Britain stepping up security, possibly at rail stations
More and more Britons are taking the road or the rail to avoid security hassles at the nation’s busier airports. Soon many of those same hassles may be hitting the airports rail stations, too, as Prime Minister Gordon Brown recently ...
by Emily Welch November 15th, 2007
Business travel to London made easy
Business travel to London just got easier with the recent opening of London’s St Pancras Station. The Queen formally reopened the station in a ceremony held on Tuesday. With the reopening of the station, business travel between England and the Continent, ...
by Emily Welch November 8th, 2007
Train tickets on mobile phones
In keeping with the ever-expanding range of things you can do with your mobile besides talk to your mates, now you may soon be able to use your mobile phone as proof of purchase of a train ticket. You can buy
by Neill Zerk October 23rd, 2007
Paris backed up due to rail strike
Thursday saw protests across France by train conductors fighting for their rights that allow some employees to retire at the age of 50 and receive a full pension. The threat of ...
by Dave Bess October 22nd, 2007
Metro halted by collapsed mine shaft
A mineshaft located near the metro tunnel near Northumberland park Station collapsed this week, shutting down a 4 km stretch of track running from Shiremoor to Benton. A train driver spotted ...
by Neill Zerk October 19th, 2007
New train route seen as bias against the Welsh
The scheduling and creation of new stops on the train route from Cardiff to Swansea have some Welsh angry at what they see as favouritism towards the English, with London commuters being placed at a higher priority than passengers from the
by Paul Fenrich October 16th, 2007
Railways benefit from air woes
Flying has become somewhat plagued with inconvenience in recent times, where delays seem to be more common than punctual departures, security is a kind of menace and restrictions have become prohibitive to an unreasonable degree. In cases where air travel is a frequent part of one’s life, this can result
by Rosie Vaughan-Jones October 10th, 2007
UK Rail system to simplify ticketing
Which? Magazine has performed a survey in regards to the rail system in the United Kingdom, or more specifically, the ticketing procedure for travelling on the rail system in the United Kingdom. The survey began with the watchdog
by Emily Welch October 1st, 2007
Ride the Canadian Rails for less
VIA Rail is currently offering discounts on their 10 to 30 day rail passes as well as savings of up to 50 per cent on tickets for travel this fall. Rail passes for 10 to 30 days travel start at $299 ...
by Jennifer Jones September 29th, 2007
Eurostar speeds to Brussels
The Eurostar track to the Belgian capital and seat of the European Union parliament Brussels, has been under construction for sometime and now the inaugural journey has taken place. And it ...
by Katy Davies September 21st, 2007
Getting there the green way
More and more people are beginning to take personal responsibility for their carbon emissions when they use modes of transport that use oil-based fuel. A large number of holidaymakers and retirees ...
by Dave Bess September 11th, 2007
High speed train breaks records
The high speed train linking the UK with Continental Europe achieved a record breaking time for the journey between London and Paris on Wednesday September 4th. The Eurostar train left Paris at 10:44 CET and arrived in St Pancras International Station in London at 11:47 BST, traveling at speeds of up
by Jennifer Jones September 8th, 2007