Night train dreams struggle to overcome railway realities

From third-class seats open to the elements, to the gold-plated interiors of Queen Victoria’s Royal Train, we mark this milestone anniversary with a nostalgic look through the ages

Something to say? T his is your platform...

Something to say? This is your platform...

RAIL ’s Mystery Shopper samples the catering on a long-distance continental train travelling through four countries… and compares it with what UK operators have to offer

In the last of our series expoloring rail’s history, development and function in relation to rival transport modes, CHRISTIAN WOLMAR takes to the skies

Catherine Fairweather finds a dream-like world of old-school glamour aboard the new Orient Express journey from Rome to Venice, where ancient ruins melt into rolling Italian landscapes steeped in Renaissance romance