Rail

Like many cities, Barcelona started with a horse-drawn tram network, which then grew and was electrified before being decommissioned in favour of buses, private vehicles and the metro. Having not turned out so great, Barcelona then returned to the tram. I wrote about this same pattern in Luxembourg and Berlin, now it’s time for Barcelona. The first tram network The horse-drawn tram A monument to Christopher Columbus was constructed in 1888 near the Drassanes shipyards. Read more...

On 5 March 2025, the Dutch Railways (NS) presented a model of their interior for the Dubbeldekker Nieuwe Generatie (Double-Decker New Generation), or DDNG for short. This train will be introduced in 2029 to replace the ageing DDZ and provide additional capacity to intercity services. I was going to write an overview of the DDNG and realised the train did not have an English Wikipedia page yet, so I created that instead. I’ll use this post to cover the most important details with my commentary. Read more...