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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

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

World News

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.

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

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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

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.

Europe News

EU gives free rail passes to boost cultural links

Thousands of 18-year-olds will get a ticket from the European Commission

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

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.

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.

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.

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Train strike causes travel chaos in France

National rail company strike has severely disrupted transport across the country

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.