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I think I figured it out: If you have a paper Interrail pass and it doesn’t have a Swiss stamp yet, the SBB conductor will ask for your passport and otherwise trust their colleagues.
All the (Belgian, Luxemburgian, and German) conductors yesterday just threw up their hands when confronted with this big A4-sized form of a ticket.
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All the (Belgian, Luxemburgian, and German) conductors yesterday just threw up their hands when confronted with this big A4-sized form of a ticket.
The train stops in an industrial estate outside Biel for transfer to the city bus. Afterwards, the conductor is a bit surprised to still find me on the train.
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The train stops in an industrial estate outside Biel for transfer to the city bus. Afterwards, the conductor is a bit surprised to still find me on the train.
Onwards to Bern on something modern or some classic railway to Kerzers? Rhetoric question.
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Onwards to Bern on something modern or some classic railway to Kerzers? Rhetoric question.
They sneakily added a low-floor section to the train by cutting an old carriage in half and sticking a newly build portion with Jacobs bogie between the halves.
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They sneakily added a low-floor section to the train by cutting an old carriage in half and sticking a newly build portion with Jacobs bogie between the halves.
Kerzers is basically a pretty signal box where the SBB and BLS lines intersect at grade. They like classic American cars here, so why not have classic American railroad features.
(Unlike in Germany, where it would still be in use, the signal box is now a museum: https://www.stellwerk-kerzers.ch)
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Kerzers is basically a pretty signal box where the SBB and BLS lines intersect at grade. They like classic American cars here, so why not have classic American railroad features.
(Unlike in Germany, where it would still be in use, the signal box is now a museum: https://www.stellwerk-kerzers.ch)
This is all ridiculously lovely and wholesome. The Rules dictate that there must be some heinous crimes going on.
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This is all ridiculously lovely and wholesome. The Rules dictate that there must be some heinous crimes going on.
Murten – Fribourg definitely goes on the list of railway lines that are way prettier than they have any right to be.
I suspect the whole region east of the lakes is highly underrated.
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Murten – Fribourg definitely goes on the list of railway lines that are way prettier than they have any right to be.
I suspect the whole region east of the lakes is highly underrated.
Prochain arrêt: Cheese!
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Prochain arrêt: Cheese!
We all went down to Montreux
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We all went down to Montreux
on the Lake Geneva shoreline.Have a bit of culture, as suggested by @grauzone.
They also renamed a section of the Grand Rue in memory of Funky Claude, which is nice.
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Have a bit of culture, as suggested by @grauzone.
They also renamed a section of the Grand Rue in memory of Funky Claude, which is nice.
I had hoped that a Sunday evening train up into the mountains would be nicely quiet. Instead it is full of tired, cranky toddlers.
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I had hoped that a Sunday evening train up into the mountains would be nicely quiet. Instead it is full of tired, cranky toddlers.
This climb out of the Rhône valley never gets old.
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This climb out of the Rhône valley never gets old.
It’s not too shabby further up either!
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It’s not too shabby further up either!
“Fall down there and be dead for a while!”
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“Fall down there and be dead for a while!”
This transfer by everyone from the train on the right to the train on the left and from the train on left to that on the right is brought to you by #CrossBorderRail. Also, finally welcome to France, country number six!
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This transfer by everyone from the train on the right to the train on the left and from the train on left to that on the right is brought to you by #CrossBorderRail. Also, finally welcome to France, country number six!
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc – and it isn’t even dark yet. Trust the Swiss to make a journey of nine trains with mostly short transfers work flawlessly.
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Chamonix-Mont-Blanc – and it isn’t even dark yet. Trust the Swiss to make a journey of nine trains with mostly short transfers work flawlessly.
Good morning and welcome to day three. Hopefully, I’ll cross under those mountains soon. Still not entirely convinced this is going to happen (despite having a reservation).
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Good morning and welcome to day three. Hopefully, I’ll cross under those mountains soon. Still not entirely convinced this is going to happen (despite having a reservation).
It’s here!
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It’s here!
I thought “Maybe I should have taken the direct Flixbus to Aosta” but that bus is currently being held up right after the tunnel by camouflaged Italians with automatic weapons.
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I thought “Maybe I should have taken the direct Flixbus to Aosta” but that bus is currently being held up right after the tunnel by camouflaged Italians with automatic weapons.
Needless to say, the hourly bus down to Aosta left ten minutes ago. Gives me some time to look at pretty mountains sunbathing.
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That is a little odd, and I'd think that is a violation of the implicit addressing conventions...
If as:Public is not addressed, it is not public. End of story...
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@xinqu this looks like Italy...
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@internetarchive wow, that sounds awesome.
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Mastodon may expose followers-only posts to public. Is it a feature or a bug?
For example, this reply is addressed to the followers collection (to) and the mentioned user (cc):
https://not-brain.d.on-t.work/notes/admrkcvj3hfn5crj
But Mastodon says the reply is "public". Anyone can view it:
https://neuromatch.social/@kopper@not-brain.d.on-t.work/115343438096255204
#Iceshrimp also doesn't require authorization, but you need to know the post ID to view it.
@kopper Did you know about this?
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@adhdeanasl very true. OTOH, given his reaction, it does indicate that he did felt the pressure, which would suggest the path undertaken pushes in the right direction.
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What do you mean?
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@kaia we can easily imagine what kind
