<![CDATA[Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 14 - 3 Apr - Ravières - Paris - Saarbrücken - Saarlouis - Bouzonville - Saarbrücken]]>Welcome to today's thread - 2026 Tour Day 14 - 3 Apr - Ravières - Paris - Saarbrücken - Saarlouis - Bouzonville - Saarbrücken

New borders:
None

Borders already crossed:
Saarbrücken 🇩🇪 - Forbach 🇫🇷
Niedaltdorf 🇩🇪 - Bouzonville 🇫🇷

Once a year – on Good Friday – there are special passenger trains on the otherwise freight only Dillingen – Niedatdorf – Bouzonville line, and I am determined, finally, I am going to take one!

Today's routes on the routes map:
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-2026-spring-tour_1361108#9/48.498408/4.674683

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/kadse/statuses/116342103567047640https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/kadse/statuses/116342103567047640Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:06:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 14 - 3 Apr - Ravières - Paris - Saarbrücken - Saarlouis - Bouzonville - Saarbrücken on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:28:28 GMT]]>@jon that is an insane failure of integration testing

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://techhub.social/users/keplerniko/statuses/116341952247784397https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://techhub.social/users/keplerniko/statuses/116341952247784397Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:28:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 14 - 3 Apr - Ravières - Paris - Saarbrücken - Saarlouis - Bouzonville - Saarbrücken on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:49:11 GMT]]>@kadse @jon It's German 🫣

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/hans_zelf/statuses/116341797785262860https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/hans_zelf/statuses/116341797785262860Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:49:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 14 - 3 Apr - Ravières - Paris - Saarbrücken - Saarlouis - Bouzonville - Saarbrücken on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:48:03 GMT]]>@jon I’m sure nobody else could have made this reservation, so he could only find you.
But he has a story to tell now.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://literatur.social/users/fiee/statuses/116341793328120748https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://literatur.social/users/fiee/statuses/116341793328120748Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:48:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 14 - 3 Apr - Ravières - Paris - Saarbrücken - Saarlouis - Bouzonville - Saarbrücken on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:41:31 GMT]]>@fiee There's a Good Friday market in Bouzonville. That's the excuse to run the special train. But the point is also political - on the German side there is some will to do this more. The French side, not so much.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116341767652385190https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116341767652385190Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:41:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 14 - 3 Apr - Ravières - Paris - Saarbrücken - Saarlouis - Bouzonville - Saarbrücken on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:39:59 GMT]]>@jon I guess you’ll explain why? Some local pilgrimage reasons?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://literatur.social/users/fiee/statuses/116341761616394377https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://literatur.social/users/fiee/statuses/116341761616394377Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:39:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 14 - 3 Apr - Ravières - Paris - Saarbrücken - Saarlouis - Bouzonville - Saarbrücken on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:28:27 GMT]]>@jon something something how a typical french train looks and the best a belgian one ever has 🤪

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/kadse/statuses/116341716277996070https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/kadse/statuses/116341716277996070Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:28:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 14 - 3 Apr - Ravières - Paris - Saarbrücken - Saarlouis - Bouzonville - Saarbrücken on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:23:09 GMT]]>@jon the most beautiful Train the found? 🙂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zmtdn.de/users/zomtecos/statuses/116341695444008972https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zmtdn.de/users/zomtecos/statuses/116341695444008972Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:23:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 14 - 3 Apr - Ravières - Paris - Saarbrücken - Saarlouis - Bouzonville - Saarbrücken on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:19:46 GMT]]>Today has been manic. Will post more later. For now a few more pics.

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116341682096852474https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116341682096852474Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:19:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 14 - 3 Apr - Ravières - Paris - Saarbrücken - Saarlouis - Bouzonville - Saarbrücken on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:42:14 GMT]]>@quixoticgeek @jon the first 8am service from Hbf was cleaned well

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://glauca.space/users/q/statuses/116341062668348919https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://glauca.space/users/q/statuses/116341062668348919Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:42:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 14 - 3 Apr - Ravières - Paris - Saarbrücken - Saarlouis - Bouzonville - Saarbrücken on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:33:12 GMT]]>@jon hello kitty!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/meercat0/statuses/116341027141253404https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/meercat0/statuses/116341027141253404Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:33:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 14 - 3 Apr - Ravières - Paris - Saarbrücken - Saarlouis - Bouzonville - Saarbrücken on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:05:26 GMT]]>@jon for a service they run one day a year, you'd think they could at least clean the rolling stock...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.v.st/users/quixoticgeek/statuses/116340917962132986https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.v.st/users/quixoticgeek/statuses/116340917962132986Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:05:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 14 - 3 Apr - Ravières - Paris - Saarbrücken - Saarlouis - Bouzonville - Saarbrücken on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:00:56 GMT]]>A few pics from the station

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116340900298428198https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116340900298428198Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:00:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 14 - 3 Apr - Ravières - Paris - Saarbrücken - Saarlouis - Bouzonville - Saarbrücken on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:38:16 GMT]]>There it goes!

The train to Dillingen 🇩🇪 from Bouzonville 🇫🇷

That runs 1 day a year - on Good Friday

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116340811148000089https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116340811148000089Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:38:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 14 - 3 Apr - Ravières - Paris - Saarbrücken - Saarlouis - Bouzonville - Saarbrücken on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:20:06 GMT]]>@jon what do they get paid for if they just wander down a train and have a bit of a look? I'm surprised the bosses don't have a quota of IDs checked per train.

I mean, racial profiling is evil and counterproductive, but at least it's _activity_…

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/pseudomonas/statuses/116340739691883104https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/pseudomonas/statuses/116340739691883104Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:20:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 14 - 3 Apr - Ravières - Paris - Saarbrücken - Saarlouis - Bouzonville - Saarbrücken on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:28:50 GMT]]>@jon And when you search how to go from Forbach to Bouzonville on the Fluo Grand Est website... It tells you to go through Germany 🤣 (I am kind of amazed it has German train timetables to be honest!)

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.bike/users/corentin/statuses/116340066274586274https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.bike/users/corentin/statuses/116340066274586274Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:28:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 14 - 3 Apr - Ravières - Paris - Saarbrücken - Saarlouis - Bouzonville - Saarbrücken on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:19:05 GMT]]>@jon It's the small victories?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.eu/users/redjives/statuses/116340027921355587https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://todon.eu/users/redjives/statuses/116340027921355587Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:19:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 14 - 3 Apr - Ravières - Paris - Saarbrücken - Saarlouis - Bouzonville - Saarbrücken on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:09:36 GMT]]>The ethnic minority person got a long stare. But no control. No one controlled.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116339990658896727https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116339990658896727Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:09:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 14 - 3 Apr - Ravières - Paris - Saarbrücken - Saarlouis - Bouzonville - Saarbrücken on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:07:54 GMT]]>@jon reminds me of the time I had to explain to London Overground ticket offices how to sell me a Platform ticket because the button was hidden 3 menus deep.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://glammr.us/users/technicalotter/statuses/116339983923971013https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://glammr.us/users/technicalotter/statuses/116339983923971013Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:07:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 14 - 3 Apr - Ravières - Paris - Saarbrücken - Saarlouis - Bouzonville - Saarbrücken on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:07:23 GMT]]>@jon genuinely no idea

meanwhile the interior minister turned up with but one BPol

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://glauca.space/users/q/statuses/116339981884526056https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://glauca.space/users/q/statuses/116339981884526056Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:07:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 14 - 3 Apr - Ravières - Paris - Saarbrücken - Saarlouis - Bouzonville - Saarbrücken on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:06:58 GMT]]>Oh here we go. Bundespolizei getting on at Forbach, carriage next to mine

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116339980270337280https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116339980270337280Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:06:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 14 - 3 Apr - Ravières - Paris - Saarbrücken - Saarlouis - Bouzonville - Saarbrücken on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:05:11 GMT]]>@jon@gruene.social hey, if somebody manages to get the right reservation for a train where nobody can get it, they must be knowledgeable

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://not.acu.lt/notes/akm8sj6488https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://not.acu.lt/notes/akm8sj6488Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:05:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 14 - 3 Apr - Ravières - Paris - Saarbrücken - Saarlouis - Bouzonville - Saarbrücken on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:52:16 GMT]]>@rakulle Let's see what I can manage in Saarbrücken shortly 🙂 it happens. It just didn't happen in a while!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116339922476202011https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116339922476202011Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:52:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 14 - 3 Apr - Ravières - Paris - Saarbrücken - Saarlouis - Bouzonville - Saarbrücken on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:51:20 GMT]]>@jon oh no. that happened to me too these days. but lucky, there was a nice dry place to fix it

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://radiosocial.de/users/rakulle/statuses/116339918787024016https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://radiosocial.de/users/rakulle/statuses/116339918787024016Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:51:20 GMT