14 h. ago A train tour of Europe’s cool northern capitals: from London to Vilnius, via Berlin and Warsaw

My epic rail journey to some of the continent’s most creative and edgy cities mimics a cruise – I hop on and off, eat too much and soak up the cultureThe people queueing for the Eurostar at London St Pancras station, rushing in from the rain in hoodies, look noticeably less enthusiastic than the usual holiday crowds. But then, we aren’t heading to the usual hot, heady holiday destinations of Spain or the south of France, but boarding a train to north-east Europe. For me, it will be a journey of more than 1,000 miles – via Amsterdam, Berlin and Warsaw to Vilnius – visiting some of the coolest capitals in the north. At least in terms of temperature.As England sweltered this summer, and Spain reached a hellish 46C, it made sense to head away from the heat on what is now fashionably being called a “coolcation”. I left in August, with a suitcase full of jumpers. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago London Travel Disruption This Weekend: Full List of Tube And Train Closures For October 24

London Travel Disruption This Weekend: Full List of Tube And Train Closures For October 24-26, 2025  Time Out

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29 h. ago Underrated European town with a pretty Christmas market and festive train that costs less to visit than a UK staycation

THERE is a charming, small Italian city that hosts a quiet Christmas market for less than the cost of visiting one in the UK. The tiny city of Arezzo located in the Tuscan hills of Italy features the country's largest Christmas market that is themed like an Alpine village. Each winter, according to Visit Tuscany,...

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32 h. ago Famous historic train launches new luxury route across Europe

One of the world's most opulent sleeper trains has announced a new route across Europe - but tickets for the notoriously extravagant journey don't come cheap. 

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54 h. ago World's fanciest train announces new overnight route to Italy's Amalfi Coast

The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express is set to journey all the way from Paris to the Amalfi Coast in Italy. Its inauguration will be on May 4, 2026. The train trundles out of the French capital for an overnight journey to Pompeii

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3 d. ago Britain’s ‘most luxurious train’ to tour the UK this Christmas

A seven-course festive lunch, including traditional turkey ballotine and champagne, will be served to passengers

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3 d. ago Commuters flee train after ‘loud bang and smoke’ in west London

Ongoing investigation disrupting trains between Shepperton and Teddington

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4 d. ago I met with extreme train travellers known as 'track bashers' in a Glasgow rail depot

Unique excursion to historic engine sheds for little-known pursuit

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6 d. ago ‘It was as good aged 61 as it had been at 16’: readers’ favourite trips as older travellers

From Interrailing around Europe to trekking in the Himalayas, our tipsters share their memorable trips made later in life• Tell us about a great winter mountain holiday – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucherI went Interrailing at 16 – so decided to do it again at 61! My wife and I bought our passes for all of Europe (under £500 for one-month unlimited rail trips) and it was great to rediscover the sense of freedom and adventure travelling by train gave. Having a romantic dinner in Paris, getting on the night train and having coffee and croissants for breakfast in Nice on the Côte d’Azur for example. I corrected the teenage mistake of trying to do too much and see too many places so we lingered longer in places such as Poland and Romania, soaking up the atmosphere in Wrocław and Bucharest. It was interesting to compare the speed, quality and comfort of train services too. We found that sometimes slow travel was better – like when we got on the wrong train from Rome to Naples, all...

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7 d. ago Travel chaos after massive blaze breaks out near London train station as dozens of firefighters battle inferno

The fire (pictured) began at around 6.30pm on Thursday evening, just metres from a railway station. It began in a ground floor shop, which has flats situated above.

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7 d. ago London travel disruption this weekend: full list of tube and train closures for October 17

London travel disruption this weekend: full list of tube and train closures for October 17-19 2025  Time Out Worldwide

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1 week ago Warning to travellers as train nightmare looms for thousands during Christmas period

Thousands of train passengers across the UK are being warned to expect delays and cancellations over the Christmas period due to major engineering work on the railways.

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1 week ago Moooove out the way! Cows spark travel mayhem after invading train platform

Hilarious footage shows staff trying to round up the 12 stray cattle and guide them out of Neath station in south Wales yesterday.

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1 week ago London travel disruption this weekend: full list of tube and train closures for October 11 and 12

London travel disruption this weekend: full list of tube and train closures for October 11 and 12  Time Out Worldwide

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1 week ago Transport Secretary refuses to rule out train fare rises next year

Another rail operator is set to enter public ownership

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2 w. ago London Travel Disruption This Weekend: Full List of Tube And Train Closures For October 10

London Travel Disruption This Weekend: Full List of Tube And Train Closures For October 10-12  Time Out Worldwide

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2 w. ago Thousands of passengers set for Christmas travel disruption due to train engineering works

Passengers are being urged by Network Rail to check online journey planners and book tickets way in advance

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2 w. ago Train derails overnight caused travel delays into London this morning

Train derails overnight caused travel delays into London this morning  Essex Live

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2 w. ago Major rail company launches unlimited travel passes for families

In an attempt to promote travel within the region, one train company has launched a unlimited travel family pass this October, covering the school holiday period.

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2 w. ago Rail firm is fined £1million over death of woman who was killed by a tree branch while sticking her head out of an open train window at 75mph

Bethan Roper, 28, died after hitting her head on an overhanging tree branch on a Great Western Railway (GWR) train travelling at 75mph near Twerton, Bath, in 2018.

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