Here you can find out about train trips around the world. There’s nothing like winding your way across beautiful countryside pulled by a steam train
The noises, smells, and views are all unique and evoke a bygone age when time moved more slowly and timetables were more approximate (well, thats still true in some parts!)
A steam train trip is great fun for a day out in your own country or as a great way to see parts of another country on holiday. Some tour operators have train trips as part of a package, or you can find an rail excursion to complement your own holiday plans.
Please browse the sections of this site and check out the train excursions, and start your train trip adventure.
Glacier Express in Switzerland
The Swiss Alps are reknowned for their beauty, clear air and breathtaking views. The Glacier Express train trip taked you from Matterhorn in Zermatt through the Matter and Rhone Valleys up to Brig. Then a chance to ride through the 15Km Furka tunnel to Andermatt.
Now reaching the peak of the journey at 2000 meters […]
Any excuse to go to Hawaii is good enough. For train fans, taking the island’s only railway is a unique and historical experience.
The trains were originally used for the sugar plantations, taking the sugar to the boats for transport. There were originally seven private companies on four of the islands. Now there is only a […]
Steam train makes picturesque runs through Shizuoka tea growing districts
An old-fashioned steam train passes through the tea plantations here a couple of times a day has become popular as the first tea of the season is being picked by local farmers.
The private Oigawa Railway runs the trains through the tea growing area of Kawate, and in mid May passengers can watch the tea being […]
Manilia and the Phillippines by train
A stunning archipelago of over 7,000 sub-tropical islands, the Philippines do not feature on your average traveller’s itinerary! This country has a long and infamous history.
However it’s also got a lot of very beautiful scenery and a wonderful laid back atmosphere and people who take the laid back attitude of the Spanish and add some […]
London has one of the longest historys of train use in the world, and is home to the first subway the London Underground which started in 1863.
The London Underground has a long history and consequently many changes to its rolling stock and operations.
You can visit the London’s Transport Museum in London to see lots of […]