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I am starting a new little service - predominantly on LinkedIn as it's full of rail bullshit - but cross posted here
My "Bullshit Meter"
A quick reaction to a rail story, assessing whether it will happen or not
Here are a few examples...
Want me to assess a story? Send it over!
@jon That's a pretty bold claim about the Gorizia-Nova Gorica connection. I mean, sure, they are literally the Italian half and the Slovenian half of the SAME CITY, but knowing the absolutely dismal state of Slovenian railways, I can see some way in which they can still screw it up.
@eribosot No. 1) Slovenian railways have improved a lot in recent years, 2) it's capital of culture and just 3km to run, and 3) test trains have run already.
@jon Sorry for being cynical (and sarcastic). It's just that I was recently forced to spend 4+ hours traveling from Ljubljana to Venice, and 4+ hours back... on a bus. Because there doesn't seem to be any train connection from Ljubljana to the nearest big Italian city.
@eribosot There is. You just can't book it online 
@jon There is? Google Maps appears unaware of it.
@eribosot Google Maps is crap for rail. NEVER trust it. Sorry. Said out of bitter experience. Always use Deutsche Bahn's planner for European rail.
@jon @eribosot Google Maps also terrible for transitions from one kind of public transport to another. Go from a train to bus and it will have you walking in a big circle 10 minutes to move less than 100 m to catch your connection. Add on a couple of minutes for safety and all the carefully planned public transport schedules go out the window.