rail travel

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• You ask, they answer: Eurostar

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  Put your questions to Eurostar on its environmental track record When Eurostars high-speed link from St Pancras opened in 2007, many gave it a green thumbs–up : Greenpeace even unfurled a 3m-high banner at the station reading "yes" as a show of their support. This week, the train firm that claims to " tread ...
  5 days ago

• how about a rail trip instead of a cruise this holiday season?

  
  diva in a carry on — Authority: 145
    ideal for travelers looking to control costs when planning their vacation, via rail canada offers passengers a viable alternative to setting sail: a cross-canada “land cruise.”  whether a winter sport enthusiast who enjoys anything related to the snow, or someone who likes exploring vibrant ...
  1 week ago

• A rail journey through the best of Britain

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  As the government takes over the east coast mainline, Martin Wainwright climbs aboard and finds breathtaking scenery and nostalgia for British Rail From the Throat which tunnels trains out of Kings Cross to the grand sweep of Waverley station in Edinburgh, the east coast mainline is a slender corridor through the ...
  1 week ago

• Top 10 ski resorts by rail

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  Plan a greener, flight-free ski trip this winter with our brilliant interactive guide to reaching 10 resorts by train Paddy Allen
  1 week ago

• Interactive | The greatest number of league grounds that can be seen on a single train trip in Great Britain

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  Interactive guide: Twenty stadiums can be seen on the journey from Plymouth to Aberdeen, beginning at Home Park and ending just before the end of the trip at Montroses Links Park Peter Storey
  1 week ago

• How far will £1,000 take you?

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  Cross the Atlantic on the Queen Mary 2, ride the London tubes for a year – or take the train to Scotland Inaudible Tannoy announcements. Limp sandwiches. Interminable delays. The British public have much to endure on the nations rail network, but nothing raises hackles more than fare hikes. Rail users, then, must ...
  1 week ago

• State takes control of East Coast rail franchise run by National Express

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  East coast mainline train services from London to Edinburgh will be operated by the government for at least 18 months Britains most expensive rail franchise will spend at least 18 months under public ownership, according to government plans to nationalise the £1.4bn east coast contract. The Department for Transport ...
  1 week ago

• Competition – Win a copy of the new Time Out Guide “Great Train Journeys of the World”

  
  A Luxury Travel Blog — Authority: 466
  Great Train Journeys of the World Win a copy of Great Train Journeys of the World. How to enter: 1. Visit The Luxury Train Club Blogspot http://luxurytrainclub.blogspot.com 2. Leave a comment on your favourite post, with a means to contact you 3. The post judged to be the most original, inventive or otherwise ...
  1 week ago

• UKs first £1,000 train fare revealed

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  Survey finds fare of £1,002 for trip from Newquay in Cornwall to the Kyle of Lochalsh in the Scottish Highlands The rise in the cost of train tickets has led to the first £1,000 rail fare, it was revealed today. The fare – of £1,002 – is for a turn-up-and-go, first-class return from Newquay in Cornwall to the ...
  1 week ago

• Adventure holidays: hot tips for 2010

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  We asked the experts to reveal the trips they are most excited about – from Papua New Guineas jungles to Greenlands ice floes Asia 1. Mountain biking, Cappadocia, Turkey In Cappadocia, the thrill of hurtling along a trail on two wheels is amplified by its otherworldly landscape of rock pillars, known as "fairy ...
  1 week ago

• New website promotes rail travel to the slopes

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  Snowcarbon.co.uk launched today aiming to make train travel to Europes resorts easier and more attractive A new website launched today promises to lure skiers and snowboarders off planes and on to trains. Snowcarbon lists 30 of the most convenient European resorts to reach by train and provides step-by-step guides ...
  2 weeks ago

• Can you love train travel? Yes you can!

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  While Tony Naylor struggled with long-distance rail travel , The Man in Seat 61 counters that train journeys can be preferable for you and your wallet, as well as the planet. You just have to know where to look I started Seat61.com in 2001, based on two premises. First, that taking the train into Europe was (and ...
  3 weeks ago

• The age of the train: myth or reality?

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  Giving up flying should be easy, right? Todays trains are fast, efficient and comfortable arent they? Tony Naylor is disappointed by the reality of international train travel Tomorrow: Read The Man in Seat 61 s response You shouldnt be flying. I shouldnt be flying. We all know that. Which would explain why, ...
  3 weeks ago

• Calling National Rail Enquiries? Pay less for the call - Say No to 0870

  
  CashLoopholes — Authority: 532
  Calling National Rail Enquiries? Pay less for the call If you need to dial National Rail Enquiries, the official number is 0845 748 49 50; yet you can cut the cost of calling by dialling 0121 634 2040 and then pressing 1, youll get through to the same thing.
  4 weeks ago

• Sending Travel Luggage on ahead

  
  Travel Message Board Forums - IndependentTraveler.com — Authority: 152
  Hello, On a recent business trip to our office in Shenzhen (from London), I took a week hols in Thailand on the way to break up the journey. Rather than lugging the 2 weeks worth of luggage (esp business clothes) around the beach, I took only a hand-luggage case and sent via UPS my clothes and files on ahead. I ...
  4 weeks ago

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