Recent content by jamesontheroad

It is just visible from the train, on the left as you travel south. A smartphone with GPS and Google Maps makes it easy to see when to look.

Yes, there’s a list here: https://vivi.lv/en/tickets/opening-hours-of-ticket-offices/

I didn’t really come back to this thread to give my overall impression of the trip. As I mentioned above, it was a short two night trip flying into Tallinn and then home from Vilnius. One thing that the journey did do for me was provide a much better understanding of the scale and geography of...

Thanks! I’ll do that. 1790417105 Tallinn - Tartu first impressions… Arrived with at least 10 minutes to spare until departure, but the 10.18 train to Valga (on a Saturday) was already pretty busy, and I couldn’t get a window seat until Tapa. Good mix of domestic and international passengers...

Thanks @Struner and @NCT <:D Arrived in Tallinn late last night. Seat61 recommends some hotels in the old town, but in fact for my second time in Estonia I chose the “Hampton by Hilton” :D which is 10 mins from the airport on tram 2 towards the city. Modern, clean and comfy, nice rooms and a...

The video in my OP (and all the early comments from fans) appears to have been replaced by this one.

This weekend, for the first time, I'm making the complete trip from Tallinn to Vilnius on Elron and LTG Link's coordinated schedule. Basically - my request is: if you've done this trip recently, do you have tips or recommendations for things to look out for along the way? Sadly, I can't stop...

All the info on Interrail.co.uk (or, if you are somewhere else, your local Interrail website). https://www.interrail.com/en/interrail-passes/global-pass Buy 24-30 September 2026 and activate within 11 months. Flexi-passes ("X days within 30 days") and 15, 22 day continuous passes reduced by...

Or maybe the beds could just be made with the pillow at the other end :D 1790235884 What seems to be key is that Nox has developed a prototype with all 4 grades of sleeping accommodation in the same carriage. I'm not sure the finished product will be like this, but a fleet of identical...

Starting on Monday 7th September, European rail campaigner Jon Worth set out to test the connectivity of different railway systems by travelling from Kemijärvi in northern Finland to Lagos in southern Portugal, supposedly now the longest possible journey by passenger train in Europe. All of this...

Starting in just under an hour at 11.00CET here: https://www.tramem.eu/ Significantly more entertaining than my existing Saturday plans :D

Apropos of this thread, I was in Nairobi on business last week. I had no time for any train travel or trainspotting, but I was with a colleague who normally works with improvement projects in South Africa's informal settlements, so we hired a private guide to show us around the Kibera slum. (In...

Yes, I've noticed this misunderstanding in a few outlets and forums. It's become quite widespread. The Finnish timetable is not planned to change again this year; it is the Swedish one which will adapt to align with the Finnish one.

Operationally, VR don't have the right rolling stock for this service, so they have to use long-distance rolling stock in the gaps in the existing service pattern between Oulu and Helsinki. So the north/south connections are a reflection of that. Don't quote me on this, but I think this is...

It's a little ambiguous, but I don't think this means VR's timetable will change, rather that Norrtåg's will so that cross-border connections become smoother. I'm still a little skeptical about the long term prospects for this route - if the government funding is withdrawn it's very unlikely to...