Travel News High speed train between Paris and Berlin could open as soon as 2023 French rail operator SNCF hopes to start running the one day trip between the two capital cities as soon as December next year. 25/05/2022
Travel News What are the best rail passes for travelling across Europe? If you are thinking about travelling through Europe by train, a rail pass could be the best option for saving money. 24/05/2022
Travel News Queen Elizabeth II makes surprise visit to open London's new rail line The monarch unveiled the Elizabeth line today. Here's where the new route will stop, and how much the Crossrail project cost. 17/05/2022
Experiences You could be paid to travel all over the UK by train - here’s how Now you can go on 10 train journeys for free with this new British competition. 28/04/2022
no comment Transport company shows solidarity with Ukraine painting a train in yellow and blue A local railway in Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, is running a train in the Ukrainian flag colours of blue and yellow in a show of solidarity with railway operators in the country. 20/04/2022
Destinations These 5 European countries have no airport, here’s how to reach them If you want to visit these European countries, you’ll need to travel by land or sea. 13/04/2022
Belarus Belarus arrests four for trying to sabotage railway links to Ukraine Minsk has claimed that officers shot and injured the suspects because they had tried to "resist arrest". 06/04/2022
Travel News Train travel across Europe just got easier thanks to this new merger Known as Project Green Speed, the merger aims to make high-speed rail travel an attractive alternative to flying. 31/03/2022
Finland End of the line in Finland for last direct EU-Russia train link It's the end of the line for a twice-daily service between Helsinki and St Petersburg, the only remaining rail link for Russians travelling to the EU, as the last service arrived in the Finnish capital. 25/03/2022
Destinations 7 incredible European cities you can easily reach by train Wondering how to plan a holiday to Amsterdam, Florence or Seville without flying? Travel by rail. 22/03/2022
world news Refugee train routes delayed by technical issues in Italy and Poland Some scheduled trains were cancelled while others were stopped on Poland's 820 kilometres of railway. 17/03/2022
Travel News Ukraine travel: Railways run extra train services for refugees Some countries are offering free tickets to Ukrainian nationals. 28/02/2022
Experiences Hop aboard the 9 most beautiful train journeys in the world For adventure-seekers looking to get off the beaten track, or road-weary travellers searching for a slower means of travel, our listicle is your ticket to ride on nine of the world’s most beautiful train journeys. 08/02/2022
Experiences What happened on my 43-hour train journey from Chicago to LA We pass herds of buffalo, wild deer, huge ranches and even ghost towns... 31/12/2021
Experiences These are the top 5 most exclusive train journeys in the world The journey is part of the experience when you travel by train - so here are some of the best luxury options out there. 20/12/2021
Mobility Faster trains and cheaper tickets under new EU rail plans The European Commission has announced new plans to boost long-distance and cross-border train travel in Europe as part of efforts to tackle climate change. 15/12/2021
Experiences Portugal to Singapore: This could be the world's longest train journey Is travelling so far by rail even possible? 14/12/2021
Mobility Can a smart ramp solve transport's accessibility problem? A Japanese rail company is trialling an automatic ramp that helps wheelchair users get on trains independently. But is it a long-term solution to a major problem? 02/12/2021
Travel News Spain is planning high-speed trains between London and Paris The national Spanish rail company Renfe is taking on Eurostar with their new line. 28/10/2021
Travel News Applications are now open for 60,000 free Interrail passes There are thousands of free Interrail tickets available from today and all you need to do is fill in this short form. 13/10/2021
Smart Regions AlpInnoCT: the European project using intermodal transport to protect the Alps The Alps are an essential transit area for freight transport. But road traffic generates noise, pollution and traffic jams in this sensitive ecosystem. A European project has a solution: the transfer of goods from lorries to trains. 11/10/2021
France Controversial redesign of Paris' Gare du Nord scrapped over costs Costs for the project had risen to €1.5 billion from an initial €500 million projection. 22/09/2021
Mobility TGV at 40: Its latest model is launching into an age of global rivalry Unveiled 40 years after its first service, the latest generation of the TGV faces stiff competition from high-speed trains around the world. 17/09/2021
Netherlands Entire Dutch rail network disrupted by communications breakdown The Dutch rail network ground to a halt on Thursday evening due to a communications breakdown between drivers and traffic managers. 16/09/2021
Austria The EU promotes the virtues of train travel with the 'Connecting Europe Express' Travelling throughout Europe only by train has its difficulties, but the EU and its members are highlighting the environmental virtues of this form of transport with the 'Connecting Europe Express', a train that is currently crisscrossing the continent. 16/09/2021
Green News HS2 explained: Why people are fighting the UK’s ‘inept' new railway The UK’s largest infrastructure project in generations faces a debate in parliament tonight. We take a look at the history of HS2 and its profound environmental impacts. 13/09/2021
