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if it interests you Hamburg has a well developed local transport system including ferries, underground and historical vertical passenger tunnels in the port area. Also one of Europe’s best model transport layouts worth half a day Miniatur Wunderland

HELSINKI, April 4 (Reuters) - Finland will indefinitely extend the closure of land border crossings with Russia and add several ports to a list where travel from its eastern neighbour is prohibited, the government said on Thursday. Finland shut its land borders with Russia late last year amid a...

Those funny old French, eh! Check their English language explanation about the target passengers, like ‘Kevin’ & others, for this unique service https://www.kevin-rail.com/english It’s a turn up and go concept without ticketing and the overhead costs at a cheap price

Vlogger account of a NightJet journeyHamburg-Innsbruck. He is impressed by the design of the pod but makes some trenchant remarks about operations Everything wrong with Europe's new CAPSULE sleeper train

This report from the Barents Observer reports on a halt in rail transport between Kiruna and Narvik causing big challenges for Sweden’s largest mining company. It also highlights the sensitivity of poor infrastructure for NATO’s military reinforcement of northernmost Scandinavia. Major...

Touché! Except that I lived in Glasgow until last year for over 60 years and retain a vote in that city as an overseas voter. I am all for political discourse but as 'jagardner1984' remarks, the last source I would quote is the Daily Express 'London centric media' rather than the Scottish press

Interested to hear this opinion from someone who lives in Yorkshire and I assume will have no democratic right to vote for or against an SNP candidate for MP.

Here’s a one year old YouTube video posted by a Russian traveller

Agree about Frankfurt vs Cologne. You'll prob need refreshment so forget Frankfurt's lack of attractions and take a walk around Cologne Hauptbahnhof, stroll by the river and have a glass of the unique Kölsch beer

A great thread showing the breadth of members' knowledge. China needs a non-Russian-gauge route to standard-gauge land. There's a lot of action which I find perplexing. What do we think is the future best bet?

Sainsbury's Local, Princes Mall, Princes St, Edinburgh EH1 1BQ - actually part of the station - will cater to your needs

I bow to the experts who advise this reopening would be poor use of public funds. But has development of the high-speed passenger network raised expectations for non-high speed rural lines? Joined-up rail journeys where the Spanish government '(...has spent) around €57.2bn in building its...

Is this sort of public support which helped the rail network has grown so effectively for freight and passengers? https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2023/11/03/new-train-route-sevilla-andalucia-spain/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

If it's a rail replacement bus - would it not terminate at Villach station, not the bus station?

Hotels around Central Stations in Germany do have a poor reputation, unless you have a personal recommendation. However Munich has a good public transport network. As an example I created this journey on Google Maps from a very reasonable hotel. You can edit it to your arrival time and add...