On Canada’s Via Rail, a return to the older — and let’s be honest, better — way of traveling
It was a bucket list trip, but not in the way you might think. The Via Rail train journey across Canada was not about my do-before-dying list but about the Earth’s, about seeing the natural wonders before they’re swallowed up, burned up or chewed up by climate change or humans. [latimes.com]
Darjeeling Hill Railway History in motion
An engineering marvel of the 19th century, now the Darjeeling Hill Railway’s only passengers are tourists and railway buff. But it once carried British officials and their families to the hills for the summer — and transported tea from its many famous estates to the rest of the world. [nationalheraldindia.com]
What it’s like to get the train from London to Skye
It’s a hell of a way from London to Skye by sleeper – more than 14 hours. But after the sleeper comes the delightful two-and-a-half-hour cross-country single-track chuffer from Inverness to Kyle of Lockalsh, the gateway to the Skye bridge. [independent.co.uk]
This is what the most luxurious train ride in Russia looks like
Everyone knows the quickest way to travel from Moscow to Vladivostok is by plane. But it’s far more romantic to take the train. A ticket aboard the retro-styled ‘Golden Eagle’ will cost you a cool million rubles ($15,000). Check out what all the fuss is about. [rbth.com]
Last narrow gauge line in Central India to chug into history
The last surviving narrow gauge line, running 106 km between Itwari-Nagbhid near Nagpur on the South East Central Railway (SECR), will also become a part of world rail history, within a year or so. [livemint.com]
