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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

James Joyce went by train from Dublin to Trieste. A hundred years on, it's a very different experience

When James Joyce first travelled from Dublin to Trieste in 1904, he went via Paris, Zurich and Ljubljana. Zurich, because he mistakenly believed a job to be awaiting him there, and Ljubljana because groggy after the night train he thought they'd pulled into Trieste. By the time he twigged, the train had departed and, without ready cash, Joyce and his partner Nora Barnacle had to spend a night on the tiles.
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fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 month ago

Waterloo woe: 1bn fleet of platform hoover' trains to be rolled out to help tackle extreme overcrowding'

New trains, termed platform hoovers, are finally being rolled out to address extreme overcrowding on London Waterloo routes.
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fromThe Local Germany
3 months ago

LISTED: All the major Deutsche Bahn railway disruptions expected this summer

Germany's railway infrastructure is undergoing modernization, causing significant service disruptions this summer.
fromianVisits
4 months ago

Network Rail painting tracks white to beat the summer heat

By painting parts of the rail white, they absorb less heat - 5°C to 10°C cooler than one left unpainted.
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