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Notices by Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)

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    Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Saturday, 26-Jul-2025 21:06:15 JST Jon Worth Jon Worth

    I do appreciate the no manspreading signs on the Istanbul Metro

    In conversation about 3 days ago from gruene.social permalink

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    Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Friday, 25-Jul-2025 06:06:31 JST Jon Worth Jon Worth

    Welcome to today's thread - 2025 #CrossBorderRail Finale Day 38 - 24 July - Dobrich - Poveljanovo - Karnobat - Dimitrovgrad, onto night train

    Today's new borders:
    Kapitan Andreevo 🇧🇬 - Kapikule 🇹🇷

    Borders map, inc. borders re-crossed:
    https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-all-the-borders_935041#15/41.7210/26.3452

    Today's trains on the routes map:
    https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2025-finale_1163738#8/42.306/27.128

    Good morning from Dobrich 🇧🇬

    A little walk first

    It’s both charming and- in that it’s so calm, no traffic. And bad, in that many buildings are ugly and the upkeep poor

    In conversation about 4 days ago from gruene.social permalink

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      #CrossBorderRail All The Borders
      All of Europe's rail borders - categorised by type, and whether I (Jon Worth) have been to the location. KEY Pink: visited in 2022 during #CrossBorderRail Project Lighter pink: visited in 2022-23 during #CrossBorderRail DE Borders Project 2023, or Extra Days Orange: visited at another time Grey: not yet visited Light grey: used for tramways and narrow gauge lines ICONS Track with cross - track is missing or out of use Train with cross, and track - track is useable but no passenger trains Train and track - passenger trains run Map developed as part of my #CrossBorderRail project http://crossborderrail.trainsforeurope.eu/
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      #CrossBorderRail 2025 Finale
      The final big #CrossBorderRail tour - to the eastern borders of the EU, and missing intra-EU borders. In June-July 2025. Each day of the project is a Layer in the map - these should be displayed by default, or if not click the three layered diamonds icon "Open browser" to the left side of the map. The icons are all for borders, roughly coloured to differentiate the borders. A cross through a track means NO TRAINS CAN RUN. A cross through trains but not track means TRAINS CAN RUN BUT NO PASSENGER TRAINS. And TRAIN AND TRACK (no crosses) means there is a passenger service.
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    Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Friday, 25-Jul-2025 06:06:30 JST Jon Worth Jon Worth
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    The Euro is coming!

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    Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Friday, 25-Jul-2025 06:06:29 JST Jon Worth Jon Worth
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    And I’d wondered why there were odd costumes in my hotel! Both #FolkloreWithoutBorders and #CrossBorderRail are staying here! 😀

    In conversation about 4 days ago from gruene.social permalink

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    Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Friday, 25-Jul-2025 06:06:28 JST Jon Worth Jon Worth
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    I last crossed the Bulgaria-Turkey border in about 2003, and I am intrigued to see what (if anything!) has improved. Theoretically the infrastructure should not be too bad, but a border crossing in the middle of the night is never a great joy. The border is used more by freight than by passenger trains.

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    Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Friday, 25-Jul-2025 06:06:27 JST Jon Worth Jon Worth
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    Here's today's #CrossBorderRail music track

    Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
    They Might Be Giants

    This one is in for the title more than anything!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XlO39kCQ-8

    In conversation about 4 days ago from gruene.social permalink
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    Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Friday, 25-Jul-2025 06:06:26 JST Jon Worth Jon Worth
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    #CrossBorderRail Finale Train 145 of 167
    RE 28203
    09:40 Dobrich - Poveljanovo 10:56
    BDZ

    Train type: Luhanskyj Teplowosobudiwnyj Sawod 07 diesel locomotive, 1 carriage (1 further carriages locked)
    ⛽️
    🚲: ❓ (not officially allowed, but you'd manage)
    🦽: ⛔️
    🛜: ⛔️
    🍽️: ⛔️
    🧳: 😐 (ok once in, but hellish high and narrow steps to get in)️
    🧽: ☹️ (not been cleaned properly in years)

    🎫 Interrail: 🙂 (accepted, although the BDZ gadget could not scan the Interrail QR code)

    In conversation about 4 days ago from gruene.social permalink

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    Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Friday, 25-Jul-2025 06:06:25 JST Jon Worth Jon Worth
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    RE 28203
    09:40 Dobrich - Poveljanovo 10:56

    Distance: 66.9km
    Average speed: 53km/h

    10 stops:
    Donchevo
    Botevo
    Oborishte
    General Kiselovo
    Valchi dol
    Suvorovo
    Chernevo
    Kipra
    Devnja
    Poveljanovo

    This train, mapped: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2025-finale_1163738#11/43.3733/27.6845

    In conversation about 4 days ago from gruene.social permalink

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      #CrossBorderRail 2025 Finale
      The final big #CrossBorderRail tour - to the eastern borders of the EU, and missing intra-EU borders. In June-July 2025. Each day of the project is a Layer in the map - these should be displayed by default, or if not click the three layered diamonds icon "Open browser" to the left side of the map. The icons are all for borders, roughly coloured to differentiate the borders. A cross through a track means NO TRAINS CAN RUN. A cross through trains but not track means TRAINS CAN RUN BUT NO PASSENGER TRAINS. And TRAIN AND TRACK (no crosses) means there is a passenger service.
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    Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Friday, 25-Jul-2025 06:06:24 JST Jon Worth Jon Worth
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    #CrossBorderRail Finale Train 146 of 167
    RE 30152
    11:47 Poveljanovo - Karnobat 14:14
    BDZ

    Train type: Siemens Vectron locomotive, 3 carriages
    ⚡️ (25kV ac)
    🚲: ❓ (not officially, but there would be enough space)
    🦽: ⛔️
    🛜: ⛔️
    🍽️: ⛔️
    🧳: 😐 (better than first train of the day, but still high steps up, but doors are at least wider, good once inside)️
    🧽: ☹️ (toilets stink, windows are covered in grime)

    🎫 Interrail: 🙂 (accepted, but BDZ employee got angry - she had no gadget to scan the QR code. I shrugged!)

    In conversation about 4 days ago from gruene.social permalink

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    Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Friday, 25-Jul-2025 06:06:23 JST Jon Worth Jon Worth
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    RE 30152
    11:47 Poveljanovo - Karnobat 14:14

    Distance: 130.2km
    Average speed: 53km/h

    24 stops:
    Razdelna
    Trastikovo
    Sindel
    Junak
    Nova Shipka
    Velichkovo
    Dalgopol
    Borjana
    Komunari
    Asparuhovo
    Struja
    Trаnak
    Dropla-spirka
    Daskotna
    Listec
    Ljuljakovo
    Zavet Sp.
    Zavet
    Vedrovo
    Podvis
    Klimash
    Lozarevo
    Valchin
    Karnobat

    This train, mapped: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2025-finale_1163738#10/42.9403/27.3690

    In conversation about 4 days ago from gruene.social permalink

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      #CrossBorderRail 2025 Finale
      The final big #CrossBorderRail tour - to the eastern borders of the EU, and missing intra-EU borders. In June-July 2025. Each day of the project is a Layer in the map - these should be displayed by default, or if not click the three layered diamonds icon "Open browser" to the left side of the map. The icons are all for borders, roughly coloured to differentiate the borders. A cross through a track means NO TRAINS CAN RUN. A cross through trains but not track means TRAINS CAN RUN BUT NO PASSENGER TRAINS. And TRAIN AND TRACK (no crosses) means there is a passenger service.
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    Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Friday, 25-Jul-2025 06:06:22 JST Jon Worth Jon Worth
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    Today is confirming my previous impression: both BDZ 🇧🇬 & CFR 🇷🇴 are starved of cash and investment, but damn the Bulgarians do a better job keeping the basics running better than the Romanians do!

    In conversation about 4 days ago from gruene.social permalink
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    Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Friday, 25-Jul-2025 06:06:21 JST Jon Worth Jon Worth
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    BDZ station masters

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    Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Friday, 25-Jul-2025 06:06:20 JST Jon Worth Jon Worth
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    My next train takes me to Dimitrovgrad 🇧🇬

    Which like Dimitrovgrad 🇷🇸 AND Dimitrovgrad 🇷🇺 is named after Georgi Dimitrov, the first post WWII Bulgarian communist leader

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    Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Friday, 25-Jul-2025 06:06:18 JST Jon Worth Jon Worth
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    • vorortanleiter 🇺🇦

    In response to a point raised by @vorortanleiter about air conditioning of the ex-DB carriages bought by BDZ 🇧🇬

    The carriages BDZ purchased from BDZ could accept head end power 1000V ac 16.7Hz and 50Hz, but the rest of BDZ’s fleet is 1500V 50Hz

    So - as purchased - these carriages would have had no working aircon, so BDZ must have swapped out the transformers

    (Edited: I had what the original standard was wrong)

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    Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Friday, 25-Jul-2025 06:06:17 JST Jon Worth Jon Worth
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    #CrossBorderRail Finale Train 147 of 167
    R 8612
    15:36 Karnobat - Dimitrovgrad 18:23
    BDZ

    Train type: Siemens Vectron locomotive, 4 carriages
    ⚡️ (25kV ac)
    🚲: ❓(no space foreseen but you’d likely make it work)
    🦽: ⛔️ (no disabled accessible carriage)
    🛜: ⛔️
    🍽️: ⛔️
    🧳: 🙂 (by standards of this region v good! Wide-ish steps, good space)
    🧽: 😐 (even in a few months since sale DB to BDZ cleanliness slipping)

    🎫 Interrail: 🙂 or 😐 (officially comp res, but at Karnobat they told me just get in!)

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    Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Friday, 25-Jul-2025 06:06:16 JST Jon Worth Jon Worth
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    R 8612
    15:36 Karnobat - Dimitrovgrad 18:23

    Distance: 182.1km
    Average speed: 65km/h

    8 stops:
    Straldzha
    Zimnica
    Jambol
    Konjovo
    Nova Zagora
    Stara Zagora
    Merichleri
    Dimitrovgrad

    This train, mapped: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2025-finale_1163738#10/42.4143/26.1701

    In conversation about 4 days ago from gruene.social permalink

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      #CrossBorderRail 2025 Finale
      The final big #CrossBorderRail tour - to the eastern borders of the EU, and missing intra-EU borders. In June-July 2025. Each day of the project is a Layer in the map - these should be displayed by default, or if not click the three layered diamonds icon "Open browser" to the left side of the map. The icons are all for borders, roughly coloured to differentiate the borders. A cross through a track means NO TRAINS CAN RUN. A cross through trains but not track means TRAINS CAN RUN BUT NO PASSENGER TRAINS. And TRAIN AND TRACK (no crosses) means there is a passenger service.
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    Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Friday, 25-Jul-2025 06:06:15 JST Jon Worth Jon Worth
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    Third time Dimitrovgrad on #CrossBorderRail

    2x 🇧🇬
    1x 🇷🇸
    0x 🇷🇺 (obviously)

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    Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Friday, 25-Jul-2025 06:06:14 JST Jon Worth Jon Worth
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    Today has been super smooth crossing eastern Bulgaria

    So many lines here improved in the past decade, impressive to see

    Now four hours here in Dimitrovgrad before my night train

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    Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Friday, 25-Jul-2025 06:06:13 JST Jon Worth Jon Worth
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    A question about the hair of Bulgarian men

    Why are shaved heads or super short hair so very popular here?

    At this restaurant there’s a group of 7 men (pictured, badly). 2 heads are shaved. 3 have a couple of mm. 2 have 1cm max.

    It’s similar in the rest of the restaurant.

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    Jon Worth (jon@gruene.social)'s status on Friday, 25-Jul-2025 06:06:12 JST Jon Worth Jon Worth
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    This is the most weird sleeper compartment

    It’s nice and roomy. There’s even a fridge. But this inefficient design makes the capacity super low

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    Jon Worth

    Brit who became German and is moving to France. Runs the #CrossBorderRail project and writes about railways and EU politics. Politically green, lives happily without a car.Normally found stuck on a train or stuck in a village in Bourgogne, or escaping either on a folding bicycle.Toots mostly in EN, einige auf DE, parfois en FR.

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