Recent content by JonasB

For now, but SJ has shown interest in operation Oslo-Copenhagen trains as soon as their new high speed trains are delivered.

There has been two airports in Sweden with a level crossing on the runway. Visby airport, the railway crossed both taxiway and runway. Train drivers had to stop before crossing the airport and call the tower and ask for permission. And Söderhamn Air Force base. There was a railway running...

The last time I took the Malmö-Stockholm sleeper you could stay on the train until 07:00, but that can change so double check with the train staff.

I guess that in most countries easter means a lot of engineering works as it is a pretty long period with less daily commuters than usual.

Or maybe try to hack some Russian TV-stations and broadcast a selection of Eurovision entries from the last years? Like the Irish entry from last year.

Sounds a bit like arming the Eurovision Song Contest might be the easiest way to solve it :D Turkey and Hungary as already left it and Russia has been expelled. As a bonus there is Australia, we just need to invite Canada and we might have something.

SJ's website is a bit unclear about the food options to Narvik. https://www.sj.se/en/about-the-journey/food-and-drinks/food-on-sj-night-train On one hand it says "On the night train to Jämtland, Luleå and Narvik you'll find the same selection of food and drinks as on SJ High-speed trains." But...

The menu can be found on the Swedish website: https://www.sj.se/allt-om-resan/mat-pa-taget/bistromeny Use translation software of your choice if you don't speak Swedish (I recommend DeepL). I think the bistro car continues to Narvik if you take the direct train.

And in case of the Volvo S90/V90, the saloon version is actually 27 mm longer than the estate version. And the XC90 SUV is even longer.

That is really crazy. You really don't need a fancy high speed train to get reasonable travel times either, a regular 200 km/h train would probably be faster than both driving or flying.

To get the thread slightly more back on topic, that's interesting considering that Alberta really could gain a lot from a decent rail system.

At least in northern Europe there is movement. A Swedish "Boycott USA"-group on Facebook has gotten 60 000 members in a few days with a lot of tips on how to avoid US goods and services and instead buy European, Mexican and Canadian products. (And yes, the group is well aware that Facebook is a...

For now, but the trend looks very good for the Liberals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2025_Canadian_federal_election

It's important to remember to also spend money on "boring" things. Having new ships and planes might look nice and show political strength, but it's also important to have enough ammunition, lorries, boots, helmets, spare tyres etc. I agree, it is important for many reasons. If the US wants to...

Not anymore, a lot has happened in the polls in the last few weeks.