Meanwhile 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

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A 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

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Live position: livemap.crossborderrail.eu

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#CrossBorderRail #LongestTrainEU Record Attempt Train 19 of 23
A 194
18:40 Madrid Atocha - Badajoz 23:12
Renfe

Train type: Talgo Bombardier 730 bi-mode MU, 9 short carriages, 2 electric & 2 diesel power cars
⚡️ (3kV dc), ⛽️, ⚡️ (25kV ac)
🚲: ⛔️
🦽: ✅
🛜: ✅
🍽️: ✅
🧳: 🙂
🧽: 🙂
Interrail: 😐 (compulsory res, €12)

Petition for a railway line Saarbrücken - Merzig - Mettlach - Nennig - Réimech - Éiter - Lëtzebuerg. Oida, :lux_emile_weber: Saarbrücken Express sucks ...

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IRY 6150
14:50 Barcelona Sants - Madrid Atocha 17:52

Distance: 621.6km
Average speed: 205km/h

1 stops:
Madrid-Puerta de Atocha

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Live position: livemap.crossborderrail.eu

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#CrossBorderRail #LongestTrainEU Record Attempt Train 18 of 23
IRY 6150
14:50 Barcelona Sants - Madrid Atocha 17:52
Iryo

Train type: Hitachi ETR1000 Frecciarossa EMU, 8 carriages

🚲: ⛔️
🦽: ✅ (on board lift)
🛜: ✅
🍽️: ✅
🧳: 🙂 (v good overhead racks)
🧽: 🙂
Interrail: 😐 (compulsory res, €15 per person)

TGV 9713
13:06 Perpignan - Barcelona Sants 14:32

Distance: 182.8km
Average speed: 128km/h

3 stops:
Figueres Vilafant
Girona
Barcelona Sants

Static map: umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/eu-lo...

Live position: livemap.crossborderrail.eu

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#CrossBorderRail #LongestTrainEU Record Attempt Train 17 of 23
TGV 9713
13:06 Perpignan - Barcelona Sants 14:32
SNCF Voyageurs

Train type: Alstom TGV Eurouplex, 8 short double deck carriages and 2 power cars
⚡️ (25kV ac)
🚲: ⛔️
🦽: ✅
🛜: ✅
🍽️: ✅
🧳: ☹️
🧽: 🙂
Interrail: 😐 (compulsory res, €27 per person)

TGV 6221
08:56 Valence TGV - Perpignan 11:57

Distance: 366.9km
Average speed: 122km/h

7 stops:
Nîmes
Montpellier Saint-Roch
Sete
Agde
Beziers
Narbonne
Perpignan

Static map: umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/eu-lo...

Live position: livemap.crossborderrail.eu

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#CrossBorderRail #LongestTrainEU Record Attempt Train 16 of 23
TGV 6221
08:56 Valence TGV - Perpignan 11:57
SNCF Voyageurs

Train type: Alstom TGV Duplex, 8 short double deck carriages and 2 power cars
⚡️ (25kV ac, 1.5kV dc)
🚲: ⛔️
🦽: ✅
🛜: ✅
🍽️: ✅
🧳: ☹️
🧽: 🙂
Interrail: 😐 (compulsory res, €22 per person)

TGV 6805
08:06 Lyon Part Dieu - Valence TGV 08:42

Distance: 102.2km
Average speed: 170km/h

1 stops:
Valence TGV

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Live position: livemap.crossborderrail.eu

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#CrossBorderRail #LongestTrainEU Record Attempt Train 15 of 23
TGV 6805
08:06 Lyon PD - Valence TGV 08:42
SNCF Voyageurs

Train type: Alstom TGV Duplex, 2x 8 short double deck carriages & 2 power cars
⚡️ (1.5kV dc, 25kV ac)
🚲: ⛔️
🦽: ✅
🛜: ✅
🍽️: ✅
🧳: ☹️
🧽: 🙂
Interrail: 😐 (compulsory res, €22 per person)

TER 96550
05:14 Geneve - Lyon Part Dieu 07:22

Distance: 163.2km
Average speed: 77km/h

7 stops:
Bellegarde
Seyssel-Corbonod
Culoz
Virieu-le-Grand-Belley
Tenay-Hauteville
Amberieu
Lyon Part Dieu

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#CrossBorderRail #LongestTrainEU Record Attempt Train 14 of 23
TER 96550
05:14 Geneve - Lyon Part Dieu 07:22
SNCF Voyageurs

Train type: Bombardier AGC EMU, 2x4 short carriages
⚡️ (25kV ac, 1.5kV dc)
🚲: ✅
🦽: ✅ (step free if station allows)
🛜: ⛔️
🍽️: ⛔️
🧳: 🙂
🧽: 🙂 (newly renovated)
Interrail: 🙂 (accepted)

IR 1738
23:56 Renens VD - Geneve 00:39

Distance: 55.6km
Average speed: 76km/h

3 stops:
Morges
Nyon
Genève

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#CrossBorderRail #LongestTrainEU Record Attempt Train 13 of 23
IR 1738
23:56 Renens VD - Geneve 00:39
SBB

Train type: SLM, Winterthur, ABB, Zürich Re 460 locomotive, carriages, driving control car
⚡️ (15kV ac)
🚲: ✅
🦽: ✅ (step free into some carriages)
🛜: ⛔️
🍽️: ❓
🧳: 🙂
🧽: 🙂
Interrail: 🙂 (accepted)

IC 1640
21:32 Basel SBB - Renens VD 23:48

Distance: 175.3km
Average speed: 77km/h

8 stops:
Laufen
Delémont
Moutier
Grenchen Nord
Biel/Bienne
Neuchâtel
Yverdon-les-Bains
Renens VD

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#CrossBorderRail #LongestTrainEU Record Attempt Train 12 of 23
IC 1640
21:32 Basel SBB - Renens VD 23:48
SBB

Train type: RABDe 500 tilting EMU, 7 carriages
⚡️ (15kV ac)
🚲: ⛔️
🦽: ✅ (lift on platform)
🛜: ⛔️
🍽️: ✅
🧳: 😐 (tricky)
🧽: 🙂
Interrail: 🙂 (accepted)

(I forgot to snap it - so old pic)

ICE 75
19:26 Karlsruhe Hbf - Basel SBB 21:21

Distance: 192.9km
Average speed: 101km/h

4 stops:
Offenburg
Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf
Basel Bad Bf
Basel SBB

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#CrossBorderRail #LongestTrainEU Record Attempt Train 11 of 23
ICE 75
19:26 Karlsruhe Hbf - Basel SBB 21:21
DB Fernverkehr

Train type: Siemens ICE4 long version, 12 or 13 carriages
⚡️ (15kV ac)
🚲: ✅
🦽: ✅ (lift on platform, backup lift on board)
🛜: ✅
🍽️: ✅
🧳: 🙂
🧽: 🙂
Interrail: 🙂 (accepted)