Recent content by jamesontheroad

Just a note that there is a mix of compartment, open and hybrid (Bvmmz) carriages in the current configuration of this train. You’ll obviously get better views in an open carriage, so try to reserve or choose seats in cars 7, 8, or 9 in second class; or in the middle open section (seats 43-96)...

Just a little update, Flixtrain have confirmed today that they're abandoning the Swedish market, and moving the carriages to Germany. Report in Swedish here, translatable in Google Chrome browser: https://jarnvagar.nu/flixtrain-lamnar-sverige/ One extract, my translation:

One of my most interesting multi-day journeys was from Sweden to Athens, via Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. Agree re: night trains: the Budapest-Brasov Corona is cheap, comfortable and perfectly time for dinner in the restaurant car and a good long sleep...

Welcome to Sweden! It's been my home since 2019. I think that between myself, @JonasB and at least a few others on here, we can answer any questions about the country. Hope you have a great trip. My top tips: don't bother with cash. Make sure you have a good debit or credit card that doesn't...

The southbound SJ night trains from Umeå and Duved meet in Sundsvall, where each is split and reformed into portions for Gothenburg and Stockholm. Same on the northbound journey. Therefore a delay from one portion will affect the others. However, as @JonasB points out, the southbound SJ train...

Bane Nor announces that the railway re-opens for freight traffic on 20 May and passenger traffic on 21 May. Press release (with photos of the repairs ongoing) in Norwegian: https://www.banenor.no/nyheter-og-aktuelt/nyheter/2024/narmer-seg-gjenapning-av-randklev-bru/ My translation:

There are no planned works scheduled right now. Of the two direct trains from Oslo S to Stockholm C that day, train 644 (dep. 14.36 arr. 20.22) is a locomotive hauled train. The other is a X55 multiple unit. Flixtrain from Stockholm to Gothenburg could be on your list, but they suspended...

Fantastic. It’s too long since I got on a train to the wrong place and made a day of it. Safe travels.

Stay on the train. Cobh is lovely and it still counts as the Atlantic. Plus the south coast of Ireland has a far more amenable climate than the west coast. Enjoy the day out. Be sure to have a pint of Beamish, rather than Guinness, which is the stout brewed in Cork.

Here's an update today from Väylävirasto, the Finnish Railways Agency: https://vayla.fi/-/suomen-ja-ruotsin-rajan-ylittavaa-tornionjoen-ratasiltaa-parannetaan-kevaasta-syksyyn My translation of the key bits... Similar work has been done elsewhere in Finland in recent years. If you follow the...

As others have noted, Sweden switched sides for road traffic on "Dagen H", 3 September 1967. Strangely, pedestrian and bicycle traffic on shared footpaths did not. in the local newspapers where I live, it's often a point of complaint on the letters page that incomers to Sweden are not being...

Mods, this could be considered a continuation of this closed thread (albeit one where I used the wrong country prefix, S instead of SE :E) https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/s-trafikverket-has-issued-a-tender-for-new-night-trains.241842/ The traffic committee in the Swedish Riksdag has...

Irrespective of whether the train is running through or not, consider an overnight stop at Abisko, where there is a really good STF hostel. It's an amazing place to take a break almost any time of year. You'll meet lots of people starting or finishing the 450km Kungsleden (King's Trail) through...

Passenger trains to/from Narvik are still terminating short, currently at Abisko Turiststation I believe. Freight trains are operating through to Narvik but I believe the massive backlog of iron ore that built up after the two derailments is causing freight to prioritised. In Norway, the bridge...

If you load the English language version of SJ and search for a journey that's not available, there are a couple of different possibilities for why it's unavailable. The message (in English) varies. Sold out - the train is running but there are no available seats/berths. Not available /...