Rail

As they approach their 50th anniversary, international tour operator Great Rail Journeys, has announced they will be relocating to one of York’s finest new developments in the heart of the city’s rail district.

Finland's national railway operator March 25 announced that it would suspend services between Helsinki and Saint Petersburg in Russia.

Pakistan Railways is set to change the centuries-old traditions of porters being hired by private contractors because the practice was exploitative and extorting contracts in the form of bonded labor.

SBB announced the impact of the coronavirus pandemic in the 2021 financial year: around one third fewer customers used SBB`s trains and stations to get on the move compared to before the pandemic; SBB Cargo Switzerland experienced a stagnation in volumes transported.

Welsh-based rail tour specialist Ffestiniog Travel has created three escorted tours that take you on a journey of discovery through its home country. 

The national railway operator China State Railway Group announced that a new high-speed railway in East China's Zhejiang province started operations between Hangzhou and Taizhou.

60,950 young people will receive a free travel pass to explore European destinations as part of the European Commission's DiscoverEU program.

The latest figures on rail use obtained by Transport for the North show that, despite infrastructure constraints and reduced levels of service, the North of England has consistently led the return to rail in the second half of 2021.

More than 150 years ago, Georges Nagelmackers turned a dream into a reality when he launched the first luxury Orient Express train.

In accordance with Decree No. 3422 issued by the Government of the Russian Federation on 2 December 2021, passenger rail services with Finland are to be resumed.

Today, the Connecting Europe Express reached its final destination of Paris after 36 days travelling across Europe - West to East, North to South, and even visiting neighbours outside the EU. 

The ‘Connecting Europe Express', a special train put together as part of the European Year of Rail 2021, will pull out of Lisbon train station on 2 September.