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TransPennine Express has announced that it is investing in a new £7million train servicing depot in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. The new depot is planned to be finished by Summer 2018 and will maintain TransPennine Express' new trains. The facility will also provide fuel for trains on the Scarborough to Liverpool…

A group of Greater Anglia train drivers, that are known as the “super six”, are testing new trains to make sure they are fit for passenger service.

Rail passengers in South Wales are benefitting this week from the first electric trains to service Cardiff Central following the completion of electrification works on the railway between Cardiff Central and London Paddington.

Luxury Soweto train on track Luxury Soweto train on track The Soweto Business Express train service is up and running, with first-class service for...

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A guide to taking a train journey on the Venice Simplon Orient Express and the story of our own experiences. The original Orient Express train service ran from 1883 to 2009, and its name became associated with glamour, luxury, intrigue, and even murder! In its heyday, it was the most luxurious train in Europe and today this tradition lives on with Belmond's Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (VSOE). The VSOE makes regular luxury train journeys across Europe, offering gourmet meals, private…

As early as 1925 the London & North Eastern Railway were cannily marketing both the locomotive Flying Scotsman (4472) and the named train service - it certainly probably was a contender for the confident assumption that it was the most famous train in the world. The cover artwork is very potent - worked up by Harry Gawthorn, a well-known commercial artist who also did many posters for the company.

First train of new PRASA commuter fleet enters service -

Our expert weighs the convenience and cost of darting between these European hotspots by rail and air.