@jonworth.euHere's the #LongestTrainEU music track for Badajoz – Entroncamento
Found thanks to this post:
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O Trenzinho Do Caipira (Bachianas Brasileiras Nº 2 - Tocata) - Edu Lobo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQVy...
Full playlist on Youtube
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Tramagal
Santa Margarida
Praia do Ribatejo
Almourol
Barquinha
Entroncamento
Static map: umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/eu-lo...
@jonworth.eu#CrossBorderRail #LongestTrainEU Record Attempt Train 20 of 23
R 482
14:09 Badajoz - Entroncamento 15:55
CP
Train type: CP 0350 Allan railbus
⛽️
🚲: ❓ (not officially allowed, but one on board)
🦽: ❓ (marked as possible, but how?)
🛜: ⛔️
🍽️: ⛔️
🧳: 😐 (steep to get in!)
🧽: 🙂
Interrail: 🙂 (accepted)
@jonworth.euNote all these times are BST.
So if it works correctly the end is 22:28 BST / 23:28 CEST / 00:28 EEST (for the folks in Kemijärvi)
@jonworth.euThese should be the final two trains of #LongestTrainEU now!
@jonworth.euGood trip! #LongestTrainEU
@jonworth.euA video from Torre das Vargens explaining the latest (minor) setback #LongestTrainEU
@jonworth.euThe CP train manager here is *amazing*
He's fixing all sorts for us
But there is bad news - we're going to miss the connection in Entroncamento (some problem ahead of us here), meaning we'll be an extra hour later in Lagos
@jonworth.eu(In truth: we’ll try to blag our way on in Entroncamento - one of us will sit in the bar) #LongestTrainEU
@jonworth.euThanks to the super friendly CP guy on the Badajoz - Entroncamento train we have 1 seat reservation for Entroncamento - Lisboa, and 2 for Lisboa - Tunes. So I’m going to have to leave @ourmaninberlin.bsky.social behind! #LongestTrainEU
@jonworth.euWe’re away ON TIME. Had we come from Madrid this morning we’d have been stranded in Badajoz. Yesterday’s hard work paid off! 💪 #LongestTrainEU
@jonworth.euAnd the delay of the incoming Alvia train from Madrid is increasing! Are we going to leave to Entroncamento on time or not? Suspense! 😀 #LongestTrainEU
@jonworth.euBadajoz station is one of those Spanish stations that make no sense to me. There are a handful of trains a day, but a full time security guard and ticket office. You’re getting your priorities wrong!
The security guard also didn’t like the look of Rick‘s camera.
@jonworth.euThis #LongestTrainEU is getting interesting 😀 here in Badajoz
The train FROM Entroncamento 🇵🇹 is here. But the incoming from Madrid is +10. Change time is 3 min. Will it wait? 🤔
Were I on that train from Madrid I’d be very nervous right now!
@jonworth.euFinally getting moving on hopefully last day of #LongestTrainEU
Here’s today‘s intro video
@jonworth.euJust before midnight and I’m in bed in Badajoz 🇪🇸
Tomorrow: 🇵🇹
But starting only at 14:00, because CP and Renfe can’t do better 🤷♂️
But that means SLEEP 💤
@jonworth.euToday‘s #LongestTrainEU video summary has special Talgo strobe effects https://peertube.netzbegruenung.de/w/7LXVwULNvjqS4ob9WApR2y
@jonworth.euSo #LongestTrainEU should have been finishing RIGHT NOW - 21:07 BST / 22:07 CEST in Lagos
But I’m 24 hours late thanks to 🇸🇪
Tomorrow I’ll get there
@jonworth.euMeanwhile I am bumping my way towards Badajoz on #LongestTrainEU
Talgo builds complete and utter shit
DO
NOT
BUY
TALGO
TRAINS
The ride quality at 120-140km/h here is atrociously bad
And as Denmark and Germany are finding out, modern Talgo trains are terrible too
@jonworth.euA 194
18:40 Madrid A - Badajoz 23:12
Distance: 459km
Average speed: 101km/h
6 stops:
Leganes
Talavera de la Reina
Navalmoral de la Mata
Plasencia-Ciudad
Caceres
Badajoz
Static map: umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/eu-lo...
Live position: livemap.crossborderrail.eu