This week’s dream: the romance of the night train ...

Winding through the Southern Alps in New Zealand, the TranzAlpine is lauded as one of the world’s greatest rail journeys, but few know that its well-worn tracks also trace the path of an ancestral Māori trade route

On 27 September 1825, the first-ever passenger rail service steamed out of a colliery in the North East of England, changing the way generations of travellers would experience the world. Two hundred years on, as more people turn their backs on flying in search of a greener, more immersive form of long-distance travel, we pick the train journeys that changed our horizons forever, plus some new routes bringing back the golden age of rail

Catch the train from London to Interlaken to see the world’s most beautiful mountains on this incredible tour

Even in a year when the history of rail takes centre stage, new routes and trains never stop. We take a look at some of the most exciting on the horizon…

Take the world’s most scenic train ride before or after your Alaska voyage says Emma Justice