the train shed of SPI seen from directly below, as the perspective emerges from the ramp leading up from below the platform

looking down the length of the platform towards the closed end, bright blue and yellow train on the right

seffie of me about to get on, perspective looking towards the open side of the train shed

eurostar livery on the side of the train, showing my car and train number (4, 9116) in the little screen above the logo

through we go!

#eurostar #trainsOverPlanes

It would be so cool if we could revive the rail industry, like imagine having easy access to high speed rail to all major cities!! #TrainsOverPlanes

Well, that’s all for this long family weekend in Essen. Now to try and get home. My Eurostar 9454 from Essen to Brussels has been cancelled so I have to improvise. First step - a busy RE1 14:09 that will (hopefully) take me all the way to Aachen Hbf

#TrainTravel #Germany #TrainsOverPlanes

Trains over planes: Why the government should encourage domestic train travel - Intergenerational Foundation An Intergenerational Foundation report arguing that the government should be encouraging domestic travellers out of planes and onto trains.

In 2023 we published #trainsoverplanes calling on the government to give subsidies provided to aviation over to domestic trains to reduce fares and encourage a modal shift out of the skies. Here is the report:

www.if.org.uk/research-pos...