Train journeys

Have your tickets ready for a middle-of-the-night inspection by border guards if travelling overnight from Poland to the Czech Republic.

It’s been impossible to catch a scheduled passenger rail service to Mildura since 1993. Now a heritage rail operator has filled the gap.

What’s the difference between my first class carriage and economy? “You get a better class of passenger on first class,” says the attendant.

The historic Caledonian Sleeper linking England and Scotland has made its most significant route change in 30 years.

The great train odyssey has been reimagined in an itinerary that gives travellers time and breadth to experience the gems of the Australian outback.

It might just be America’s most-maligned state, but Nebraska and its biggest city are full of surprises.

Despite delays, I enjoy both the shiny, fast-train experience and the slower, more worn-in regional train.

Launched last year, this coastal train trip affords terrific views of the sea and mountains – as long as you don’t mind a bit of chaos when boarding.

It’s no surprise that the best station experience in Europe is in a country where the trains run like clockwork.

A ride on the comfortable Sofia-Istanbul Express includes a dramatic border crossing in the middle of the night.