Train Travel

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Train Travel News:

Indian train travel: Journeys fit for a Maharaja
What better way to visit a country's iconic sights than by train - especially if it has butler service, a gym and a library?

Father sentenced for throwing bystander at train
This is the shocking moment an innocent bystander was thrown against a moving freight train after remonstrating with a drunk over his foul language.

Travel warning on Wear-Tees derby
British Transport Police warns fans planning to travel by train to the Wear-Tees football derby to consider alternative arrangements.

Just back: around Europe with a polar bear
Ruth Elliott wins this week's travel writing competition for her account of a train ride around Europe with an unexpected guest.

Google Maps gets UK train travel info
Google and the ticketing site thetrainline.com have signed a deal to provide UK public transport information on Google...

Train to school after rockfalls
Pupils travel to school by train to avoid risk of landslides

Derailed train leads to disruption between London and Cambridge
Some train services between London Liverpool Street and Cambridge have been cancelled as a result of a partially derailed train. Due to the derailed empty train at Chingford, the route from the train depot is currently blocked which will have an impact on a number of services this evening.

Travel update: Delays on railways after train breaks down
A BROKEN down train is causing misery for rail passengers this morning, causing delays between Ipswich and Colchester.

Indonesia combats 'train surfing'
Railway staff in Indonesia hang concrete balls above train tracks to try to prevent commuters from riding on carriage roofs.

Train company will retry for franchise
NATIONAL Express East Anglia has vowed to win back the train line serving Colchester.