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<p>Bank of England</p>

‘Make the journey part of your holiday’, say slow travel experts

<p>Mark Smith, better known as The Man in Seat 61 </p>

The Man in Seat 61 answers your questions on holidaying by train

<p>How to travel, without it costing the earth</p>

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<p>Train travel isn’t always the scenic experience you imagine it to be</p>

Train passenger’s bare feet sparks etiquette debate

<p>Jack Whitehall (right) and father Michael have their own travel show, ‘Travels with my Father’ </p>

Pale, male and stale: we should send travel TV presenters into exile

<p>FlixBus operates coaches throughout Europe</p>

Sustainable travel

Coach vs train: Which wins on a flight-free odyssey to southern Spain?

<p>The spectacular landscapes of the Grand Canyon</p>

Why it’s worth travelling to the Grand Canyon by rail

<p>The Rocky Mountaineer in Glenwood Springs</p>

What it’s like to ride the US’s newest Rocky Mountaineer train route

<p>Istanbul can be reached by rail overnight from Bulgaria</p>

What it’s like to do the night train from Sofia to Istanbul

<p>Travel by train: see more of Sri Lanka</p>

Want to see the real Sri Lanka? Explore by train

<p>Nightjet operates the largest night train network in Europe </p>

Sleeper train holidays could be cheaper than flying, says new research

<p>European rail travel hasn’t lost its charm </p>

150 years on, European rail timetable is an invitation to adventure

<p>Happy place: Hamburg’s main railway station, busy with passengers during last summer’s €9 unlimited travel promotion </p>

Germany’s unlimited €49-a-month rail pass to launch on 1 May

<p>Vienna market at Rathausplatz</p>

Four best European Christmas markets to visit by train

<p>Always check the seat behind you... </p>

Passenger ordered to pay £390 for reclining seat without warning

<p>Reaching the mountains by train is easier than you’d think</p>

Eight best ski resorts you can travel to by train from London

<p>Below par: between April 2021 and March 2022, the UK’s busiest station, London Waterloo, saw passenger numbers halve compared with before the pandemic</p>

The railway stations that travellers forgot

<p>Explore the beachy resort town of Binz</p>

How to plan the perfect train trip around Germany

<p>Rome to London in a day is possible from next year </p>

Rome-London by train in a day is now possible - but only once a week

<p>Artist’s impression: The proposed HS2 station at Birmingham Curzon Street</p>

What do the new HS2 and HS3 rail plans means for passengers?

<p>Fast track: Okehampton was once on the trans-Devon rail link</p>

Reopening train line in Devon is a start - but rail users expect more

Rail expansion across Europe and Africa as UK borders close

Bright future: a Regional Express train in southwest Germany

Train services are dramatically expanding across Continental Europe

Saving grace: National Express (shown here running a train in Germany) has extended coachcards for UK bus travellers

Fury at government decision not to extend railcard validity

Jean Lassalle apologised for the hold up

French politician blocks train after parking car on level crossing

Commuters at Leeds railway station

Rail firms will be penalised for late and dirty trains, says minister