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Xavier has blocked several lines in Germany. Still closed are: Hamburg - Kiel - Westerland (Sylt) Hannover - Hamburg Hannover - Berlin Hannover - Bremen Dortmund - Hamburg Bad Bentheim - Amsterdam Rheine - Löhne (Westf) Thursday afternoon complete Niedersachsen was closed down.

The first pictures of the new trains in the Netherlands. Service should start 2021. Nickname seems to be: The Bee. Source: Treinreiziger

I am not sure whether you have seen it, but in the past Catweazle was a favorite of mine. Now at the age of 93 the actor who played the role has died. The name is/was Geoffrey Bayldon. And remember it ran for only 2 seasons in 1970 and 1971.

In the media it seems that something happened at BP. Reports there there will be a pressconference right now. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4471696/Royal-staff-called-London-emergency-meeting.html

ICE 945 from Duesseldorf to Berlin derailed in Dortmund Hbf. Dortmund Hbf is closed. Chaos!!!! Source: Federal Police Nordrhein-Westfalen

Source: Oxford Mail

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4190380/Rail-routes-five-times-expensive-mile.html Newspaper is so the Daily Mail. Was that not the train unfriendly newspaper?

The death is fast and furious! George Micheal has died. Source: BBC

Currently there is only 1 train every 2 hours instead of hourly. Shortage of drivers seems to be the problem. Remember is part of going from Harwich to Hoek van Holland to the Ruhrarea in Germany. At least untill January 1, 2017. Extra busses run with major delays with the stopping service...

At the age of 86 Andrew Sachs has died. Waiter in the best sitcom "Fawlty Towers".

Source: BBC As i can see on other stories this goes way back 2013. Than it was only Oxford to Bedford.

What to think about a cow on the line today with Virgin between Lancaster and Preston.

On September 25, 2016 we say goodbye to a train that lasted for more than 50 years on Dutch rails. One can win tickets to join the fairwell if you say how special this plan V was to you. Timetable: Maastricht depart 9.37 Eindhoven depart 10.51 Arnhem depart 13.13 Zwolle depart 14.34...

Source: Telegraph

Today was the introduction of the new ICE 4. News in German can be found of the link from Deutsche Bahn below. I wll sent a request to put it also out in English. http://www.deutschebahn.com/de/presse/suche_Medienpakete/12081122/medienpaket_ice4.html

Blue Line Station Canopy Collapses After Possible Lightning Strike Blue Line trains were halted Sunday evening due to a possible lightning strike hitting the tracks, according to the Chicago Transit Authority and fire officials. Shortly before 7 p.m., the canopy along a pedestrian ramp...

Source: Daily Mail

Holidaymakers have been hit by delays of up to 12 hours through Kent to get to the Port of Dover, with many being stuck in traffic overnight. Port authorities said delays built up due to French border checkpoints being understaffed overnight during heightened security levels. "Vast volumes of...

Passengers dead, dozens injured in head-on train collision in Italy Italian news reports say that two trains have collided head-on in the southern region of Puglia, killing at least 12 people and injuring others. The trains collided near the town of Andria, according to news agency ANSA and...

Should any of you be in the Netherlands this Sunday, than you can travel for free through the country. Provided you are in possession of "het boekweekgeschenk". You get it for free if you spend at least 12,50 euro buying any kind of books. This is your trainticket; the whole day long: