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UK Train Drivers Launch Weekend Strike
August 13, 2022
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 Rebrands
August 9, 2022
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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This Country Offers Free Train Trips
July 17, 2022
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 Becomes The First Intermodal Partner of Star Alliance
July 11, 2022
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 at Center of New Crisis between Russia and EU
June 25, 2022
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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Total Travel Chaos Hits UK as Trains Stop, Flights Grounded
June 21, 2022
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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NCF Voyageurs Connect to its Airline Partner
May 30, 2022
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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New premises for Great Rail Journeys in York’s Hudson Quarter
April 20, 2022
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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Finland Suspends Rail Services to Russia
March 28, 2022
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 to Change Centuries-old Traditions of Porters
March 26, 2022
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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Low Demand for SBB’s Trains
March 15, 2022
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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New Rail Tours to Discover Wales in 2022
January 27, 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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China’s First Privately-Owned High-Speed Railway Begins Operation
January 19, 2022
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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Over 60 Thousand Young Europeans to Receive A Free Travel Pass
January 6, 2022
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 Led Return to Rail in 2021
December 27, 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 Returns to Italy
December 13, 2021
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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Russia’s Allegro Trains to Resume Passenger Rail Links with Finland
December 7, 2021
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 Reached its Final Destination
October 7, 2021
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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Russian and Uzbekistan Railways to Create A Single Digital Space
September 27, 2021
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: Connecting Europe Express Leaves Lisbon
September 2, 2021
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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