100 locomotives pulling 16 wagons through 18 countries; an overlong train, longer than most platforms traveling 12000 km through Europe while crossing 26 borders. Being technically, operationally and organisationally unique, the ESNtrain will carry participants from everyhwere in Europe through 18 different countries.
We would like to present the ESNtrain to you an overlong train that will travel through Europe from 28 March until 21 April and which everybody can join. It will host up to 700 people from all over the world. During the stops in the various city, a cultural programme is organized for the participants. Onboard, various activities also take place in the special socializing waggons.
This train is unique from a cultural viewpoint as well as concerning technical and operational aspects. It is a challenging project since various problems had to be solved in order to guarantee a smooth train travel.
Technically and operationally unique
Not only from a cultural viewpoint is this train unique. An overlong train traveling through 18 countries and crossing 26 borders has never been realised before. Several technical and operational solutions had to be found in order to comply with the various national and local technical standards and operational regulations. The different electricity and train stop/warning systems for instance require the use of 100 locomotives. The enormous train length of 500 m also poses several problems. Only few platforms allow accessing the train on its whole length. In addition, the ferry crossing between Germany and Sweden is a specialty that requires proper and thorough planning. Since we do not want to spam this forum, we refer to the press release that explains in more detail these issues.
Press Release
Benjamin Zielke
We would like to present the ESNtrain to you an overlong train that will travel through Europe from 28 March until 21 April and which everybody can join. It will host up to 700 people from all over the world. During the stops in the various city, a cultural programme is organized for the participants. Onboard, various activities also take place in the special socializing waggons.
This train is unique from a cultural viewpoint as well as concerning technical and operational aspects. It is a challenging project since various problems had to be solved in order to guarantee a smooth train travel.
Technically and operationally unique
Not only from a cultural viewpoint is this train unique. An overlong train traveling through 18 countries and crossing 26 borders has never been realised before. Several technical and operational solutions had to be found in order to comply with the various national and local technical standards and operational regulations. The different electricity and train stop/warning systems for instance require the use of 100 locomotives. The enormous train length of 500 m also poses several problems. Only few platforms allow accessing the train on its whole length. In addition, the ferry crossing between Germany and Sweden is a specialty that requires proper and thorough planning. Since we do not want to spam this forum, we refer to the press release that explains in more detail these issues.
Press Release
Benjamin Zielke
...sound familiar? :roll: