🇫🇮🇪🇺

     Suspend reality a moment and bear with me

     *Were* a Helsinki - Tallinn rail tunnel ever built, where would the line enter Tallinn? The two arrows appear the most obvious.

     Western one: where is the tunnel portal? But no reversal in Ülemiste

     Eastern one: easy to find a place for the portal, but then reverse trains in Ülemiste. So then why not make Balti Jaam the Rail Baltica station instead?

     X marks Ülemiste

     Do you know @JiMakinen ?

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-May-2024 01:24:49 JST Jon Worth

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     Jõhvi

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-May-2024 01:24:50 JST Jon Worth

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     22
     16:18 Ülemiste - Narva 18:40
     Elron

     Distance: 201.2km
     Average speed: 85km/h

     5 Stops:
     Tapa
     Rakvere
     Kivioli
     Johvi
     Narva

     Not properly mapped yet as I only decided today to take it!

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-May-2024 01:24:51 JST Jon Worth

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     #CrossBorderRail South East Europe 2024 Train 7 of 68
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     16:18 Ülemiste - Narva 18:40
     Elron

     Train type: Stadler DMU, 3 carriages
     ⛽️
     🚲: ✅ (must be reserved)
     🦽: ✅ (step free, very good)
     🛜: ✅
     🍽️: ⛔️
     🧳: 🙂
     🧽: 🙂

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-May-2024 01:24:52 JST Jon Worth

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     Ülemiste. It’s pretty grim. The new Rail Baltica station will be built here.

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-May-2024 01:24:53 JST Jon Worth

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     Narva is on 💪

     Stone laying done. So I’m going to the border to Russia. But not crossing 🙂

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-May-2024 01:24:54 JST Jon Worth

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     There’s a symbolic chunk of track

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-May-2024 01:24:55 JST Jon Worth

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     Now we’ve got a dude with some dance moves. I’m told this one is entitled “Rail Baltica reality and expectation”

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-May-2024 01:24:56 JST Jon Worth

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     Some other dude speaking Estonian

     Apologies for the lack of detail tooting here 🙂

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-May-2024 01:24:57 JST Jon Worth

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     Magda Kopczynska: I want Rail Baltica to be a project of peace. But I want it to be ready for whatever comes. Sadly so.

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-May-2024 01:24:58 JST Jon Worth

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     Magda Kopczynska (Director General DG MOVE European Commission) “European Union is about connecting people” Yes, but…

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-May-2024 01:24:59 JST Jon Worth

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     Kristen Michal, Estonia Minister of Climate. Talks of the dream of Rail Baltica. Let’s hope the reality works out ok 🙂

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-May-2024 01:25:00 JST Jon Worth

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     Those aren’t Rail Baltica lines under the fake grass but are a former tram line.

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-May-2024 01:25:01 JST Jon Worth

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     A dude speaking Estonian. I assume it’s an introduction.

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-May-2024 01:25:03 JST Jon Worth

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     Super easy crossing on Tallink MyStar. It’s a big modern ship, but less bling than Viking Glory. And it’s smooth and quite fast.

     Now onwards by bike to the stone laying at Ülemiste.

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-May-2024 01:25:04 JST Jon Worth

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     So about today…

     I’m going to the ceremony for the beginning of the building of the Rail Baltica station at Ülemiste (Tallinn) first

     But then I have some time. And a spare Interrail day. So I might go to Narva (border to Russia), although I’m of course not going to cross! And probably also not fly the drone 🙂

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-May-2024 01:25:05 JST Jon Worth

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     Here’s today’s intro video https://peertube.netzbegruenung.de/w/aNR5csL3YyJQwaJUaUa41L

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-May-2024 01:25:06 JST Jon Worth

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     #CrossBorderRail South East Europe 2024 Ferry 3 of 3
     Route: Silja-Tallink
     10:30 Helsinki - Tallinn 12:30
     Tallink Silja Line

     Distance: 80km
     Average speed: 40km/h

     Ferry type: Tallink MyStar, Rauma Marine Constructions, 50629 tonnes
     ⛽️ (LNG)
     🚲: ✅
     🦽: ✅
     🛜: ✅
     🍽️: ✅
     🧳: 🙂
     🧽: 🙂

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-May-2024 01:25:07 JST Jon Worth

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     #CrossBorderRail South East Europe 2024 Bike 7 of 35
     Käpylä - Tallink Terminal

     Distance: 8.6km
     Est. duration: 0:45

     This bike route, mapped on Komoot: https://www.komoot.com/tour/1483098904

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Thursday, 30-May-2024 01:25:08 JST Jon Worth

     Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail South East Europe Day 01 29 May 2024 - Helsinki - Tallinn

     Crossing these borders:
     Sea border Finland - Estonia and possibly Narva rail border to Russia (not crossing!)

     These borders on the borders map:
     https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-all-the-borders_935041#8/59.738/24.648

     Today's routes on the routes map:
     https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-all-the-borders_935041#8/59.738/24.648