Virgin & Stagecoach join forces with SNCF for West Coast bid
Virgin Trains and Stagecoach will partner with the French high speed operator, SNCF, in their bid for the combined West Coast and... Read More
Four trains, four generations, four design icons – history made on the east coast
Four design icons of the East Coast Main Line came together to create history on Sunday 23 April. Four generations of trains representing... Read More
The world’s first hydrogen powered train is undergoing testing in Germany
French train manufacturer Alstom is about to finish a four week test run of its Coradia iLint – the world’s first and... Read More
Railjet – beating the European jetset at their own game
Imagine for a second you are the government of a European nation. Go on, you pick one, a good one. Now, a... Read More
Arts et Métiers: a hidden wonder of the Paris Métro
Sci-fi nerds unite! Arts et Métiers is surely a contender for the title of the ‘world’s most surreal subway station’. Arts et Métiers... Read More
Funding for Vivarail’s D-Train withdrawn after fire
Vivarail’s D-Train experiment has come crashing to a halt following a fire on 30 December. The experimental unit was converted from ex-London... Read More
Gigantic order for new double decker trains placed for RER network
They often say ‘bigger is better’, and metro trains don’t come much bigger than the brand new trains for SNCF’s Transilien network.... Read More
All the thrills, but with a little less frills – the emergence of budget train travel brands
Budget airlines are the best. You pay next to no money, get flown for a few hours with your feet around your... Read More
A train of many colours – the 10 best UK rail liveries (since privatisation)
Back in the days of British Rail, our rail network was shaped by one identity – albeit a well crafted, well thought... Read More