Welcome to today's thread - #CrossBorderRail 2026 Tour Day 11 - 10 Mar - Drávakeresztúr - Barcs - Zalaszentivan - Ljubljana
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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?
