When snow brings transport systems elsewhere to a halt, Swiss mountain railways keep running — calmly, predictably, and almost boringly on time. This isn’t luck, and it isn’t just “Swiss efficiency” as a cliché. It’s the result of hard geography forcing honest engineering, backed by culture, governance, and long-term thinking. Here’s why Alpine railways in […]
Image (C) Foster + Partners Florence is one of Europe’s most rail-dependent cities, sitting squarely on Italy’s north–south high-speed axis. Yet for years, travellers have heard about a new high-speed railway station that somehow never seems to open. So what actually happened to Florence’s planned high-speed station — and why do high-speed trains still arrive […]
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(AI generated image, prompt – “French TGV train”) Toulouse: a transport city built for the air, not the rails Toulouse is one of Europe’s most important transport cities — but its global reputation is rooted firmly in aviation, not rail ✈️. As the home of Airbus and a major aerospace research hub, the city is […]
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🚄 Karst Landscapes Made Easy Travelling by train from Hong Kong to Guilin is one of the easiest and most satisfying ways to reach China’s most famous natural scenery. Fast, comfortable, and surprisingly simple, the journey swaps skyscrapers for limestone peaks in just a few hours 🌄. If you’re planning to see the Li River […]
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The Train of the Clouds crossing the La Polvorilla Viaduct Image (C) Visit Argentina The Train of the Clouds (Tren a las Nubes) is one of the most exciting experiences in Argentina because it combines engineering audacity, Andean drama, and pure altitude spectacle in a single journey 😮💨🏔️. Running through the remote high Andes of […]
Continue reading 🚆 Train of the Clouds – Argentina at Its Most EpicManchester and Birmingham are often compared for good reason. Both are large, post-industrial English cities with similar populations, similar economic challenges after the decline of manufacturing, and similar ambitions to reinvent themselves as modern regional capitals. Yet when it comes to urban transport, one difference stands out sharply: Manchester’s Metrolink is widely seen as a […]
Continue reading Manchester and Birmingham: similar cities, different tram storiesHeritage Railways: UK vs USA — Same Romance, Very Different Models At first glance, heritage railways in the UK and the USA look similar: historic locomotives, period stations, volunteers in vintage uniforms, and a strong sense of nostalgia. But once you dig deeper, the culture, funding, scale, and accessibility of these railways are strikingly different. […]
Continue reading Heritage RailwaysPorto has many transport features that visitors notice immediately — the river, the bridges, the hills — but one of its most quietly impressive successes tends to go under-appreciated: the use of long, double-length trams on the Porto Metro network. These vehicles are not just a design flourish. They are a key reason why the […]
Continue reading Porto Metro with Double-Length Trams: Quietly Doing the Heavy LiftingFor years, Graz and Klagenfurt have felt like they belonged to different corners of Austria. They’re both in the south, yes — but the rail link between them was slow enough that you often planned your trip around it. That changes with the Koralmbahn (Koralm Railway): a new, high-performance line between Graz Hbf and Klagenfurt […]
Continue reading Graz and Klagenfurt just got “closer” 🚄🏔️If you’ve ever opened Google Maps in Japan and zoomed out, you may have noticed something striking: high-speed rail lines and major corridors are shown far more clearly than in most other countries. Shinkansen routes, main JR lines, and dense urban railways appear tightly drawn and highly legible — almost as if Google is testing […]
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