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Europe

Direct Budapest–Belgrade trains return on 13 Decembe...

Direct Budapest–Belgrade passenger trains restart on 13 December after seven ...

Train Travel

London to Lille by train: Eurostar times, fares and ...

Eurostar runs from London St Pancras to Lille Europe in 1 hour 22 minutes, wi...

Europe

SNCF strike on 5 November goes ahead after €400 bonu...

France's four representative rail unions keep their SNCF strike from 7pm on 4...

Rail infrastructure

Sweden picks lowest-cost Norrbotniabanan route north...

Trafikverket has chosen the lowest-cost alignment for the Öjebyn–Rosviksbodar...

Train Travel

Rome to Sicily by train: how Europe's last train fer...

Trenitalia's Intercity and sleeper trains from Rome and Naples reach Palermo ...

Rail infrastructure

Melbourne Airport Rail: CPB and SMEC chosen for Suns...

VIDA has named CPB Contractors and SMEC preferred bidder to rebuild Sunshine ...

Maintenance and Safety

Lac-Mégantic rail disaster (2013): the runaway oil t...

Shortly before 1 am on 6 July 2013, a crude oil train left unattended for the...

Train Travel

Napa Valley Wine Train: prices, journey times and ho...

The Napa Valley Wine Train is a dining train, not a way to get from A to B: i...

Europe

Ukraine to bring in up to 60 second-hand locomotives...

Ukrzaliznytsia plans to bring in up to 60 second-hand locomotives over the ne...

Maintenance and Safety

Livraga Frecciarossa derailment (2020): the miswired...

Frecciarossa 9595 derailed at 298 km/h at Livraga, on the Milan–Bologna high-...