Ribbelhead is the quintessential example of how the Settle – Carlisle Railway was built. Its station is nowhere near a … More
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Grand day out
One of the reasons the Settle – Carlisle Railway is now well used is that it makes the most of … More
Settling on a train
The Settle to Carlisle train actually starts in Leeds and ought to be called the Leeds to Carlisle train. However, … More
#viewfromatrain across Italy
Trains in Italy are relatively good value, specially when compared to the UK. They also have multiple train operating companies, … More
Leaving the Pacific Ocean
My departure from Sydney was on the Indian Pacific, which fortunately doesn’t change its name when it travels from the … More
Training to NSW
True to form, I left Victoria on a train, taking the XPT to Sydney. I had been warned by a … More
Overland
After a lovely weekend in beautiful Adelaide, I embarked on another Great Southern Rail journey, albeit slightly shorter to Melbourne. … More
To Katherine
The first segment of our journey was a mere 4 hours to Katherine. As we were leaving Darwin, someone was … More
Training down the continent
Why did I go to Darwin if I didn’t plan on spending any time there? Because it’s the starting station … More
Oresund bridge and Drogden tunnel
The plan was to travel to Goteborg by train to Malmo, where I would change trains to the one Wallander … More