6+ hour, 19+ min ago   (473+ words) Going flight-free to Switzerland offers a scenic and suprisingly sociable holiday We are glad of our reserved seats in the immaculate carriages with their crystal-clear windows; pleased not to have to jostle with skiers and snowboarders. As the train ascends,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (998+ words) HS2 chiefs will lead work on a new Manchester-Liverpool line - ministers say finding an alternative would cost more for the taxpayer HS2 bosses have been asked to begin delivering Labour's "45bn rail plans for the North despite repeated criticism over their performance, The…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (459+ words) MADRID " Spain has launched a national public transport pass that will allow people unlimited travel anywhere in the country by bus or train for a flat monthly fee of "60 (52.70). It is another boost for a system that already allows locals…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (593+ words) Transport for London said it is 'appalled' by the behaviour of its member of staff outside Leytonstone Tube station A London Underground worker has been filmed using a megaphone siren to wake a homeless woman sleeping in a Tube station....

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (704+ words) Part of the 'silver railer' generation, Alison Wright and her husband took advantage of discounted passes to set out on an adventure across Europe It was partly thanks to financial broadcaster Martin Lewis that my husband Andrew and I " aged…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1319+ words) Plans to run the 7am service from Manchester to London with a full crew but no passengers have been abandoned - but the capacity problem has not gone away Britain's busiest rail line is "at its limits" and likely to see increasing…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (894+ words) The Inlandsbanan travels up the backbone of Sweden over two days, stopping for restaurant and overnight breaks and offering the chance for quiet contemplation along its route The Inlandsbanan is a train you'd expect to find in a children's bedtime…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (620+ words) A bargain six-hour slow route from Santander to San Sebastian takes in forests, mountains and pintxo bars The train trundles out of the city along tracks lined with fluffy wands of pampas grass, the view through the window turning from…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (842+ words) The Northern Line is an 8-hour journey from Jaffna in the north of the island to the capital Colombo, on a line that was reconstructed after the civil war The first time I went to Jaffna was by train. It…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (561+ words) Amtrak's 381-mile Adirondack service offers views over autumnal scenery and the chance to hop off for mountain adventures As the leaves turn fiery shades of red, orange and gold, autumn is when the north-east US comes into its own. The…...