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   Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-May-2026 01:43:05 JST Jon Worth

   Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 32 - 5 May - Strasbourg - Rumelange - Kirchberg - Wiltz - Libramont - Bruxelles

   New borders:
   Rumelange 🇱🇺 - Ottange 🇫🇷
   Benonchamps 🇧🇪 - Schimpach-Wampach 🇱🇺

   A few dismantled lines at 🇱🇺 borders – to 🇫🇷 at Rumelange, then west of Wiltz towards 🇧🇪. And appropriately from Wiltz I will cycle through Bastogne, a town today without a railway station that is nevertheless rather famous for its bike race.

   On the routes map:
   https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#8/49.728030/6.058960

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-May-2026 01:49:06 JST Jon Worth

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     Trainline can’t sell it either 🤦♂️ #CrossBorderRail

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-May-2026 01:49:07 JST Jon Worth

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     SNCF Connect, it can *always* be worse than you imagine. I am on Interrail today but wondered how much Metz 🇫🇷 - Bettembourg 🇱🇺costs. SNCF Connect can’t tell me, TER Grand Est site can. SNCF is the operator. 🤷♂️ #CrossBorderRail

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-May-2026 01:49:08 JST Jon Worth

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     TER 30302
     07:53 Strasbourg - Metz Ville 09:21

     Distance: 154.2km
     Average speed: 105km/h

     5 stops:
     Brumath
     Saverne
     Réding
     Morhange
     Metz Ville

     This train, mapped: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#10/48.848451/6.954346

     #CrossBorderRail

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-May-2026 01:49:09 JST Jon Worth

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     #CrossBorderRail 2026 Spring Tour Train 110 of 125
     TER 30302
     07:53 Strasbourg - Metz Ville 09:21
     SNCF for TER Fluo Grand Est

     Train type: GEC Alsthom, MTE BB 26000 locomotive, 8 Corail carriages, driving control car
     ⚡️ (25kV ac)
     🚲: ✅
     🦽: ✅ (lift on platform)
     🛜: ⛔️
     🍽️: ⛔️
     🧳: 😐 (narrow doors high steps)
     🧽: 😐 (it’s grimy, but I’ve seen worse)
     Interrail: 🙂 (accepted)

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-May-2026 01:49:10 JST Jon Worth

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     Here’s today’s intro video. Two borders and a meeting in Luxembourg.
     https://peertube.netzbegruenung.de/w/h1r8FwD4SnA1NRvtGXq4CB

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     Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦 (rysiek@mstdn.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-May-2026 02:24:31 JST Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦

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     • Peter N. M. Hansteen

     @jon @pitrh trams are just "light rail" no?

     :blobcatpeek:

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-May-2026 02:24:32 JST Jon Worth

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     • Peter N. M. Hansteen

     @pitrh that’s the play on words I was making, yes 🙂

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     Peter N. M. Hansteen (pitrh@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-May-2026 02:24:33 JST Peter N. M. Hansteen

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     @jon "lux" means "light", so makes sense, kind of?

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-May-2026 02:24:34 JST Jon Worth

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     I know it’s the Lux tram. But *that* lux, with seats that light up? 🤔

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-May-2026 02:24:35 JST Jon Worth

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     Lëtzebuergesch is a funny language to read as a speaker of German and English!

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-May-2026 02:24:36 JST Jon Worth

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     Made it. Phew 🥵 #CrossBorderRail

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-May-2026 02:24:37 JST Jon Worth

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     The houses are in Luxembourg at the start of the video. The side road is in France. #CrossBorderRail

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-May-2026 02:24:38 JST Jon Worth

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     Rumelange. This #CrossBorderRail is UNESCO listed.

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-May-2026 02:24:39 JST Jon Worth

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     Here’s the location of the former #CrossBorderRail line

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-May-2026 02:24:41 JST Jon Worth

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     Damn. I came the wrong way! The bus here runs Bijelo Polje 🇲🇪- Luxembourg 🇱🇺! #CrossBorderRail

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-May-2026 02:24:42 JST Jon Worth

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     I think this wasn’t the #CrossBorderRail 😀

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-May-2026 02:24:43 JST Jon Worth

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     Volmerange

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-May-2026 02:24:44 JST Jon Worth

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     No idea about the data. Let’s bike to Rumelange Luxembourg 🇱🇺

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-May-2026 02:24:45 JST Jon Worth

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     Ok. Got the TGV. So now I’ve got to bike Thionville - Rumelange instead of Bettembourg - Rumelange. I might yet manage all this today 🙂

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-May-2026 02:24:46 JST Jon Worth

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     So the plan now: blag my way onto a TGV (with Interrail), get to Thionville and bike from there to Rumelange

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-May-2026 02:24:47 JST Jon Worth

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     Thanks for funding this, EU!

     Could you maybe also tell SNCF how to organise an effing timetable? 🤔

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-May-2026 02:24:48 JST Jon Worth

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     Shit show of a railway. The TER to Luxembourg didn’t wait 1 min for the incoming TER from Strasbourg.

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-May-2026 02:24:49 JST Jon Worth

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     Something’s wrong. The TER is crawling along.

     Rather than tell us what’s wrong (which would be handy!) we’re being warned to not open the doors.

     Priorities!

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-May-2026 02:24:50 JST Jon Worth

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     Also public transport is free in Luxembourg

     So all you need is to sell a ticket to the fictitious station at the border (Bettembourg Grenze or some such)

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     Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-May-2026 02:24:51 JST Jon Worth

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     PEOPLE DO YOUR JOBS

     THERE’S A SOLID RAIL SERVICE

     MAKE IT EASY TO GET TICKETS!

     🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬