Train Travel

US carrier Delta is bringing its Air+Rail programme to the UK through a partnership with rail operator TransPennine Express.

The trial run of a bullet train from Chengdu, Sichuan province, to Xi’an in neighboring Shaanxi province took about four hours on Wednesday morning, cutting travel time between the cities by…

Eurostar continued to see steady leisure traffic throughout 2012, helping the train operator more than double its operating profits despite the Olympics. Passenger numbers for 2012 at…

UK travellers will account for the majority of growth in long-distance rail travel in Europe up to 2020, a new report has found. According to the report, which comprises of data from 100…

East Coast Trains has shown its commitment to the travel trade launching a new offer available exclusively through agents. The train operator, whose public-owned franchise contract is up in…

Train travel in Turkey is to be added to the Eurail Global and Select Pass next year while French network SNCF will pull out of the latter. Turkish train company TCDD will become a member…

Rail networks across the UK are to receive a £9.4 billion investment upgrade in new plans revealed by the government. The announcement by David Cameron today covering 2014-2019 will see a…

Rail Europe has been appointed as the exclusive UK trade distributor for a new Italian high-speed operator. The rail tickets specialist is now offering sales of Italo services, which are…

French rail network SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français) has been named as the lead partner for Amadeus’ new rail booking tool for travel agents. SNCF has become…