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Conscious Travel

Scotland: Sit back and relax on these breathtaking train trips

You could get the train from London to Edinburgh and back five times and your carbon footprint would still be lower than if you flew.

Destinations

Inside the Paris Metro: How they keep millions of people on the move

The Paris Metro has a system that can wash a train in 90 seconds and a whole network of maintenance workshops and storage to keep the city on the move day and night.

Experiences

How to travel around Italy entirely by train - and on a budget

The impressive rail infrastructure has made cleaner travel possible at pocket-friendly prices, and it’s fair to say it’s changed the travel map.

Travel News

Spain: Free train travel scheme extended until December 2023

The policy could be here to stay with commuters being encouraged to ditch their cars in favour of taking the train.

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Mobility

The first hybrid battery train is making its way to Europe

The so-called hybrid “tri-mode” means the train can switch between battery, electric or diesel and can operate on electrified and non-electrified lines.

My Europe Series

Five ways a groundbreaking €9 rail pass changed Germany

It's been hailed a success and won admirers across Europe, but how did Germany's summer-long €9 rail pass change the country?

Experiences

This 32 hour train journey lets you see the sights and party on board

Considered one of the most beautiful train routes in the world, this 32 hour trip through eastern Türkiye is all about enjoying the journey.

Travel News

What are vacuum tube trains and are they the future of rail travel?

The new ‘FluxJet’ looks like something out of a science fiction novel. Could it actually work?

Green News

Anger as Paris Saint-Germain coach laughs off private jet criticism

Over the weekend, the football team made a short 380km hop from Paris to Nantes by private plane, attracting criticism on social media.

Travel News

Ukraine honours train heroes who helped millions evacuate safely

Seven train carriages dedicated to Ukraine’s occupied zones have been painted by the country’s best artists to celebrate railroad heroes.

Travel News

'Success': 52 million tickets sold for cheap German train travel

German short distance rail passengers made roughly a billion journeys per month between June and August, a surge the German rail association have attributed to cheap tickets.

Travel News

Amsterdam to Austria: Overnight train will take skiiers to the slopes

The new ski train will open up parts of the slopes - but can only be booked as part of a package holiday offered by TUI.

United Kingdom

Workers across the UK go on strike as cost of living keeps rising

Workers at the UK’s largest container port are set to walk out, joining thousands of other across the country striking for better pay.

Spain

Spanish bullet train service halted after fibre optic cable stolen

A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing hundreds of metres of the cable.

Experiences

Sleep, eat and train your way to Italy and Spain on these new trips

Flight-free travel in Europe just got easier with a first of its kind train and tour package from Byways and Intrepid Travel.

Travel News

New sleeper train links London to Stockholm in just one day

Skip the airport delays and take a scenic train journey instead. This epic new rail journey will take you from London to Stockholm in just 24 hours.

Mobility

Paris to Berlin in an hour: Is this the future of rail travel?

Europe is betting on revamped train services to shift away from air travel and reduce carbon emissions from the transport sector.

Travel News

St Pancras’ space problem: What’s going wrong with the Eurostar?

The high-speed train is the most sustainable way of getting between the UK and European mainland, but has been beset by queues and delays in recent weeks.

United Kingdom

New train strike in the UK over cost of living crisis

Only about one in five trains will run on Wednesday, across about half of the network, with some areas seeing no trains at all throughout the day.

Travel News

TUI issues urgent warning for passengers travelling this week

Walkouts are expected to impact train travel on two days this week including services to airports.