78036 65km 1h 12min

home stretch!!

3706 547km 4h 23min

lumo, or, ah yes, let's introduce a low-cost service to the east coast main line. naturally, to maximize revenue, we'll run *checks notes* 5-car trains

…I do not think Lumo was a good idea. But hey, a train's a train, and I made this one by about two minutes, so Lumo it is

EST 9125 371km 2h 4min

It’s a 373! Weirdly I got an email a few days ago telling me my seat reservation would change, but the seat picker still showed a 374. Didn’t get my new seat allocated until the ticket barriers.

ICE 18 221km 2h 7min

S 19 (31018) 1km 1min

In the meantime, though, time for a wander

NJ 402 580km 8h 26min

Weird nightjet! Old but cozy.

Annoying that the top bunk (of 3, which I’m in) gets no window, but hey

EC 322 223km 3h 17min

well I made the connection, largely because this train is (at least) 6 minutes late leaving Milan; this fact is known to the Milano Centrale departure boards, but neither the SBB nor the Trenitalia app

FR 9584 216km 1h 14min

It turned up! Looks like I’ll have about a 5 minute connection in Milan

FR 8818 757km 6h 46min

slightly tight connection from the port, but I ended up just walking and had about 20 minutes to spare

and having spent the past week in a lot of cars: god, trains are nice

FR 8807 860km 6h 52min

wheeeeeeeeee

…but let’s be honest, as fancy (and fast) as this train is, it’s a letdown after SBB through the alps

EC 51 132km 1h 37min

aww backwards seat - but nevertheless, nice trains. also, just been announced that they’ll be coming through checking passports, because what’s a schengen

IR 1807 206km 2h 23min

Good morning! Can confirm that the IC 2000s are lovely; this scenery probably will be too, once it gets light enough out to see anything

TGV 9781 500km 3h 17min

TGV Euroduplex: the interior feels a little dated, but nevertheless is quite comfy

EST 9028 344km 2h 26min

anyway, yes, hello from a crowded 374 (do they make any other kind?)

46703 554km 4h 38min

and we’re properly off! an hour ahead schedule through the power of being quick out of bed - of course this is the one train I’m taking today that’s not mandatory-reservation, so all I get is a more leisurely connection in London, but hey