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Does someone know if there are #OpenSource - maybe self hosted or #fediverse based - alternatives for #Pinterest? It is something I use as a photographer (yes I do other stuff next to trains 😄) for inspiration or sharing ideas, but the service is becoming rather trashy.
The moderation system sees sometimes perfectly normal pictures of clothed persons as “sexual content” and there is an increase in AI-slop.
Boosts appreciated!
The #NezCasse locomotives from rail construction and maintenance companies #Strukton and #VolkerRail are the most difficult to photograph as they do not have a regular schedule compared to cargo trains. In December I was able to photograph the 1736 near Rotterdam.
Antwerpen–Köln service starting in September this year. On VagonWeb, they can already be spotted with the train numbers 310/311/312/313.
What I did *not* know is that during the summer period (01/06–31/08 — before the Antwerpen service starts in September), there will be a daily between Oostende and Köln. The train numbers are 1110 and 1111.
#CrossBorderRail
https://www.gva.be/regio/antwerpen/regio-antwerpen/antwerpen/vanaf-september-nieuwe-treinverbinding-tussen-antwerpen-en-keulen/135246620.htmlDetour with an ICM #Koploper: Utrecht to Almere via Hilversum.
I am editing a train picture from Hungary and now the :mav: jingles are stuck in my head...
Lolwhut: NS has announced the public sale of ICM / Koploper electric multiple units, with a minimum 15 units per sale.
Really wondering if someone is willing to buy some and for which purpose.
https://www.railwaygazette.com/tenders-and-jobs/icm-emu-trainsets-for-sale/70660.article
👋 How are things going here?
Voor de Rotterdammers en omstreken onder ons; 7 en 8 april zijn er inloopbijeenkomsten voor de nieuwe stadsbrug en de nieuwe tramlijn. Overweeg zelf wel een kijkje te nemen. Nieuwe OV-infra projecten zijn toch wel schaars hier. #Rotterdam
Oh hello #KubeCon
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The first two "refurbished" ex-SNCB I-10 coaches for the #GoVolta service between Amsterdam - Hamburg / Berlin have been spotted outside the Brouwer workshop in Blerick.
(Time will tell what they were able to do refurbish in the short period of time. On the 19th of March the first GoVolta train should run.)
The #CertusRail HLE 27 pair. Certus is a small private operator in Belgium, mostly focusing on cargo trains. In 2024 they bought two HLE 27 locomotives from SNCB. Unfortunately, the locomotives got scrapped recently. #TrainPhoto
https://flic.kr/p/2rZgtJp
One of the benefits of #KubeCon: you can easily renew your wardrobe. I already got two new pair of socks and a hoodie 😅.
Intercity 2421 from Rotterdam to Amsterdam is a rather busy one: even with two ICNG-5 train sets.
Wow the OVInfo app for iOS got updated, for the first time in years.
@samcage@rail.chat train travel should not be too convienent of course.