Recent content by citycat

Thanks for all the info.

Isn’t that just the Palermo or Siracusa portion on its own, and not the whole train. I have to agree though. I miss the grey FS cars of the eighties with pull down windows and a proper concertina loco like the E645 or E646. And destination boards on the side.

I was standing on the platform at ‘s-Hertogenbosch yesterday when a Eurostar Red TGV passed through non stop on the centre road heading to Paris according to the door indicators and with passengers on board. I didn’t know they sometimes came through on this route. Does anybody know all the...

Aah, I think I misread it that they only had 3 minutes with the delayed arrival of the Eurostar and the delayed departure of the ES. Thanks.

So, you made it with just three minutes to spare?? The adrenaline must have been pumping running through the concourse at Gare du Nord.

So, did you catch the sleeper with that 16 minute connection?

I only have video of the arrival and departure apart from the two photos I provided. However, if I did have photos, I would not share them. Despite my slightly derogatory remark about a refugee train, I actually want European Sleeper to be a success, and it's just unfortunate that they have very...

I just thought I'd share what happened when the European Sleeper made the unusual call at Utrecht Centraal on Monday evening 29/06/26. I'd heard earlier in the day about the problems in the Rotterdam area, and I saw that the ES 453 service heading to Prague was now diverted to Utrecht and not...

It was my favorite seat too, but then I was the train guard. More comfy than my seat in the TGS office and handy for when I had to get up to do pre arrival announcements and release the doors.

You’re probably aware already, but if your reserved seats on the Genoa to Ventimiglia train are on the right hand side, try to move to any unreserved seats on the left hand side to catch the coastal view. A lot of the line has been diverted inland and through tunnels but there is a few coastal...

The Zou fares along the Cote d'Azur are not exactly expensive to begin with, so you're hardly forking out a fortune even if you do have to pay full fare. Unfortunately, gone are the days when FIP coupons were valid on virtually any train in Europe apart from maybe TEE Trans Europe Express. I...

My entire trip is Netherlands to London via Flixbus with a couple of nights back in my home city. Then an early morning Ryanair flight from London Stansted to Catania. As I have done Sicily already, I’ll spend four hours in the city before joining the overnight train from Catania to Milan via...

Thanks again for the replies. I've booked a single seat in First class (as it was only 6 euros extra), hopefully on the correct side taking into account the reversal in Genoa.

I will indeed carry on into France. I will stop off in Juan les Pins to revisit the location of many a childhood holiday in the seventies, and then overnight in Toulon before taking the overnight ferry to Alcudia in Majorca. Thanks for the info. 1777453429 Ah well, if I end up on the wrong...

Hi. Just one small question. I'm booking the Intercity from Milan to Ventimiglia for September and I want to try and be sat on the coastal side from Genoa onwards, though I know there are a lot of tunnels these days. I believe the train reverses at some point, possibly twice. Has anyone done...