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NS Dutch Railways transfers part of its ICT from a Dutch supplier to an American-owned company, which offered a low price.

NS besteedt ict deels uit aan Amerikaanse leverancier
Strategische autonomie: Ondanks alle discussies over strategische autonomie kiest NS een Amerikaanse beheerder voor cruciale IT-diensten. „Als iedereen zo handelt als NS, bouwen we nooit eigen digitale infrastructuur.”

So I'm reading the changelog for the Polish railways' Passenger's Portal app (i.e. checking what they broke), and it turns out that the developers discovered compression.
I mean, the app's been updating "dictionaries" practically every single day for years (surely available stations change frequently), and they weren't even compressed! What's next? Discovering Last-Modified and refetching only if something actually changes?!
#rail #app

Ukrainian Railways introduces additional security measures after deadly Russian attack on passenger train in Kharkiv Oblast: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/28/ukrainian-railways-introduces-additional-security.html

Silverstar Railways - Der große Unbekannte auf der Südbahn-Strecke #News #Nachrichten

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AstralPlane
臥軌的火車Railway Suicide Train:
🎵 在河边找甘草
#臥軌的火車RailwaySuicideTrain
https://open.spotify.com/track/5QOu9zGjWhLMj4qZ5EVpHJ

A record 3million people to fly from UK this holiday.
Also, heading for the hottest year since records began.
No connection.
Millions hit UK roads, railways and airports for Christmas Eve getaway | Transport | The Guardian
#EcocidalMadness

Yesterday, there were fewer trains in the Netherlands due to snow in the track switches. For today, NS Dutch Railways announced a reduced schedule.
Now, no trains are running at all, due to an IT failure in planning the reduced schedule...
https://nos.nl/l/2597127

Geen NS-treinen in heel Nederland tot zeker 10.00 uur, mede door IT-storing
Het is nog onduidelijk of er na 10.00 uur wel NS-treinen kunnen rijden. Andere treinvervoerders rijden wel.

Exceptional rains in Spain, roads, railways cut.
MAPA | Qué carreteras estšn afectadas por la borrasca Leonardo: consulta el mapa de la DGT en directo

MAPA | Qué carreteras están afectadas por la borrasca Leonardo: consulta el mapa de la DGT en directo
Hay más de un centenar de carreteras cortadas por inundaciones y desprendimientos, la mayoría localizadas en Andalucía

Today's the day I tell the students about the massive improvements in southern Ontario's railways. In 1863, the trip from Union Station to Port Credit took 37 minutes. In 2026, the GO train will you get you there a whole 6 minutes faster.

Finally! Dutch parliament votes not to spend billions on a few extra lanes for highway A27 near Utrecht, at the expense of our centuries old Amelisweerd park. It was a useless, expensive, damaging and risky project.
Maintenance of highways and railways is a good proposed use of the money freed up.

Tweede Kamer wil toch geen verbreding A27 bij Utrechts natuurgebied Amelisweerd
De verbreding van de snelweg is omstreden omdat er opnieuw een stuk bos bij Amelisweerd voor gekapt zou moeten worden.