Mobile app for Eurostar turns phone into a ticket to Europe
Eurostar, the high-speed passenger service linking the UK and mainland Europe has today launched a free mobile app allowing passengers to book journeys on-the-go and receive tickets direct to their…
Edinburgh tram back on track
Edinburgh city councillors have voted of a longer route for the city’s troubled trams project, which could cost up to £1 billion. The counsellors had voted to end the line…
Travel by train – Is the US looking into a high speed rail network
Travel By Train Plans are well underway for a high speed rail System in the U.S. Within the next ten years as travelers will be able to travel America by…
High-speed rails under construction may cost $132b
Roughly 26 high-speed rail lines, including the Beijing-Shijiazhuang, Nanjing-Hangzhou, and Harbin-Dalian routes, are currently being constructed, said a report released by GF Securities. The railways ministry has spent 589.8 billion…
Kuranda Scenic Railway in world’s top 10
Great news for the Queensland tourism industry. A UK-based global tour operator has rated their Kuranda Scenic Railway one of the world’s 10 great train journeys. This puts Kuranda in…
America to get new Luxury train
The famous Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia says a 15-carriage train able to carry up to 240 passengers will begin service between the resort and Washington DC…
Rail criticised in passenger survey
Out of more than 32,000 passengers surveyed between February and April, 44 per cent said they were satisfied with value for…
China considers building UK's high-speed rail link
Liu Xiaoming said China has “the knowledge, expertise and experience” to assist with the line. The ambassador was speaking before the arrival of Wen…
Stagecoach hits the fast lane
Stagecoach said rising fuel prices were lifting demand for bus and rail services, boosting profits 27 per cent to £205.7million in the year to April 30. Its shares rose…
