Train Travel

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Luxury train (BBC News)
Do 'different types of people' really travel in first class?

Chugging through Java on Indonesia's only steam train (Reuters)
AMBARAWA, Indonesia (Reuters Life!) - Train enthusiasts longing for a ride from a bygone era can chug down the tracks in Indonesia's only steam passenger train.

NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS RAILWAY - TAKE YOUR SEATS FOR THE FIRST TRAIN OVER THE NEW BRIDGE (Driffield Today)
Those who are keen on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, and have been following the progress of a major bridge replacement over the winter, now have a chance to make history by being some of the first to travel over the new structure. (09/03/2010 09:39:27)

MPs demand right to travel first class (Daily Telegraph)
MPs have demanded the right to first class train travel in a move that threatens to reignite the expenses row.

King's Cross to Beijing in two days on new high-speed rail network (Daily Telegraph)
Passengers will be able to travel by train from King's Cross to Beijing in just two days on trains that travel almost as fast as aeroplanes under ambitious new plans from the Chinese.

Hit & Run: Whitehall – by bus (Independent)
First Tory MP Sir Nicholas Winterton railed against the prospect of second-class train travel, almost gagging on his own foot as he suggested passengers with regular tickets were "a totally different type of people".

Rugby travel services (Belfast Telegraph)
Rugby fans gearing up for Ireland’s final Six Nations clash with Scotland can leave the car at home and enjoy the lively atmosphere onboard special Translink NI Railways and Ulsterbus services travelling to Dublin. Related Stories An adventure for charity Cawley set for riding return Boylesports back Punchestown feature Mullins hoping for seventh heaven Carberry steps in after Fallon U-turn

First class - what's the point? (BBC News)
MPs may no longer be allowed to claim first class rail journeys on expenses. And one But are the wider seats and free nibbles a luxury or necessity for those who like to travel in premium class?

Passengers hit by drunk (Newham Recorder)
WEST End-bound Tube passengers were delayed when their morning District Line train had to be halted because of a drunken traveller, a court heard. Student Robert Kabali, 19, from Forest Gate had already racially abused two Tube staff when he boarded the next train.

Locomotive makes rail history in Norfolk (EDP24 - Eastern Daily Press)
This Class 37 locomotive made history yesterday as it became the first train to travel over the level crossing at Sheringham for 46 years.