Train Europe
The Essential Rail Guide to Europe & the UK
Will be published approx. on 29. September 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-74117-938-5 (ISBN)
Description
All aboard Train Europe, the perfect guide to travelling the UK and Europe by locomotive, featuring 20 of the continent's best train journeys.
The UK and Europe are known as the homes of great train journeys, but more than that, great train itineraries. Rail enthusiast, Tim Richards, brings his expert advice on the full range of rail options, from commuter trains that get you from A to B, to long-distance coaches that let you snooze your way to the next destination.
Featuring 20 excellent and varied trips across the UK and Ireland, Western, Central and Southern Europe, as well as Scandinavia and the Balkans, as well as themed itineraries, features on notable train stations and practical information on rail passes, sleeper trains, steam trains, railway dining and more, this guide has everything you need to become a connoisseur of European train travel.
With themed itineraries, features on notable train stations and practical information on rail passes, sleeper trains, steam trains, railway dining and more, this guide has everything you need to become a connoisseur of European train travel.
Whether it's a journey through a heritage railway, a splurge on a luxury train or a venture down lesser-known tracks that cross country borders, Train Europe is your passport to getting the most from every rail-connected corner of this diverse continent.
The UK and Europe are known as the homes of great train journeys, but more than that, great train itineraries. Rail enthusiast, Tim Richards, brings his expert advice on the full range of rail options, from commuter trains that get you from A to B, to long-distance coaches that let you snooze your way to the next destination.
Featuring 20 excellent and varied trips across the UK and Ireland, Western, Central and Southern Europe, as well as Scandinavia and the Balkans, as well as themed itineraries, features on notable train stations and practical information on rail passes, sleeper trains, steam trains, railway dining and more, this guide has everything you need to become a connoisseur of European train travel.
With themed itineraries, features on notable train stations and practical information on rail passes, sleeper trains, steam trains, railway dining and more, this guide has everything you need to become a connoisseur of European train travel.
Whether it's a journey through a heritage railway, a splurge on a luxury train or a venture down lesser-known tracks that cross country borders, Train Europe is your passport to getting the most from every rail-connected corner of this diverse continent.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Australia
Illustrations
Full colour throughout
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
649 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-74117-938-5 (9781741179385)
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Tim Richards is a freelance travel writer based in Melbourne, Australia. His writing has appeared in numerous newspapers, magazines and websites, and in Lonely Planet's guidebooks. In 2014 his debut novel, Mind the Gap, a fast-paced fantasy thriller, was published as an ebook by Harper Collins. In 2017 he self-published The Kick of Stalin's Cow, a travel memoir exploring post-communist Poland. Tim previously authored Ultimate Train Journeys: World, in which he describes the world's best trains. You can see his published work at iwriter.com.au, and he regularly writes about travel at his Patreon site at patreon.com/timrichards.