Posted 22 hours ago by Railpage System User
If the number of emails coming in asking my advice about various train trips is any indicator, we’re seeing a resurgence in train travel.
Posted 22 hours ago by Railpage System User
I have received emails from two different readers, each wanting to know how the California Zephyr compares to VIA Rail’s flagship train, The Canadian.
Posted 22 hours ago by Railpage System User
After more than a year of being mostly confined to our property here on Maui, I’m getting ready to travel again.
Posted 23 hours ago by Railpage System User
I enjoy almost everything about long-distance train travel.
Posted yesterday by Railpage System User
When my wife was a little girl, she arranged to exercise a horse owned by a man who lived in a rural area a few miles from her home.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
Following last year’s successful launch the Staycation Express has returned for 2021 with a six days a week service on the Settle – Carlisle line from July 19 to September 9.
Posted one week ago by bevans
Please note, the below details are current as of Tuesday 20 July 2021. We will update this page with more information as it becomes available.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
The first thing that strikes me when I travel to the U.S. mainland? All the billboards.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
With high speeds potentially reaching up to 700mph on the ground, Hyperloop technology will revolutionise the way passengers travel forever and will severely disrupt competing industries many years in the future.
Posted 2 weeks ago by 8502
Travel through Australia’s unique cultural, social and political history on the railway track that united a continent.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
There’s a competition running on National Rail that’s offering twelve people a year’s free travel across the UK rail network.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
A group outing by trainAt last I have been able to take a small group on a short "adventure" by train.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
For years now there has been an effort to discredit and subsequently eliminate Amtrak’s long-distance trains.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
We've launched an exhibition showcasing work from the next generation of artists to celebrate the return of rail travel.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
I know it must seem obvious, but one of the reasons for taking a long distance train is to look out the window and see the country.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
The 620/720 Class Rail Motors of the New South Wales Government Railways are a class of Diesel Multiple Unit first entering service in 1949.
Posted 3 weeks ago by Railpage System User
The 600/700 Class Rail Motors of the New South Wales Government Railways are a class of Diesel Multiple Unit first entering service in 1949.
Posted 3 weeks ago by Railpage System User
Probably the best advice I can give anyone who is about to take their first long-distance trains ride is to say “Lighten Up! Don’t expect everything to be perfect.
Posted 3 weeks ago by Railpage System User
Retro Railtours returns to the tracks for the first time since 2019 with a tour of Cumbria in August.
Posted 3 weeks ago by 8502
Journey Beyond is working closely with authorities and guests in response to lockdowns and changing border and travel restrictions.
Posted 3 weeks ago by Railpage System User
If I had to choose between the two, I’d go for Train 4, the eastbound Southwest Chief, my reason having nothing to do with the scenery en route.
Posted 3 weeks ago by Railpage System User
The issue for today: For any given long-distance train, is one direction better than the other?
Posted 4 weeks ago by Railpage System User
Two modern domeliners meeting in some of the most scenic stretches of track in the country.
Posted 4 weeks ago by Railpage System User
Well known TV personality, travel company owner and avid train traveller, Scott McGregor has made documentaries about trains, travelled on some of the world’s most inspiring railway lines and led scores of exclusive group adventures to numerous unique local and international destinations over the years.
“Rustic, character-filled, zig-zagging railways of Burma, opulent hotels on wheels in India South Africa and Sri Lanka, steam-hauled heritage trains in some of the most staggeringly scenic parts of the world, dinky little rail-cars in outback Queensland, bullet trains in Japan, cliff-hugging lines in Switzerland and Norway—if it travels on a rail track, I’m there!”, exclaims self-confessed train travel tragic, Scott McGregor. “In my mind, travelling by rail is still the most wonderful way to immerse yourself in the country you’re visiting. It’s romantic, relaxing and about as much fun as you can have!”.
Posted last month by Railpage System User
High Speed Train to the Kent Coast for a Short Summer Holiday
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