no comment Trains overwhelmed as Bangladeshis go home for Eid Thousands of people scrambled to Dhaka's train stations on Tuesday (June 4) in hopes of returning home for Eid 04/06/2019
Good Morning Europe They 'piled on' the roof of train on their way to capital Khartoum Hundreds more protesters join demonstrations in the Sudananese capital Khartoum. They 'piled on' the roof of a train on their way to the sit-in demonstrations outside the Defence Ministry headquarters, leaving from the birthplace of the uprising that toppled Sudan's former President Omar al-Bashir. 24/04/2019
Egypt Train station fire kills at least 20, injures dozens in Cairo "I saw a man pointing from the locomotive as it entered the platform, and screaming, 'There are no brakes, there are no brakes' before he jumped out." 27/02/2019
Egypt Dozens killed and injured in Cairo train station fire At least 25 people were killed and 50 injured in the accident, state television reported. 27/02/2019
Russia Russian propaganda train shows off spoils of Syrian war Five hundred exhibits of captured armoured vehicles, artillery, firearms and improvised explosive devices are on show. 23/02/2019
world news One dead in suburban train crash outside Barcelona One dead in suburban train crash outside Barcelona, said authorities. 08/02/2019
Mauritania Watch: Desert train of Mauritania running again after 10 years After a 10-year hiatus, the desert train of Mauritania is up and running 18/01/2019
Germany Train operator buys 'rail delay scarf' by frustrated German for €7,500 A German commuter who knitted a row every time her train was delayed to make a scarf has sold it to railway company Deutsche Bahn for €7,500 17/01/2019
World EU gives 14,500 more teens free travel pass to explore continent The winners of the EU initiative will be given a free pass to explore Europe for up to 30 days between April 15 and October 31. 14/01/2019
Germany Commuter documents travel woes with knitted scarf The unique, but productive, way one German commuter documented her travel delays to and from the office 10/01/2019
France More than a dozen injured after metro train partially derails in Marseille A metro train partially derailed at a station in Marseille on Friday morning, injuring several people. 21/12/2018
Spain One dead and others injured after train derails near Barcelona At least one person has died and five others have been injured after a train derailed near Barcelona in Spain. 20/11/2018
Spain Belt buckle shaped like grenade causes security alert in Spain Hundreds of people were evacuated from train stations in Barcelona and Madrid after the belt buckle was discovered in a suitcase during a scan. 07/11/2018
United Kingdom Eurostar staff to go on strike over 'shocking' working conditions The 48-hour strike action is schedule to start just after midnight on Sept. 30. 14/09/2018
Sweden Cooling off? Swedes turn flooded station into swimming pool Fun-loving Swedes turned a flooded train station in Uppsala, a city near Stockholm, into a makeshift swimming pool. 31/07/2018
Hungary Man races against 'snail train' to prove his point A man dressed as a snail in Hungary raced against a train to prove he could outrun the slow pace. 28/07/2018
Russia All change: Russia's odd train time custom finally hits the buffers Europe’s intrepid train travellers were handed a boost after Russia announced it was calling time on a confusing custom at its stations. 26/07/2018
no comment New Hello Kitty bullet train in Japan is launched Vivid pink ribbons are painted on the white train cars as well as Hello Kitty wearing a conductor’s uniform, and inside there are Hello Kitty decorations and space for passengers to take commemorative photos of their trip 30/06/2018
France Woman gives birth to baby at Paris train station The baby gets to ride free on the entire RATP network until his 25th birthday. 18/06/2018
brussels bureau EU gives free rail passes to boost cultural links Thousands of 18-year-olds will get a ticket from the European Commission 12/06/2018
United Kingdom UK brings major rail franchise back under government control It is the third time in just over a decade that the East Coast Main Line concession has been terminated 17/05/2018
Germany Two dead, 14 injured after train crash Police have said two people were killed and several injured when a passenger train crashed head-on with a stationary goods train in southern Germany last night, according to Deutsche Bahn and the Sueddeutsche Zeitung. 08/05/2018
United Kingdom MPs believe rail system is broken ahead of planned strikes MPs believe the privatised rail system is inadequate for passengers due to the Department of Transports management failing to anticipate strikes over driverless trains and poor railway lines. 27/04/2018
world news Free Interrail pass proposal backed by European actors, politicians One hundred entertainers, artists, journalists and politicians have signed a letter backing an ambitious European project which aims to give citizens a free Interrail voucher on their 18th birthday. 16/04/2018
no comment Train strike causes travel chaos in France National rail company strike has severely disrupted transport across the country 03/04/2018
Cinema Clint Eastwood lets U.S. soldiers tell their own story in his new film Three Americans, two of them off-duty U.S. soldiers, were vacationing in Europe when they overpowered a gunman on a French train and disarmed him. They play themselves in the film. 06/02/2018
