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Poland

Watch: train driver races to warn passengers ahead of crash

A truck had broken down on a crossing and there was no time for an emergency stop.

12/05/2016

Business Series

Eurostar profits lower due to Paris attacks, migrant disruption and stronger pound

Eurostar's profits dropped last year. It has blamed the Paris terrorist attacks, disruptions from migrants getting on to French train tracks and the stronger value of the pound.

15/03/2016

France

Why are French workers striking and what does it mean?

France has been hit by widespread disruption caused by two separate strikes which have cut transport services and brought protesting workers onto the

09/03/2016

Italy

Protesters make a splash in Venice

Water was the battle zone on Tuesday in the lagoon city of Venice, as protesters in small boats confronted police. The aquatic activists object to

08/03/2016

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Flying Scotsman leaves London after 10-year refit

The Flying Scotsman – one of the world’s most famous steam locomotives – set off from London on Thursday on its first journey following a 10-year

26/02/2016

China

Tens of thousands stranded as world largest mass migration begins

Tens of thousands of rail passengers in China have been left stranded after adverse weather delayed trains. In what’s known as the world’s largest

02/02/2016

United Kingdom

Steaming back. The Flying Scotsman returns

One of Britain’s most iconic steam trains the Flying Scotsman has completed a successful test run after a six million euro refit. It was the first

09/01/2016

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North Korea: new subway train a source of national pride

Why such crowds in the Pyongyang Metro? According to these images filmed by the official news agency, inhabitants of the North Korean capital took to

07/01/2016

World News

Strike action to cause major rail disruption in Brussels and connections

A strike on Belgium’s railways is set to disrupt both national and international rail travel for two whole days. French speaking unions have called

05/01/2016

Germany

Munich train stations reopen after 'unsubstantiated' bomb threats

Authorities in Germany shut down two train stations in Munich an hour before midnight last night after what police said was a tip-off about an

01/01/2016

Italy

De Luca: I stand by my TAV comments

An italian writer has been cleared of a charge of inciting sabotage by encouraging protests against the planned high-speed train linking Lyon and

19/10/2015

Economy

China to build Indonesia's first high-speed railway

Indonesia has granted a Chinese-led consortium the right to build the country’s first high-speed railway line – angering Japan which had launched a

16/10/2015

Spain

Spain says high-speed rail line in Catalonia was sabotaged

Spanish officials say deliberate sabotage of fibre-optic cables led to traffic chaos on the high-speed rail system in Catalonia on Thursday (October

09/10/2015

USA

France train hero Spencer Stone stabbed in Sacramento

France train attack hero Spencer Stone has been repeatedly stabbed in the US city of Sacramento. American network NBC reported Stone was stabbed on

08/10/2015

Netherlands

Rotterdam train suspect held by Dutch police after 'bomb threat'

Police near the Dutch city of Rotterdam have arrested a man who reportedly screamed “I’ve got a bomb” before locking himself in a train toilet

18/09/2015

Denmark

Denmark blocks routes to Germany as refugees refuse to register

Denmark has stopped all trains running to Germany due to exception passport checks. The move comes after hundreds of refugees travelling from Germany

09/09/2015

World News

Migrants pulled from train tracks by Hungarian police

There have been struggles between migrants and police in the Hungarian town of Bicske. Chaos broke out as their train, bound for Austrian border

03/09/2015

Hungary

Hungary: Keleti station opens to migrants

The authorities in Hungary have opened the main train station in Budapest to migrants. International services, however, remain suspended. However

03/09/2015

Hungary

Exhausted and confused migrants board trains they hope will get them closer to Germany

Exhausted and confused, many migrants have crammed onto trains they hope will them closer to Hungary’s border with Austria but they’re not really

03/09/2015

Hungary

Thousands trapped in Budapest

No information. No facilities. Images from last night (September 2) show how migrants and refugees have spent their last two days and nights in

03/09/2015