trains

Cruise trains: the latest trend in luxury travel

All aboard the newest travel trend of cruise trains. The oceans have monopolised the luxury cruise market for far too…

Thailand finally approves $5.2bn high-speed rail to link Bangkok and China

The first phase of the long-delayed high-speed rail between Bangkok and southern China has finally been approved by Thailand’s military…

Mobile phones on the tube: who’s really going to benefit?

Londoners will have mixed views tube passengers being able to use mobile phones on the tube. Digital natives often bemoan…

By 2020, you’ll be able to take a 5-hour train from London to Frankfurt

Direct trains from London St Pancras could take passengers all the way to Frankfurt, the fifth-largest city in Germany, within…

People are buying fake train tickets online — how much of a problem is it?

Fake rail tickets are being sold at a fraction of their real price on the dark web and then used…

Are automatic trains ever going to become a reality?

There’s plenty of speculation as to the future of how trains will get from one station to another. Is automation…

Ticket-free rail travel is coming soon to the UK

Biometric technology, including fingerprint and iris scans could be used to automatically charge rail customers across the UK. The plans…