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To celebrate, we’ve racked our brains to find 10 of the world’s best train journeys – so grab yourself a British Rail BLT and a can of Tennant’s Super, and come along for the ride…
10 OF THE BEST TRAIN JOURNEYS IN THE WORLD
- London to Fort William
Enjoy dinner and a bottle of wine in London, fall asleep just outside Watford, wake up to fresh coffee and a view of Ben Nevis.
- Anywhere to Grand Central
A real station. Where you come from isn’t important because this massive monument to good ‘ole American excess will have your jaw on the floor. What you’d expect from a real city.
- Moscow to Beijing
Forget the Trans-Siberian, this is the journey that’ll take you to the wild heart of Genghis Khan’s Asia. Journey time is approximately seven days.
- Battenbang to Phnom Penh
They say it’s unsafe, and, hell, if you decide to join the crowds on the train roof, it probably is. Just don’t get too distracted by the stunning scenery.
- The Orient Express
Evocative of an era when men wore moustaches and women wore petticoats. Thankfully, it’s over. Wave goodbye to Victoria and drown in romance and truffles all the way from Kent to the continent.
- Seattle to Salt Lake City
Roll through three National Parks, including Yellowstone, and watch some of America’s incredible natural beauty roll gently past your window.
- Eurostar to Paris
Paris in four hours without suffering airline food, Dover or coach-journey hell. By train. From the centre of London. Who are you to argue?
- Piccadilly Line to Heathrow
Archaic, sprawling and on its last legs. And that’s just the management. Take the tube and pay under a fiver for a journey with ‘character’ that’ll take you from Green Park to the Galapagos.
- Shongolo Express
Forget Connex South Central – stops en route include a hot air balloon trip over the African desert and a flight over Victoria Falls.
- The journey home
Guaranteed to feature mystery stops in tunnels, waiting outside stations and sour staff. Worth it for the feeling when arriving at your front door to discover that a water main has burst and the house is flooded.