One of Canada’s most scenic regions can be done by train

One of Canada’s most scenic regions can be done by train

Bounded by three of the Great Lakes,this area west of Toronto is dotted with fascinating places – just a train ride from Canada’s largest city.

  • byTim Richards

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One of Australia’s epic train journeys is now even more remarkable

One of Australia’s epic train journeys is now even more remarkable

This railway divides Australia down the middle like a zipper,the 2979-kilometre journey opening up parts of the country in a way that no other holiday can.

  • byKerry van der Jagt
Train review:Thai’s second class delivers a comfortable night’s sleep
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Train review:Thai’s second class delivers a comfortable night’s sleep

Hurtling out of one city at sunset and arriving in a new one as it’s waking up is an underrated joy of travel.

  • byJustin Meneguzzi
Train review:First class on ‘the best train in Thailand’
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Thailand

Train review:First class on ‘the best train in Thailand’

Bangkok to Hat Yai in southern Thailand is a mammoth 16-hour,940-kilometre ride. But is it worth the journey?

  • byJohn Borthwick
Everywhere in the world loves train travel. Why doesn’t Australia?
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Opinion

Everywhere in the world loves train travel. Why doesn’t Australia?

The world’s most enjoyable travel experiences – that is,the actual act of moving from one place to another – are aboard trains.

  • byBen Groundwater
Train review:This journey is like a wildlife safari for $10

Train review:This journey is like a wildlife safari for $10

It’s controversial,but this Kenyan train gives you the chance to see elephants,zebras and giraffes from your window.

  • byCatherine Marshall
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Travelling by train in Japan is about to become a lot more expensive

Travelling by train in Japan is about to become a lot more expensive

Japan Rail has announced a huge increase in the price of its popular all-inclusive ticket available to tourists.

  • byBen Groundwater
New Zealand train travel:How to go from north to south by rail

New Zealand train travel:How to go from north to south by rail

New Zealand's great rail journey across the North and South Islands involves three trains,plus a ferry.

  • byTim Richards
The Trans-Siberian and Trans-Mongolian train journeys:Experts'tips on doing the epic rail trips

The Trans-Siberian and Trans-Mongolian train journeys:Experts'tips on doing the epic rail trips

The Trans-Siberian and the Trans-Mongolian are names that are instantly recognisable to many travellers.

  • byBen Groundwater
Europe’s stunning new train features a world-first trick

Europe’s stunning new train features a world-first trick

The GoldenPass Express is the culmination of more than 100 years of planning and frustration.

  • byKeith Austin
The world's most amazing train journeys:Trips to suit every taste

The world's most amazing train journeys:Trips to suit every taste

Nothing is more delightful than to be aboard a sleeper train and to awake at dawn and gaze upon a radically different vista than the one that left you at dusk the night before.

  • byTim Richards