Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 11 - 10 Mar - Drávakeresztúr - Barcs - Zalaszentivan - Ljubljana
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I can just imagine this on the Slovenian side at Hodoš
“But there’s no train from Hungary that connects to this one. And your ticket was valid on the previous one.”
“I know. But the train from Barcs was delayed so I cycled across the border, will you let me on?”
One alternative *ought* to be a train Gyekenyes
- Koprivnica 
But there’s only 1 train a day
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One alternative *ought* to be a train Gyekenyes
- Koprivnica But there’s only 1 train a day
️There are lots of men with high viz jackets staring at something at Gyekenyes, delaying my train further…
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There are lots of men with high viz jackets staring at something at Gyekenyes, delaying my train further…
@jon To many men and water bottle.
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There are lots of men with high viz jackets staring at something at Gyekenyes, delaying my train further…
@jon looks like they've found some sort of box on the ground!
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There are lots of men with high viz jackets staring at something at Gyekenyes, delaying my train further…
@jon Looks like fixing the railswitch?
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There are lots of men with high viz jackets staring at something at Gyekenyes, delaying my train further…
Somehow I’m in Hungary and am not taking a Bzmot today. I’m not sure how this happened. Anyway here’s a pic of one in Barcs earlier for @wrzlbrnft
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@jon Looks like fixing the railswitch?
@AstaMcCarthy at least inspecting it, yes. There wasn’t much actual work happening!
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Somehow I’m in Hungary and am not taking a Bzmot today. I’m not sure how this happened. Anyway here’s a pic of one in Barcs earlier for @wrzlbrnft
@jon 🥰 🥰 🥰
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There are lots of men with high viz jackets staring at something at Gyekenyes, delaying my train further…
@jon presumably the men wearing hi-vis are there to make it easier to see the ones who aren't
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Somehow I’m in Hungary and am not taking a Bzmot today. I’m not sure how this happened. Anyway here’s a pic of one in Barcs earlier for @wrzlbrnft
And there would be my second alternative. Murakeresztur - Kotoriba. That one has no passenger trains at all, and no road bridge either
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And there would be my second alternative. Murakeresztur - Kotoriba. That one has no passenger trains at all, and no road bridge either
️Using translation apps with the train manager, she thinks the Ljubljana train will wait in Zalaszentiván. I’ll believe it when I see it
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Using translation apps with the train manager, she thinks the Ljubljana train will wait in Zalaszentiván. I’ll believe it when I see it
In the end I’m about as cool about all of this as anyone could be. I’ve got a bike to save me if I need it. I can re-route if I have to, and be confident enough to explain things to get my way. And it’s all useful learning for my #CrossBorderRail project.
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There are lots of men with high viz jackets staring at something at Gyekenyes, delaying my train further…
@jon But not a single one keeping lookout to see if some train happens to approach them on that track...
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@jon But not a single one keeping lookout to see if some train happens to approach them on that track...
@tml that was a siding, to be fair
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@kurswagen.bsky.social calculated that. I can’t make it fast enough!
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@kurswagen.bsky.social it’s 50 mins cycle, with a nasty height profile
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@kurswagen.bsky.social I’m staying on the train
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In the end I’m about as cool about all of this as anyone could be. I’ve got a bike to save me if I need it. I can re-route if I have to, and be confident enough to explain things to get my way. And it’s all useful learning for my #CrossBorderRail project.
According to MÁV live data it has gone
#CrossBorderRail
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According to MÁV live data it has gone
#CrossBorderRailBut the live data was wrong! It waited! #CrossBorderRail win
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But the live data was wrong! It waited! #CrossBorderRail win
@jon I can imagine the train manager phoning their colleague "We have a VIP on board, please hold the train".
Do you ever get the feeling you are a well-known frequent customer on these tours of yours?
