The Backpacker
Global roamer: My first trip
If you want to get to New York you just hop on a train to New York. Right? Wrong.
Train Journeys
Rail
On the Indian Pacific: a rail journey that is a uniquely Australian experience
Alison Stewart finds luxuries and quirks on a train journey between Sydney and Adelaide.
Switzerland
Switzerland by train? Do Tell
This rail journey is short on time but long on pleasures, writes Sally Webb.
England
England rail routes: Ride the never say die line
If you snooze you lose, Anthony Dennis finds on one of England's most treasured rail routes.
New Zealand
Shore excursion: New Zealand's TranzAlpine Express
Natasha Dragun swaps a ship for a train through some of New Zealand's most spectacular alpine countryside.
South-East Asia
Train travel: Fast track of glamour
Travelling in opulence by train is a rare treat, writes Megan Holbeck.
India
On the right track
It's worth meeting the challenge of a famously chaotic rail system, writes Leisa Tyler.
Canada
And for Cirque's next act ...
In Canada's beautiful Charlevoix region, Jill Dupleix takes a gastronomic train to the door of her hotel.
Britain
The gold standard
Rob McFarland leaps at the chance to experience the long-gone days of luxury train travel.
Japan
Ryokan on rails
Japan's Seven Stars sleeper train takes luxury on wheels to new heights, writes Jamie Lafferty.
Canada
Maple leaf express
Setting her watch to mountain time and keeping an eye out for bears, Elspeth Callender boards Canada’s famed Rocky Mountaineer train.
Australia
Tracks in the forest
Explore the stunning landscape around Kuranda, in far north Queensland, from the comfort of a train carriage.
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