International Railway Journal has had a go at explaining what's up with the forthcoming EU rail ticketing reform, but the piece is confusing (especially if you don't follow the topic as closely as I do)
So I have had a go at trying to decipher it!
jonworth.eu/irj-tries-to...
Everything you think you know about EV charging is going to become obsolete. π§ͺππ‘βοΈπ¨π§π insideevs.com/news/789094/...
US establishment 2002: it's regrettable we have to go to war but 9/11 means we have no choice but to try and spread democracy.
RoW: That's just cover and you're just bloodthirsty neoimperialist white supremacists.
US establishment 2026: Yeah LOL you were right we're going to exterminate you all.
EU spokesperson says EU wants to prioritise destruction of the climate over helping Ukraine because Orban should always be the voice of Europe.
What is the EU even doing?
This week's newsletter is out jonworth.eu/hungary-serb...
Main piece this week: less analysis, more traveller report - recounting my journey from KΕbΓ‘nya-Kispest at the edge of Budapest ππΊ to where I am now, Beograd π·πΈ
No need to spend many thousands on something you might not even be into. www.bikebike.ca/blog/adventu... #affordablefun #marinkentfield3 #bikepacking
In the first of a two-part special report, we reveal results of our survey of rail passengers about the state of services from Folkestone...
@jonworth.eu
Scientific American has updated the figure, now grouped into swimmers, fliers, walkers/runners, and vehicles. A person on a bicycle remains the most efficient way to travel, compared to all forms of biological locomotion and mechanical transport.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-hu...
Buffers in concrete blocks
Someone (maybe @garethdennis.uk ?) made threads about rail buffers
Iβm not sure whatβs going on at Lille Flandres. The old buffers have been encased in concrete blocks, which would surely mangle anything below any buffers, and derail an over-running train?
the_thinking_great_ape You know what WON'T get stuck in the Strait of Hormuz? Sunlight and solar panels. @nickofnz
China is testing a train that will go 280mph, making it the fastest conventional train in the world.
The US can't get its shit together to build a single new line.
German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz backs a US proposed blockade against fellow EU member Spain, for the audacity of defending their shared values. What the the hell is the point of the EU? To be ruled by the Germans who kneel before the Americans and the Israelis who want to start Armageddon?
This is why I don't agree that climate has taken a backseat. Utility bills are equity issues _but they are also_ climate issues.
While Iβm on vacation this week, China isnβt and continues to lead the way on energy security.
Many thanks to @therundowntvo.bsky.social for having us on to talk about our book, Life After Cars, and reimagining cities so people don't have to be dependent on giant metal boxes for their mobility.
Watch the segment here:
The fastest and cheapest way to alleviate rapid electric load growth is through expanding investment in energy efficiency and demand flexibility.
www.aceee.org/press-releas...
Despite strong political headwinds, US energy storage industry installed a massive 57.6 gigawatts-hours (GWh) of new capacity in 2025, the largest single year of new battery capacity additions on record.
reneweconomy.com.au/batteries-tr...
Worth noting that despite frothing at the mouth of various right-wing media outlets in UK, the decision by Ed Miliband to go ahead with over 8GW of offshore wind in the recent renewables auction now looks a sensible bet
One of few ways UK can reduce economic risk from instability in Middle East
Empty workshop room
Today is #CrossBorderRail Spring 2026 Tour Day 07 - 4 Mar - Almere - Utrecht - Arnhem - Duisburg
New borders:
None
Borders already crossed:
Emmerich π©πͺ - Zevenaar π³π±
Live blog:
crossborderrail.eu/live-blog-4-...
The live thread bridged to Bluesky here bsky.app/profile/jon....
Today: #RTE2026
Why is Croatia considering only 160km/h for the new railway line Zagreb - Rijeka?
So much for freight nothing more makes sense? But how much more expensive would an alignment for 200 or 230km/h be, not least as there are not going to be level crossings anyway? www.railjournal.com/infrastructu...
TGV-M on tests approaches Tournai
Nose of TGV-M
Back power car of TGV-M
F-I-CH 320km/h
And I can reveal the exclusive #CrossChannelRail mission to... errrrr... Tournai
And no, the doors are still not in the right place π
Maritime groups, ship owners, port operators & logistics companies urge govts to push ahead with global shipping climate deal
It's the one USA used 'bully-boy' tactics to derail last yr
Business is not with US administration on this - USA is being ideological. And wrong
www.ft.com/content/aff5...
"One should not give a poisoner medicine,
A conjurer fine apparatus, nor
A rifle to a melancholic bore."
WH Auden
Not to mention the biggest arsenal in the world to a narcissistic attention-seeker.
That would not happen if British people install patriotic British solar panels to avert the foreign invasion of high gas prices!
Humans still idiotic enough to travel on cruise ships are some of the worst humans alive.
WHY ARE ANY HUMANS STILL ON CRUISE SHIPS?
The corporate media don't want you to know this, but offer people genuine social and ecological justice combined with ambition, and most of us will rally behind it.
We're seeing examples of this all over the world, and it's what hope looks like.
Drone pic of an abandoned rail line
Today is #CrossBorderRail Spring 2026 Tour Day 06 - 3 Mar - Ravières - Orchies - Tournai - Almere
New borders:
Bachy π«π· - Tournai π§πͺ
Borders already crossed:
Antwerpen C π§πͺ - Rotterdam C π³π±
Live blog:
crossborderrail.trainsforeurope.eu/live-blog-3-...
Bridged to Bluesky here bsky.app/profile/jon....
Refusing to build supportive housing for those who would otherwise be homeless means more unhoused people living on our streets and in our parks, AND much higher public costs paid by all of us. Itβs as simple as that. #UrbanTruth
