The Branson Scenic Railway takes passengers on a excursion that last close to 2 hours. You will travel through tunnels and over trestles. We passed the remains of old towns and we were treated to the most beautiful scenery. You travel approximately 40 miles but I’ll tell …

This is the third year we have been in the Frequent Traveller Scheme with Eurotunnel and I am convinced we have saved a fortune. With so many people buying property abroad, particularly in France, this scheme must be extremely popular.
You buy ten single trips in advance for £399 and …

Although the medium sized town of Bridgnorth in Shropshire is a very attractive one, and a place I very much enjoy visiting, one of the problems it does have is that it is split between High Town and Low Town. As these names imply, one part of the town …

This is surely one of the defining forms of transport anywhere in the world. If you haven’t heard of it, I’d be surprised. It’s —˜The Flying Scotsman’ and it is one of the most famous railway engines in the world. Now, let’s be honest, you aren’t going to get …

Shatabadi Express is the super fast train operating in India between various destinations. These trains run on different routes and they cater to tourists as they link up various important cities in India. The frequency varies from route to route.
I have travelled in this train on a couple of …

Reviewing a country’s train system might be presumptious of me and irrelevant to you, but I feel it’s totally necessary. If you have no intention of ever traveling by train through Poland, then move on, we don’t want you here. If you’re some bloke looking to party …

There are many ways to travel between the United Kingdom and the European mainland, but probably one of the most comfortable ways is by taking the Eurostar. The high speed train (top speed 300km/h) takes you in just under 2 hours time from London St Pancars to Brussels Midi. …

I have initially hesitated to book rail ticket online because it needs an account with IRCTC. But I registered with www.irctc.com few days back. The online railway ticket booking facility provided by this website is just amazing. Only things you need to provide while booking ticket are: source station …

A few years ago, I decided to do the Trans-Siberian, and have only now just got around to actually travelling. I decided to do my journey in four different sections - Ulan-Ude to Irkutsk, Irkutsk to Yekaterinburg, Yekaterinburg to Moscow and Moscow to Saint Petersburg.
I was pleasantly surprised …

If you’re anything like me, which you might or might not be because apparently we’re all equal yet unique, you care about the environment, your car, and saving money. So I recommend using public transportation whenever possible. The Pacific Surfliner is the Amtrak train that runs from …

I LOVED the train. I was going to NYC for two days and decided that I did not want to drive or fly so I tried the train. How easy and relaxing it was to do. There is no hassle to board the train. There …

Recently I had a one day business in Semarang, the capital of Central Jawa Province. Having finished with the business, that very evening I went to Tawang Railway Station in Semarang by a tricycle, to take Sembrani Train to Jakarta. I already had the train ticket, I therefore was …

Long Haul (Vol 1) - Railroads of Colorado is a DVD that was released in 2005. It isn’t a film but a factual look at the railroads of Colorado and brings back many happy memories of my trip to Colorado in 2000 to celebrate my 40th birthday!
My travelling companion …

I have used Stoke-on-Trent Railway Station many times as I like going shopping in various big cities round the country, like Birmingham, Manchester and London. Stoke Station is an old Victorian looking station, slightly off the beaten track in Stoke-on-Trent but there is a good bus service to …

One of the easiest ways to get around Washington, DC is to travel via the subway trains. It is one of the most common forms of public transportations being used in large cities today. They have stations every couple of blocks which makes for less walking. You just have …

The CFL or the Chemin de Fer Luxembourgeois is the national railway of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. I have taken this train numerous times primarily to go from Luxembourg to Brussels. CFL services most of the towns and villages within Luxembourg and outside of the country, there …

As someone who doesn’t own a car, it’s essential for me to find efficient means of travel. Because I’ve had trouble with certain bus lines, I was excited to learn about VIA rail. Buying a ticket was convenient; I could arrange everything online from home, then scan in …

Airlines are terrible right? In what other industry can you be EXPECTED to be late EVERY TIME and get away with it? Customer service and reliability have slowly seeped out of the airline industry, and is nowhere to be found. Along with this, flight costs have …

The Mass Transport Railway in Hong Kong is one of the most efficient transportation systems in the world. It is a network of underground railroad that carries over 2.4 million people a day. When I visited Hong Kong, I frequently used the MTR to travel around the …

I recently took the “Canadian” from Toronto to Vancouver, in order to see a little bit of the country. I had a fantastic time, and would without a doubt recommend it to anyone who would like to see more of Canada and meet lots of interesting people.
I liked …

I just came back from perfect five days trip from Paris, France. I would like to share a few words about Paris metro. As I’m an active tourist, I would like to visit as more objects and museums, as possible. In that case is ready to spend some time …

Droitwich Spa railway station serves the Worcestershire town of Droitwich, and lies on the junction of two lines: one from Birmingham Moor Street to Worcester via Bromsgrove, and one from Birmingham New Street to Worcester via Kidderminster. As such, it is a common spot for passengers to change trains …

Stourbridge Town railway station is a small station near the centre of the town of Stourbridge in the West Midlands of England. It is reached by means of a very short branch line - just three quarters of a mile long - from the considerably larger station at Stourbridge …

Gareeb Rath is the recently introduced air conditioned train in India. The train was first introduced a couple of years back and presently it connects various cities across India with metros like Delhi and Mumbai. The name literally means ‘poor man’s chariot’.
I happened to travel in the newly introduced …

If more people took the train, there would be more trains. I hear a lot of people complaining about the schedules and the service on the Long Island Railroad, which offers a lot of peak trains, however, when the trains are running empty, there are not going to be …

Last year we took our eldest to a day out with Thomas the Tank Engine at the forest of Dean railway. This was an excellent day out that we all enjoyed. Kurt is a really big Thomas fan and loves to see Thomas at whenever the opportunity …

This railway station located in the UK’s second city offers a great transport service for commuters in particular.
It’s a pretty small and intimate place, but since it’s revamp the place looks inviting and is very navigable with a great design and layout. There’s only a few actual platforms, but …

To get into the centre of London I often use the Metropolitan Line service which runs from Amersham to Aldergate. I only travel as far as Baker Street which is one of the main interchange stations on the network as you can swap on to a number of …

Queensland Rail is Brisbane and Queensland’s railway. It is build all around the state and offers a great amount of service and transport.
I have always been extremely pleased with the Railway in Brisbane, capital city of Queensland. The railways are made extremely well, that there are hardly no accidents …

This is a great site where you can get all the details of the trains running in India. India has the second largest railway network in the world. To capture all the data of the trains running in this extensive network and make it available on the net is …

Now, I don’t want to ruin anyones reputation but I’m not very satisfied by the Italian “Nord” railway service. Not only are the trains so incrdibly late that if you have to give an exam you have to leave an hour earlier than when you should just to be …

Awhile back, I went to work in Pasadena, CA as an Au Pair (nanny) for a year. This arrangement meant that there was a car provided for me by the family I was staying with, but it was only for work purposes (such as picking up kids from …

I was anticipating the journey from London to Paris. First of all, the departure point was St Pancras Station in London, which has been done up at (no doubt) great cost. The result is a veritable palace when you consider the standard of workmanship the original builders produced …

Rajdhani Express is a train which connects the Delhi to other capital of the states. It is considered as the best option for traveling in India by train. The fare of this train is also comparatively high. Recently I traveled from Ranchi to New Delhi by this train. I reserved …

Yesterday I had to travel to Verona, Italy for work. On average the car ride takes around 6 hours when there is a little bit of traffic. I took the Ferrovie Statali and for the first time in a long while not only where they on time at the …

The Tri-Rail system of South Florida is thought to be one of the more popular and most used forms of transportation on the Atlantic coast of the Florida. The train itself has stop offs that have city buses pick up at the stations for people who are traveling inside …

This was an exciting journey as I had never been on the TGV (Train a Grande Vitesse/High Speed Train) before. Whereas Great Britain has had a rather fraught relationship with trains since Beeching closed great swathes of the network down in the early 1960 and Thatcher concentrated on …

The Southern Railways form a part of the Indian Railways which ranks among top 10 railways of the world.I would like to mention about Intercity Express train which serves as the transportation medium for lacs of people in South India.I am frequent traveler …

Not many people who travel do their traveling by train anymore. I personally think it’s a wonderful way to travel. It may take longer then flying and you can’t get off when you want to, like in a car, but being on a train has a special kind of …

It is a very interesting museum in Delhi focusing on the rail heritage of India. When we were living in Delhi we used to go to this museum once in a while. Spread over 11 acres of area, the museum has vast open area and an indoor gallery. Children simply …

Singapore Mass Rapid Transport, or SMRT for short, covers for bus and train transport systems in Singapore, However, as tihs would be too vague, I will only be reviewing its train transport system.
I feel that the SMRT”s train operation has been rather effective and safe, …

This is the official site of Indian railways. One get all the necessary info abt Indian railways here. This also facilitates train enquiry, and online reservation. The site is being designed quite badly, and all things looks messed up. Also , at time I am not able to login …

In Kaohsiung there are two rail stations with similar names. They are Zuoying and Xin Zuoying. The former accommodates all but high speed train. The later accommodates all types of train, it is, therefore, a very important station in Kaohsiung and most tourists arrive at or depart from this place. …

Rajdhani Express is the premier superfast express of the Indian Railways. Started 40 years ago, this express connects the capital of India with other state capitals.
I have travelled by this express quite a few times. The train is good and maintained in right spirit. Undoubtedly it is the best …

I took the MTR quite often as humans drew breath while I was in Hong Kong. People in HK are basically ‘crippled’ without a car, thus the main transportation people rely on are taxis, buses, but most of all the MTR (and also the KCR) because it is fast …

Birmingham Moor Street is definitely my favourite of the three major railway stations in Birmingham. It is the only one which has a pleasant atmosphere and a thoughtfully designed building. In fact it is about 100 years old, but has only been restored by Chiltern Railways in the last …

New Hampshire has some of the most beautiful scenery in the country and one of the best ways to see it is on the Conway Scenic Railroad `Rt. 16, North Conway, New Hampshire 03860. They take you on a trip back in time to when steam locomotives …

When the completion of my payment into the account of the Blue Train company came down to one last click of the mouse, a feeling of hope and very high expectation swept over me because I had been saving for a good three years just to have enough money …

One has a common impression that all national capitals come up with good transit stations. However my experience with the New Delhi (capital of India) Railways Station was quiet baffeling as well as disapointing .
I was expecting a very plush Railway Station would greet me …

Hagley railway station serves the village of Hagley, on the northern edge of Worcestershire, and provides services to Kidderminster and Worcester in one direction, and to Birmingham in the other. It is a popular commuter station, and is also close to the two high schools in Hagley, so there …