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Two dead after Sydney to Melbourne train with 160 passengers on board DERAILS 

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Two people are dead and dozens are injured after Sydney to Melbourne train with 160 passengers on board DERAILS – as commuters describe the terrifying moment their carriage overturned Two people confirmed dead after an express passenger train from Sydney to Melbourne derailed in Victoria It is believed the express train derailed about 7.50pm 47km … Read more

Nanavati Panel report: ‘Anger over train burning led to 2002 Gujarat riots’

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Written by Sohini Ghosh | Ahmedabad | Published: December 12, 2019 12:25:21 pm The February 27, 2002 train burning incident in Godhra claimed the lives of 59 Hindus. (File) In its report on north Gujarat, The Nanavati Commission gave a clean chit to the police, BJP, VHP and Bajrang Dal and attributed the massacres in … Read more

The holiday guru has advice on train trips in India and solo package holidays to San Sebastian

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Are there any ‘excellent’ train trips around India and what’s the best package tour to San Sebastian for a solo traveller? The holiday guru solves tourism queries By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:24 BST, 2 August 2019 | Updated: 08:14 BST, 6 August 2019 The Holiday Guru is always on call to answer your questions. … Read more

Take the slow train to the heart of Africa on board the Blue Train from Cape Town to Pretoria

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Sipping champagne, I gazed out of the window at South Africa’s wide open farmlands, rugged mountains, arid desert and pink flamingoes. Feeling peckish, I picked up the telephone and dialled my personal butler. ‘Hello Mxolisi. May I have a plate of sandwiches, please?’ Within minutes he arrived, in his livery and pristine white gloves, bearing … Read more

Could this be the ultimate hack for train travellers?

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Endless delays, dangerous overcrowding, last-minute cancellations, dirty carriages, buffet cars with little or no stock — welcome to rail travel in 21st-century Britain. To add insult to injury, ticket prices went up yet again at the start of the year (they’ve risen by 36 per cent since 2010). But all is not lost. There is … Read more

Celebrate the Exbury Gardens centenary by puffing around the grounds on a steam train

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Tucked away in a sheltered corner of Hampshire, Exbury Gardens is celebrating its centenary this year.  This superb garden has some of the best spring colour in Britain; one awestruck visitor described it as ‘heaven with the gates open’. Exbury is the creation of Lionel de Rothschild, who was born into the famous banking family … Read more

Regulator warns it has ‘serious concerns’ over train companies’ £7.5bn pensions black hole

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Regulator warns it has ‘serious concerns’ over train companies’ £7.5bn pensions black hole By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 11 April 2019 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 11 April 2019 Train companies are facing a pensions black hole estimated to be worth £7.5billion. The Pensions Regulator has warned it has … Read more

Train station Seiryu-Miharashi in Japan exists purely so passengers can admire the view

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The railway station in Japan that has no entrance or exit – and exists purely so passengers can step off and admire the view The station is called Seiryu-Miharashi and is located on the Nishikigawa Seiryu line in southern Japan  It boasts just one small platform and shelter and is only accessible to passengers passing through … Read more