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National Express still run some n-wagen on the RB48 route, they've hired them in to cover for two of their TALENT2 units which are missing in action due to a collision last year.

The TGV family of trains have a 25 kV cable running alongside the roof to supply the front power car ('motrice'). On high speed lines TGVs use only their rear pantograph for current collection.

Yes, the line between Schiedam and Maassluis will be used by some freight services. This will happen at night, when metro trains aren't running.

Ouigo started in 2013, this has given SNCF a solid head start against future competitors. I don't expect much competition against SNCF on the grandes lignes network in the first couple of years, except for Trenitalia maybe.

Soaking up paths is a strategy, but also conquering the market. Back when Ryanair and others joined the airspace, they hit a new target market which allowed them to become successful. Nobody's starting the next Ryanair today as the demand simply isn't there anymore. By launching Ouigo years...

Ouigo trains will also start to serve Lille Flandres, although I haven't seen timetables yet. Lille Flandres is quite close to Lille Europe (where Eurostar stops), it's a 10 minute walk along a well signposted route.

Didn't they try to keep trains running on the adjacent track?

Card, everywhere. It's easy, fast, safe, and it gives me wonderful insight in where my money goes. I have some coins in my wallet but they've been there for months now.

The Top Gear team didn't go to the geographic north pole, they went to the magnetic north pole. Here's a blogpost from someone who accompanied the team on their mission: http://markwoodexplorer.com/expeditions/top-gear-expedition/

The problem is that the railway make promises which they can't keep. The timetable is just a tool in the overall system. If insufficient attention is paid to the reliability of a timetable and any connections in it, you shouldn't be surprised when passengers abandon the railway simply because it...

Depends. If service 1 is delayed for 10 minutes, I can understand service 2 not waiting for it. Waiting keeps platforms needlessly occupied while frequencies are usually high enough to not exacerbate passenger inconvenience. Delays of such a magnitude don't happen that often, so it's...

It was just an example of a journey involving multiple changes and multiple operators. There aren't that many EU countries that have a situation as colourful as the UKs. Furthermore, the first leg of my journey (Venice - Milan) is completely domestic and perfectly highlights the issue with...

What I meant is that staff are encouraged to have a right time departure, even if a connecting train (which is a minute late) is already in sight - or opening the doors. For example, take a journey from Utrecht to Tilburg: 17:14 D Utrecht Centraal 17:40 A 's-Hertogenbosch -- 2 minute...

It's hard to compare railways against each other as each country does things differently. For example... Belgium has really cheap carnets (Rail Pass, Go Pass). However, their services aren't as frequent and close rather early. The Netherlands is great on frequency and service intensity, but...

Trenitalia already have the trains to do so, the Frecciarossa 1000 trains are capable of operating under all OHLE voltages used in Europe. Trenitalia are also gearing up to get the FR1000 fleet certified for operation in France.

That is absolutely true. It's worth considering though, as the ECML is quite diverse (LNER, GN, GC/HT) and lots of changes to rolling stock are coming (313's going, HST's going, Electra's going). :-)

If you're planning to just go to a station (such as KX) make yourself known to the station manager upfront, they'll greatly appreciate it and it'll help you getting waved through the barriers. If you intend to travel, I suggest you buy a paper ticket instead so you won't be bothered by Oyster's...

Not mine, but a former colleague's... There is an ICE International service which links Amsterdam, Utrecht and Arnhem with the German cities of Oberhausen, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Cologne and Frankfurt. This ICE service can also be used for domestic travel in the Netherlands free of charge if...

Looking at the seat plans on the website of the man in seat 61, it looks like you're right. I didn't pay much attention to the exact coach numbering as I had a seat in coach 71. I travelled in seat 62 by the way, seat 61 would've meant traveling backwards. :)

With that, responsibilities for these services are transferred from the central government to the regions. I expect that the number of cross country Intercités services will decrease, with services being curtailed to the region's boundaries or maybe the first major city in the neighbouring...