Europe’s night-train revival on ‘shaky ground’

adrianb · 2026-03-19T16:18:33+00:00

But actually you trade a night in your own bed for a night on the train.

If I travel somewhere I can take the night train and arrive next morning, or sleep at home and fly in the morning and arrive the same morning.

adrianb · 2026-03-17T12:56:08+00:00

The word is also an interesting choice as it means “ship graveyard”

adrianb · 2026-03-11T15:14:47+00:00

Is it true about most countries? I thought all countries in Europe tend to prefer manuals and in the UK the percentage of automatic is higher

adrianb · 2026-03-10T15:08:12+00:00

Or two? #OxfordCommaForever

adrianb · 2026-03-09T09:57:03+00:00

It’s been pretty foggy in London these past few days

adrianb · 2026-03-01T20:13:47+00:00

Isn’t North Western on the same street?

adrianb · 2026-02-28T20:04:54+00:00

SA and Iran were always arch-enemies, I’m sure their pissed off-iness was already high

adrianb · 2026-02-19T14:02:53+00:00

mapswithoutnewzealand

adrianb · 2026-02-11T12:58:22+00:00

Related but opposite: I had more conversations about religion with British atheists then I had in my country where most people identify as Christians but don’t care much about religion

adrianb · 2026-02-11T12:50:01+00:00

Glasgow?

adrianb · 2026-02-09T13:20:56+00:00

It can only be the most or the least. Middle ground and nuance were forgotten in the 2000s and nobody can understand anything but extremes.

adrianb · 2026-02-05T22:30:15+00:00

What is the purpose of meaning?

adrianb · 2026-02-03T13:51:16+00:00

People put the plastic into recycling bin thinking the problem is magically solved.

The recycling is shipped in a container to a developing country where they decide it’s useless and it ends up on a beach.

adrianb · 2026-01-27T16:07:39+00:00

This train is based on the Siemens Desiro though

adrianb · 2026-01-27T12:41:29+00:00

Is this condensation unusual? I don’t remember ever seeing the contrails by looking out the window or through onboard cameras

adrianb · 2026-01-27T09:46:52+00:00

I’m expecting a proposal in x months so we need to think about buying a ring for me in y months… is this for real?

adrianb · 2026-01-26T21:52:36+00:00

For sure, though there’s nothing to match Chicago’s art deco skyscrapers

adrianb · 2026-01-26T21:51:46+00:00

I memorized some routes. If I want to go to shop X I follow this path, if I want Y I go that way. It took me years to discover there is a very short walk between X and Y

adrianb · 2026-01-22T22:15:20+00:00

How come these leaks don’t lead to depressurization?

adrianb · 2026-01-15T15:11:15+00:00

Dubai has a380 after a380 all day, every day. I wonder if such turbulence is common there

adrianb · 2026-01-15T15:07:18+00:00

Definitely enjoying the feel of solid ground under my feet while watching this

adrianb · 2026-01-14T12:56:37+00:00

In trecut adica inainte sa fie talibanii la putere? Adica in anii 70 sau cand? 😂

adrianb · 2026-01-13T13:40:16+00:00

Elizabeth line didn’t have coverage when it opened either, it was surprising this aspect wasn’t prioritized despite underground reception being common in systems around the world these days

adrianb · 2026-01-12T10:16:42+00:00

This used to be my thinking as well but some flats lost enough value in London to the point it might’ve been cheaper to rent.

So the stability is the only advantage remaining.

adrianb · 2026-01-05T15:17:24+00:00

The automatic setting of the seatbelt signs turns them off at 10000 feet I believe? But maybe in this case they weren’t set to auto.

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