<![CDATA[Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 18 - 14 Apr - Budapest - Praha - Ústí nad Labem - Heidenau - Dresden - Berlin]]>Welcome to today's thread - 2026 Tour Day 18 - 14 Apr - Budapest - Praha - Ústí nad Labem - Heidenau - Dresden - Berlin

New borders:
Heidenau-Süd 🇩🇪 - Ústí nad Labem západ 🇨🇿 (Future line)

Borders already crossed:
Štúrovo 🇸🇰 - Szob 🇭🇺
Lanžhot 🇨🇿 - Brodské 🇸🇰

Budapest to Berlin, but not just a simple route – checking out the locations for the future cross border tunnel between Usti nad Labem and Dresden en route.

Today's routes on the routes map:
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#7/50.071244/16.204834

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That can translate as bad luck hut

Surely no omen in there 🙂

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116403834321753966https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116403834321753966Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:45:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 18 - 14 Apr - Budapest - Praha - Ústí nad Labem - Heidenau - Dresden - Berlin on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:45:15 GMT]]>@wrzlbrnft @jon Deko

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zug.network/users/MarkusTippner/statuses/116403831820198403https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zug.network/users/MarkusTippner/statuses/116403831820198403Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:45:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 18 - 14 Apr - Budapest - Praha - Ústí nad Labem - Heidenau - Dresden - Berlin on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:44:25 GMT]]>@MarkusTippner Ist das so? Wozu dann z.B. in Frankfurt ein 1. Klasse-Abteil? @jon

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://troet.cafe/users/wrzlbrnft/statuses/116403828551201275https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://troet.cafe/users/wrzlbrnft/statuses/116403828551201275Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:44:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 18 - 14 Apr - Budapest - Praha - Ústí nad Labem - Heidenau - Dresden - Berlin on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:44:20 GMT]]>@jon yes! i miss her!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://blahaj.social/users/maartje/statuses/116403828199450119https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://blahaj.social/users/maartje/statuses/116403828199450119Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:44:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 18 - 14 Apr - Budapest - Praha - Ústí nad Labem - Heidenau - Dresden - Berlin on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:43:47 GMT]]>@stingraz Right. It ought to be abolished.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116403826007595843https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116403826007595843Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:43:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 18 - 14 Apr - Budapest - Praha - Ústí nad Labem - Heidenau - Dresden - Berlin on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:38:57 GMT]]>@maartje for this?

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116403807010422445https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116403807010422445Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:38:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 18 - 14 Apr - Budapest - Praha - Ústí nad Labem - Heidenau - Dresden - Berlin on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:37:49 GMT]]>@jon my co-workers are right behind you 🤣

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://blahaj.social/users/maartje/statuses/116403802587672912https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://blahaj.social/users/maartje/statuses/116403802587672912Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:37:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 18 - 14 Apr - Budapest - Praha - Ústí nad Labem - Heidenau - Dresden - Berlin on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:36:11 GMT]]>@jon Had similar experiences with the pointless "1st class" in Stuttgart S-Bahn trains (a compartment behind the cab at one end -- no different from the rest of the train except for seat moquette). The only times I used it was with a first class long-distance ticket with "+City" option, or with the included 1st-class local network pass when staying at the InterCityHotel (when that was still a thing). Never paid for it expressly, and have never seen anyone else on these seats in several years.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sueden.social/users/stingraz/statuses/116403796158476461https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sueden.social/users/stingraz/statuses/116403796158476461Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:36:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 18 - 14 Apr - Budapest - Praha - Ústí nad Labem - Heidenau - Dresden - Berlin on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:30:13 GMT]]>@MarkusTippner @jon

Im Rhein-Neckar-Bereich gibt es 1. Klasse. Sogar mit Tür abgeteilt.

Nutze den 3x im Jahr, wenn ich mit ner 1. Klasse Fernverkehrskarte nach Hause komme. Manchmal habe ich dann ein Faltrad dabei, da ist das ganz praktisch, weil viel Platz.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/knud/statuses/116403772676664404https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/knud/statuses/116403772676664404Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:30:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 18 - 14 Apr - Budapest - Praha - Ústí nad Labem - Heidenau - Dresden - Berlin on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:27:00 GMT]]>@jon In S-Bahnen gibts keine 1. Klasse. De facto kann man sich auch mit DeutschlandTicket einfach hinchillen.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zug.network/users/MarkusTippner/statuses/116403760011586875https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zug.network/users/MarkusTippner/statuses/116403760011586875Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:27:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 18 - 14 Apr - Budapest - Praha - Ústí nad Labem - Heidenau - Dresden - Berlin on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:24:03 GMT]]>And the Dresden S-Bahn (that isn’t really a S-Bahn) has 1st Class

Which no one uses

Except me with a 1st Class Interrail 🙂

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16:59 Dresden Hbf - Heidenau-Großsedlitz 17:18

Distance: 14.7km
Average speed: 46km/h

8 stops:
Dresden-Strehlen
Dresden-Reick
Dresden-Dobritz
Dresden-Niedersedlitz
Dresden-Zschachwitz
Heidenau
Heidenau Süd
Heidenau-Großsedlitz

This train, mapped: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#13/51.000342/13.813465

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116403721546427134https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116403721546427134Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:17:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 18 - 14 Apr - Budapest - Praha - Ústí nad Labem - Heidenau - Dresden - Berlin on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:13:50 GMT]]> 2026 Spring Tour Train 69 of 115
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16:59 Dresden Hbf - Heidenau-Großsedlitz 17:18
DB Regio AG Südost

Train type: LEW Hennigsdorf 143 locomotive, 4 double deck carriages, driving control car
⚡️ (15kV ac)
🚲: ✅
🦽: ✅ (step free into lower level)
🛜: ⛔️
🍽️: ⛔️
🧳: 🙂 (good for a double deck design)
🧽: 🙂
Interrail: 🙂 (accepted)

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116403708263000196https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116403708263000196Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:13:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 18 - 14 Apr - Budapest - Praha - Ústí nad Labem - Heidenau - Dresden - Berlin on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:48:24 GMT]]>@jon no eu/interrail? It's bus but it's DB...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/ajinkyapdahale/statuses/116403608226047942https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/ajinkyapdahale/statuses/116403608226047942Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:48:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 18 - 14 Apr - Budapest - Praha - Ústí nad Labem - Heidenau - Dresden - Berlin on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:40:43 GMT]]>@partim but they all too often are hostile if you ask them questions (as I always do). This guy was fair and honest!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116403578018261605https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116403578018261605Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:40:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 18 - 14 Apr - Budapest - Praha - Ústí nad Labem - Heidenau - Dresden - Berlin on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:38:55 GMT]]>@jens yes. It was honest! But hopeless.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116403570998625926https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116403570998625926Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:38:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 18 - 14 Apr - Budapest - Praha - Ústí nad Labem - Heidenau - Dresden - Berlin on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:38:37 GMT]]>@jon I don’t think you need to convince the police officers that this is all performative bullshit.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/partim/statuses/116403569805631684https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/partim/statuses/116403569805631684Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:38:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 18 - 14 Apr - Budapest - Praha - Ústí nad Labem - Heidenau - Dresden - Berlin on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:33:47 GMT]]>@jon That's IMHO better than them stomping around all self-important and pretending they're doing it for YOU.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.finkhaeuser.de/users/jens/statuses/116403550801255594https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.finkhaeuser.de/users/jens/statuses/116403550801255594Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:33:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 18 - 14 Apr - Budapest - Praha - Ústí nad Labem - Heidenau - Dresden - Berlin on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:30:51 GMT]]>There is *not even the pretence that this makes sense*

🤬🤬🤬

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116403539247475761https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116403539247475761Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:30:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 18 - 14 Apr - Budapest - Praha - Ústí nad Labem - Heidenau - Dresden - Berlin on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:29:53 GMT]]>The guy was friendly, young guy. I can’t blame him. And another passenger joined in, likewise considering the controls stupid.

And on went the bus.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116403535421393361https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116403535421393361Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:29:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 18 - 14 Apr - Budapest - Praha - Ústí nad Labem - Heidenau - Dresden - Berlin on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:28:49 GMT]]>Me: “So you’re basically doing this to fill a stupid quota set by the interior ministry?”

Him: “What else can we do? We don’t have enough people to control everything!”

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116403531253013282https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116403531253013282Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:28:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 18 - 14 Apr - Budapest - Praha - Ústí nad Labem - Heidenau - Dresden - Berlin on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:27:44 GMT]]>“We can control more people in one go this way!”

Me: “Hang on. Shouldn’t you treat everyone equally and do this based on risk?”

“But we have lots of people of lots of nationalities on a bus!”

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116403526992588824https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116403526992588824Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:27:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 18 - 14 Apr - Budapest - Praha - Ústí nad Labem - Heidenau - Dresden - Berlin on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:26:28 GMT]]>So the SEV bus got controlled by the Bundespolizei

I could SEE the road, not a single car was checked

In German I asked the policeman: “Why are you controlling buses not cars?”

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116403522021241102https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116403522021241102Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:26:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 18 - 14 Apr - Budapest - Praha - Ústí nad Labem - Heidenau - Dresden - Berlin on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:22:06 GMT]]>Ah. That worked well. Lots to see 😆

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