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<p>Trainline reveals which day the train carriages will be packed and stations will be swarmed this Christmas </p>

The busiest day to take a train over Christmas revealed

<p>The medieval coastal town of Rye has losts of historic and shopping attractions lining its cobbled streets </p>

The East Sussex beach town seeing a surge in half-term train bookings

<p>Day trippers: Thomas Ableman with his wife Helen Chandler and daughters Sophia and Anna, with mother Sheila Ableman at Downham Market station in Norfolk</p>

10 things the UK government needs to do for families to go car-free

<p>The imposing advertising board at Euston station has been switched off – by order of the transport secretary Louise Haigh (James Manning/PA)</p>

Euston, we have a problem – we must learn to love you

<p>Working day: Network Rail carries out widespread engineering work over Christmas and New Year</p>

Taking the train home for Christmas or New Year? Here’s when to travel

<p>Transport For All heavily campaigned against the closure of rail ticket offices</p>

Why the rail ticket office U-turn is a win for disabled travellers

<p>Grand Central had the worst cancellation record </p>

Britain’s worst train operators revealed

<p>Reach Istanbul on an epic overland adventure by rail and bus</p>

Sustainable travel

The best flight-free holidays to avoid air traffic control chaos

<p>The railcard is valid on Austria’s trains, as well as buses and trams </p>

Austria offers free rail travel for a year – if you get a tattoo

<p>Jack Whitehall (right) and father Michael have their own travel show, ‘Travels with my Father’ </p>

Pale, male and stale: we should send travel TV presenters into exile

<p>FlixBus operates coaches throughout Europe</p>

Sustainable travel

Coach vs train: Which wins on a flight-free odyssey to southern Spain?

<p>The spectacular landscapes of the Grand Canyon</p>

Why it’s worth travelling to the Grand Canyon by rail

<p>The Rocky Mountaineer in Glenwood Springs</p>

What it’s like to ride the US’s newest Rocky Mountaineer train route

<p>Going cheap: ScotRail train at Taynuilt station on the line from Glasgow to Oban</p>

Peak rail fares in Scotland to be axed for six months

<p>Arriving soon: Trains at Cologne station on the first day of the €9 ticket, 1 June 2022</p>

Germany to introduce unlimited train travel for £1.40 a day

<p>Departing soon: LNER Azuma train at Newcastle station</p>

New deal-finding train app offers London to Highlands tickets for £43

<p>The deal is only valid for coach class travel </p>

Tour America by train and save as Amtrak slashes US Rail Pass to $299

<p>Kek Lok Si Temple was a highlight of Lucie’s rail adventure</p>

Sustainable travel

Taking the train from Bangkok to Singapore

<p>Travel with pride: Avanti West Coast’s “Pride Train” at London Euston station</p>

Public transport campaigners furious about official advice to drive

<p>Which way now? Europe has more rail choice than ever</p>

Europe’s most exciting new train journeys

<p>Departing soon? TransPennine Express train at Newcastle station. The operator has so far cancelled 29 services on Thursday </p>

Christmas travellers face issues on rail and road over festive period

<p>Rare sight: Avanti West Coast trains from London to Manchester are reduced from three to one per hour</p>

Bank holiday weekend trains can’t be booked more than eight days ahead

<p>Tickets please: Avanti West Coast express in Cumbria</p>

‘Ruthless overhaul’ of train fare structure needed, warns expert

<p>EasyJet planes</p>

UK flights cheaper than trains, research finds

<p>The Gotthard railway is getting a new service</p>

Sustainable living

Best European train journeys to try in 2021

Rail expansion across Europe and Africa as UK borders close