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Create rail timetable graphs in R
Access the AWS console through access and secret keys
Secure your SQS queues at rest and in transit
Capture screen as a video device using FFmpeg
Notify on tag updates in AWS using EventBridge
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Creating rail maps with Cytoscape.js
RSS: You should use it.
Berlin's tram network
Is Amsterdam's metro really a metro?
Farewell NS 1700
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Picture of Class 345 EMU, number 006, on platform at Southall station under a pedestration bridge with passengers disembarking.
Riding the Elizabeth Line! status train toots transport
The contents of this post were originally toots on Mastodon, you can find the original thread there. @PeskyPotato 24 June 2023 19:34 Recently, I had the opportunity to ride the Elizabeth Line, a commuter rail and rapid transport system, much like the Paris RER, connecting greater London to its core. After starting construction in 2009 it was officially inaugurated on 17 May 2022, the line goes from Reading and Heathrow in the west to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east. Read more...
Red and white carriage with Euroepan Sleeper logo at platform
European Sleeper's first passenger ride! status train transport
European Sleeper is a Dutch startup created in 2021 with plans to run European night trains. Formed by Elmer van Buuren and Chris Engelsman, the train operator ran their first passenger service on 25th May 2023, from Berlin to Brussels, through Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp. From 2024, European Sleeper also plans on expanding past Berlin to Dresden and Prague. Since earlier 2022, I’ve been closely following the progress made by European Sleeper, anticipating their first ride. Read more...
Picture of a boxy metro car M-2610 (variant A) at Tribunal station with red lights.
Geeking out on the Madrid Metro status train toots transport
The contents of this post were originally toots on Mastodon, you can find the original thread there. @PeskyPotato 14 May 2023 11:56 This weekend we have the series 7000 and 9000 manufactured by AnsaldoBreda for the #Madrid #Metro 🇪🇸, in 2002 and 2006 respectively. They're designed for the wide guage lines and come in single and dual-voltage variants as the metro system use both 600V DC and 1500V DC through rigid overhead catenary. Read more...
Picture of Protos, number 5035, at Amersfoort Centraal. The trains namesake, Marijke van Haaren, is printed on the right alonside Valleilijn with blue livery. "niet instappen" is shown on the train display.
The FTD Protos on the Valleilijn status train toots transport
The contents of this post were originally toots on Mastodon, you can find the original thread there. @PeskyPotato 6 May 2023 15:37 Not all Dutch trains are yellow! This is the Protos, an EMU built by Fahrzeugtechnik Dessau (FTD). Only 5 of these trains were ever put in service and they all run on the Valleilijn 🐓between Amersfoort and Ede-Wageningen operated by Connexxion since 2007. #train Replies: 1 Boosts: 0 Favourites: 0 | Source @PeskyPotato 6 May 2023 15:41 Connexxion operates the Protos and FLIRT 3 along the Valleilijn however, from December 2023, Keolis will take over the staff and rolling stock from Connexxion after winning the tender. Read more...
Picture of the Gothic Arch before an at-grade crossing from platform 1 of Hilversum Sportpark.
The Gothic Arches on the Utrecht-Hilversum line status train toots transport
The contents of this post were originally toots on Mastodon, you can find the original thread there. @PeskyPotato 30 April 2023 17:10 It's the weekend again, and it's time to spew information on my current rail obsession. The Netherlands started electrifying railway lines in the 1900s, and during WW2 concrete catenary masts were favoured because of the scarcity of steel. The Utrecht-Hilversum line was electrified in 1942 and received these unique horseshoe-like shaped portals nicknamed de Gotische Bogen (the Gothic Arches). Read more...
ICNG 3133 and 3222 coupled at a platform in Amsterdam Centraal.
The NS ICNG's first passenger ride status train toots transport
The contents of this post were originally toots on Mastodon, you can find the original thread there. @PeskyPotato 19 April 2023 06:38 And we're off! Behold the wasp, it's shiny and smells like brand new sneakers. #train #ICNG Replies: 1 Boosts: 0 Favourites: 2 | Source @PeskyPotato 19 April 2023 07:53 @phrawzty Indeed! A few more from this morning. #ICNG Replies: 0 Boosts: 0 Favourites: 1 | Source @PeskyPotato 21 April 2023 16:25 Perfect timing, the ICNG stickers I sent to print has arrived. Read more...
Picture of the control and power car of the Talgo II, named Virgen de Aránzazu. Painted gray with red strips and window cut outs to view the diesel-electric engine.
Talgo II: Building on Innovation status train toots transport
The contents of this post were originally toots on Mastodon, you can find the original thread there. @PeskyPotato 15 April 2023 15:18 Talgo, innovative Spanish train manufactuer, started experimenting in the 1930s with self-guiding wheels, articulated trainsets and aluminium train bodies with a low center of gravity to come up with the Talgo II. Replies: 1 Boosts: 0 Favourites: 1 | Source @PeskyPotato 15 April 2023 15:20 Talgo II was manufactured by American Car Foundry under Talgo's watch entering service in 1950 between Madrid, Spain and Hendaye, France, traveling up to 120 km/h. Read more...
List EventBridge Rules that have event bus as a target aws til cloud
The AWS API allows you to list-rules which returns a list of all the rules but does not list targets. The API also provides you with list-targets-by-rule which allows you to list the targets associated with a specific rule. If you want to find all the rules with a specific target, this case an event bus, you can join both of them together. No idea if this is acceptable practice, or if I’ll ever use this again, but I will unleash this string of commands and pipes to the world. Read more...
NS SLT 2445 second class carriages on a Jacobs bogie.
Spotting Jacobs Bogies status train toots transport
The contents of this post were originally toots on Mastodon, you can find the original thread there. @PeskyPotato 1 April 2023 09:31 We're spotting Jacobs bogies! A Jacobs bogie is shared across two carriages as opposed to two bogies per carriage. Pictured is the Thalys PBKA at Paris Nord, NS SLT, and NS SNG at Utrecht Centraal. #train Replies: 0 Boosts: 0 Favourites: 1 | Source
Yellow classic refurbished tram 28 on road heading in the direction of Prazeres.
Lisbons yellow trams! status train toots transport
The contents of this post were originally toots on Mastodon, you can find the original thread there. @PeskyPotato 5 March 2023 11:39 Here's Lisbon's very popular #Tram 28E at Praça Martim Moniz. Carris operates 6 tram routes, 5 of which are served by these classic refurbished trams, and one by articulated trams built by Siemens/CAF and Siemens/Sorefame. Replies: 1 Boosts: 0 Favourites: 0 | Source @PeskyPotato 5 March 2023 11:42 p. Read more...
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