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All aboard for a gorgeous gorge
Chuffed ... Taieri Gorge Railway.
It was just phenomenal to see how those men had dug into the side of the gorge and built the railway in the late 19-th century.Its such rugged countryside, they [the railway worke
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Cirque du wheels
Gourmet excursion ... Le Massif train journey from Quebec City to Charlevoix.
Tim Richards takes a new train ride with a gourmet twist through the scenic hill country of Quebec.On my left are lofty mountains, cove
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Speed freak
Thrilling ... a bullet train passes Mount Fuji, that perfect volcano.
Stephen Lacey sets out to fulfil a lifelong dream on the bullet train to Mount Fuji.My 1960s Point Clare childhood was filled with dreams of tr
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Grand espresso tour
San Giulio island, Lake Orta, Italy.
Can you see the best of Italy in a single week? Ute Junker grabs a train ticket and her walking shoes and takes the challenge.One week in Italy? Ridiculous. Thats what we thoug
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Tracks in the forest
Kuranda Scenic Railway.
Jane E. Fraser explores the landscape around Kuranda from the comfort of a train carriage.A cheese platter. A glass of wine. Roasted macadamia nuts. And the scenery of the Barron Gorge roll
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Maple leaf express
Forest passage: the Rocky Mountaineer near Lake Louise.
Setting her watch to mountain time and keeping an eye out for bears, Elspeth Callender boards Canadas famed Rocky Mountaineer train.For more than two decades
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Ryokan on rails
Passengers pose above the Nanatsuboshi, or Seven Stars, sleeper train
Japans Seven Stars sleeper train takes luxury on wheels to new heights, writes Jamie Lafferty.Kuniko is nervous. Its not her smile that betrays
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The gold standard
Plush: A trip on the British Pullman comes with fine food and wine.
Rob McFarland leaps at the chance to experience the long-gone days of luxury train travel.A week before my trip on the British Pullman, the sister tra
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And for Cirques next act ...
Lap of luxury: The train winds its way along the St Lawrence seaway.
In Canadas beautiful Charlevoix region, Jill Dupleix takes a gastronomic train to the door of her hotel.In 1982, a few young street performers s
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On the right track
All aboard: a European among the locals on a train.
Its worth meeting the challenge of a famously chaotic rail system, writes Leisa Tyler.Criss-crossing the bronze sands of the great Thar Desert, winding up throug
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Train travel: Fast track of glamour
Movable feast: Fine dining on the Eastern & Oriental Express.
Travelling in opulence by train is a rare treat.As I sat in the bar, Pimms in hand, the trains motion offered rhythm to the pianists song. The palm tre
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Shore excursion: New Zealands TranzAlpine Express
Keeping track: leaving Akaroa.
Natasha Dragun swaps a ship for a train through some of New Zealands most spectacular alpine countryside.WHAT
Catching the TranzAlpine Express train across New Zealand.
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England rail routes: Ride the never say die line
Iron road: Ribblehead Station, near the Cumbria border.
If you snooze you lose; this is one of Englands most treasured rail routes.When travelling on a long-distance passenger train it always pays to mind the gap.
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Switzerland by train? Do Tell
Wilhelm Tell Express.
This rail journey is short on time but long on pleasures, writes Sally Webb.With the touch of a button my seat rotates. I can sit facing forward, sideways or do circle work - not a good idea, I di
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On the Indian Pacific: a rail journey that is a uniquely Australian experience
The Indian Pacific journeys to Adelaide.
Alison Stewart finds luxuries and quirks on a train journey between Sydney and Adelaide.Mark Twain wrote about the folly that spawned Australias different rail gauges, calling i
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Global roamer: My first trip
Penn Station, New York.
My friend Karl and I were confident we knew what we were doing. We were, after all, 17 and fresh out of high school, so there was very little we didnt know. Wed been told to get a train fro
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Swiss train travel: railing against misfortune
Cold comfort: humour can often be lost in translation.
Pleasant journey, says the Czech carriage attendant in heavily accented English when she sees Ive locked myself out of my first-class private sleeping compart
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South Africa rail journey: train of thought
Keeping track: Spioenkop mountain.
A luxury rail journey delivers stunning scenery and a brutal history.Were on top of a mountain whose beauty is shrouded in an eerie silence. Its 114 years since its blackest day
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Indian Pacific train journey review: Cross country with kids
Better than a plane ... the Indian Pacific train rolls through the outback.
Ask around and youll find quite a few Australians have crossed the Nullarbor by train, sitting up. Theyre mostly Western Australians and their
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Sri Lanka by train: A journey on a charmingly decrepit railway
Hill view: A passenger train wends its way along tea-clad slopes.
A journey on one of the most charmingly decrepit railway systems in the world reinforces the maxim that all great travel involves a modicum of discomfo
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