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Looking ahead to the new and fabulous European train travel services which will be available in 2021 - and beyond

Insights and easy access to all that's good to know about taking the train to explore beautiful Wales. Don't miss out on the stunning journeys by both modern and steam trains!

How to make make sure you are buying the optimum ticket for train journeys in England, Scotland and Wales, while still saving money

Featuring pan-European general tips and advice for travelling with bicycles on trains in Europe. PLUS specific guides to taking bikes on trains in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands - including bike ticket booking links and step-by-step guides

These ideas should save you time, money and stress when choosing where to stay on your own bespoke European rail adventure. They'll make the need to transfer between the station and a hotel etc as simple as can be!

Our guide to Europe's international rail routes includes all of the day and night express trains from 15 countries, plus the local and regional routes in tourist areas.

All you need know about travelling on more than 70 European train services, including - what on board facilities and food/drink will be available; whether you can take bikes on a train and what to look out for when taking high speed trains.

Having travelled more than 30,000 km around Europe by train in the past 18 months, we have some useful advice to pass on, which will help maximise the pleasure of taking European trains - and avoid the pitfalls which we've encountered!

Our guide to travelling with kids on European trains includes five great tips from leading family travel writer Imogen Hall AND all the practical info you'll need about booking tickets and finding the best deals for your family!

A highly detailed guide to the often wonderful, but occasionally quirky mode of transport that is the European overnight train, A journey by them is usually a very different experience to being on a daytime train, so we take you through what to look out for - both when booking your accommodation and when you're on board.