This headline is how I felt when I saw another consultation announced for Great British Rail. The government is the dog from the burning room "This is fine" meme, releasing another consultation while performance & industry workbank burns to the ground. www.railfreight.com/railfreight/...

A reminder here: to get a reliable railway you need to invest in the infrastructure. Germany didn’t (enough) for 2 decades. Now finally it’s catching up. Whether the trains on that infra are publicly or privately run isn’t central to on-time performance.

Reliable-ish is completely dependent on who you ask. If your a Pax operator it doesn’t seem to be all that bad as an overall picture. But a freight haulier may have differing opinions on the matter!

VR Sr1's (3046 and 3005) stand at Helsingin Päärautatie­asema as they prepare to work PYO 265 1929 Helsinki to Kemijärvi.

älä mausta hevosia

Swiss trains more punctual than ever in 2024 In 2024, Swiss Federal Railways record best its ever punctuality rate, with 93.2% of trains were on time.

Yes, Swiss trains are reilable - with infrastructure maintenance that actually stops it from deteriorating. However, what stands out most to me is 98.7% of connections made. Do you know what ours is in the UK? No nor to I, and that is part of our problem. www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/...

The Man in Seat 61: My decades-long love affair with Interrail Mark Smith, who runs the popular rail travel website, looks back on more than a century of the international train pass — and why the thrill is still very much alive

In today’s Sunday Times: “My decades-long love affair with Interrail” www.thetimes.com/travel/advic...

Bit chilly up this neck of the woods..

A quick leap across Paris takes us to Gare De Lyon.

Now it's onwards to Basel SBB

A change of scenery for this interRail.

Mainly due to the passholders fares to Brussels being sold out..