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UK rail strike

UK Train Drivers Launch Weekend Strike

UK train drivers launched a strike Saturday, citing growing pay disputes and working conditions. Related Posts Expoforum praises new eight day e-visa scheme for fee-free ...
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Great Rail Journeys Rebranding

Great Rail Journeys Rebrands

Great Rail Journeys, the York-based escorted tour and river cruise provider, has announced the launch of an exciting new rebrand to provide a more contemporary, ...
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Renfe trains

This Country Offers Free Train Trips

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced that the state will offer free-of-charge train travel on short and medium-distance routes to ease the economic burden caused by inflation. ...
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Deutsche Bahn and Star Alliance

Deutsche Bahn Becomes The First Intermodal Partner of Star Alliance

As of August 1, Deutsche Bahn (DB) will be the world’s first Intermodal Partner of Star Alliance. With this, DB and the aviation industry are ...
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Kaliningrad

Kaliningrad at Center of New Crisis between Russia and EU

The Russian semi-exclave Kaliningrad, located on the Baltic Sea and separated from the country’s mainland by Lithuania, Latvia, and Belarus, has triggered a new crisis ...
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travel crowd in uk

Total Travel Chaos Hits UK as Trains Stop, Flights Grounded

Britain has come to a complete standstill from the early hours of Tuesday as thousands of rail workers have started an industrial action, leaving the ...
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rail travel

NCF Voyageurs Connect to its Airline Partner

As more airlines operating in France offer their passengers train and air ticketing options, French rail operator SNCF Voyageurs has reconfirmed SITA, the leading IT ...
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Hudson Quarter in York

New premises for Great Rail Journeys in York’s Hudson Quarter

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 ...
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Allegro

Finland Suspends Rail Services to Russia

Finland’s national railway operator March 25 announced that it would suspend services between Helsinki and Saint Petersburg in Russia. Related Posts Russia’s Passport Downgraded to Junk ...
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Pakistan Railways

Pakistan Railways to Change Centuries-old Traditions of Porters

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 ...
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SBB train passengers

Low Demand for SBB’s Trains

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 ...
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Wales

New Rail Tours to Discover Wales in 2022

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

China’s First Privately-Owned High-Speed Railway Begins Operation

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. Related Posts The Joseph, ...
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Discover Europe via Free Rail Passes

Over 60 Thousand Young Europeans to Receive A Free Travel Pass

60,950 young people will receive a free travel pass to explore European destinations as part of the European Commission’s DiscoverEU program. Related Posts AIDA Cruises to Resume ...
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North of England Rail

North of England Led Return to Rail in 2021

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 ...
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Orient Express

Orient Express Returns to Italy

More than 150 years ago, Georges Nagelmackers turned a dream into a reality when he launched the first luxury Orient Express train. Related Posts Rixos ...
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Allegro high speed train

Russia’s Allegro Trains to Resume Passenger Rail Links with Finland

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 ...
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Connecting Europe Express

Connecting Europe Express Reached its Final Destination

Today, the Connecting Europe Express reached its final destination of Paris after 36 days travelling across Europe – West to East, North to South, and ...
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railway cooperation

Russian and Uzbekistan Railways to Create A Single Digital Space

Oleg Belozerov, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Russian Railways, and I. O. Khusnutdin Khasilov, Chairman of the Board of JSC Uzbekiston Temir Yullari ...
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European Year of Rail 2021

European Year of Rail: Connecting Europe Express Leaves Lisbon

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 ...
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