Let the madness begin!
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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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Needless to say, the hourly bus down to Aosta left ten minutes ago. Gives me some time to look at pretty mountains sunbathing.
All the regional busses in Valle d’Aosta are free during fall. That makes things easier.
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All the regional busses in Valle d’Aosta are free during fall. That makes things easier.
This bus could have been a train!
(For part if it, at least.)
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This bus could have been a train!
(For part if it, at least.)
Needless to say, the train down towards Torino left four minutes before our arrival. Gives me time to look at Aosta.
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Needless to say, the train down towards Torino left four minutes before our arrival. Gives me time to look at Aosta.
Enough faffing about. Back to trains!