RAIL articles Tag

Cheaper holidays: what if you tried green tourism?

of the plane?" To travel cheaper, many French people will stay in France or visit our European neighbors this summer. Since Europe has a dense enough rail network, the first good plan to combine green tourism and cheaper holidays is to prefer the train to the plane. To take advantage of the best ra ...

12
June
2023

Cancelled or delayed flight or train: what compensation?

xceeding one hour, you can even request financial compensation in the form of a bank transfer to your account. Note: if you are traveling with another railway company, note that comparable claim forms are available for download on the Trenitalia and Renfe websites. Warning: you are not entitled to ...

17
July
2024

The TGV: 5 Anecdotes About the High-Speed Train

named TGV 001, is the only trainset of its kind ever built. It reached a speed of 318 km/h, a figure that remains, to this day, the world record for rail speed in thermal traction. Starting in 1973, the oil crisis forced the SNCF to modify its high-speed train and to choose electric traction, with ...

12
Mar
2007

The Orient Express: History of a Legendary Train

ss was inaugurated on June 5, 1883 under the name Express d'Orient. Originally, it ran twice a week on what was then the world's first international railway. It provided a connection between Paris (Paris-Est station) and Constantinople (now Istanbul), passing through Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, an ...

19
May
2011

Les Orres : a family and nature resort

g on more than half of the area. The Family Plus labeled resort also offers ski and non-ski activities adapted to all family members: ice skating, rail sledding, snakegliss or yooner but also snowshoeing, snowmobiling, ski-joerring and paragliding! A very practical application Since 2011, the O ...

19
Dec
2013

The Aubrac Train: a journey between the Massif Central and the Mediterranean

A crossing of the Massif Central The Train de l'Aubrac that connects Clermont-Ferrand to Béziers via Neussargues is not a very profitable rail line... But it is unquestionably one of the most picturesque in the region. It crosses no less than six departments, straddling the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpe ...

09
Mar
2022

Unusual Ljubljana: 5 Things to Do in the Slovenian Capital

a green space larger than New York's Central Park? Moreover, the size of this green lung is larger than that of the city center itself… 5- Visit the Railway Museum. For travelers who love trains and the history of rail transport, as well as for everyone else, visiting the Railway Museum is the la ...

06
Mar
2024