https://peertube.netzbegruenung.de/videos/watch/a1020b27-f2d8-4a9a-bf12-1a2c2a2babe3 Madrid - Lisboa is one of the worst railway connections between capital cities in Europe. At least two changes of train, and 170km on a diesel railbus built in the 1950s. In this video I explain how this situation arose, and why - perhaps even in 2027 - there is hope for something a little bit better, once a section of new line opens in Portugal. IMPORTANT: this is the second experimental #CrossBorderRail explainer video! A lot more work is going to be needed on subsequent videos! Location on OpenRailwayMap https://openrailwaymap.app/#view=7.45/39.46/-6.167 Maps made using Baldinger Map Animator https://mapanimator.baldinger.se Creative Commons Video CP 5618 + Talgo VII Lisboa Braço de Prata https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_7k2YfC96M António Marques https://www.youtube.com/@MarquesAnt13/05/2014 CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en Creative Commons Image Double gauge track (1.435-1.668 mm) with a left switch in 1.668 mm, in Mollet (Barcelona, Spain) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TU_100427r05b.jpg T. Ubach, Barcelona 27/04/2010 CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en High Speed Rail Action Plan Video from https://transport.ec.europa.eu/transport-modes/rail/high-speed-rail-plan_en News stories cited https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/high-speed/testing-begins-on-portuguese-high-speed-line/ https://observador.pt/2025/07/23/instabilidade-de-talude-atrasa-obra-da-nova-ferrovia-evora-elvas/ https://www.publico.pt/2026/09/24/economia/noticia/ip-continua-saber-vai-abrir-linha-evoraelvas-2189020 Video Contents 0:00 Introduction 0:14 Border History 0:47 Divergences how railways developed 2:00 Madrid - Lisboa in the 1990s 3:19 Vilar Formoso and night trains 4:27 COVID cuts result in the current mess 6:30 Change from 2027? 8:10 Further changes into the 2030s 8:47 Conclusions Sat, 31 Oct 2026 21:46:30 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.netzbegruenung.de https://peertube.netzbegruenung.de/lazy-static/avatars/5e4ffb49-83bb-4bca-a8a7-421e60738b99.png https://peertube.netzbegruenung.de/videos/watch/a1020b27-f2d8-4a9a-bf12-1a2c2a2babe3 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.netzbegruenung.de/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.