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EUROPE BY RAIL: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE. By Nicky Gardner & Susanne Kries. 18th edition published 24 October 2024. #EuropebyRail. Published by @hiddeneurope.eu
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A closer look at Wrocław’s striking main station - opened in 1857 and designed by Wilhelm Grapow…

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Looking through our bookshelves, we stumbled upon our copy of the Great Western Railway (GWR) timetable for the early months of 1902 and took the opportunity to touch base with railway services of yesteryear…

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Good morning from Berlin Hauptbahnhof and a Monday morning journey across the border to Poland…

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The striking town hall clock tower in Aarhus was designed by the architects Arne Jacobsen and Erik Møller and is just a short walk from the railway station, for anyone travelling on Route 26 from #EuropebyRail who fancies a stopover (thread)...

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What links mountaineering history with the railways in the Swiss Alps? This is the story of the construction of the railway up through the Eiger in the 1890s and a hole that was opened in the North Face to clear the debris of the tunnel through the mountain… Photo © Steven van Aerschot/ Dreamstime

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Built in 1912, the cable car in San Sebastian takes you up to the top of Monte Igueldo for striking views of this wonderful city on the bay and the perfect end to the trip for travellers following Route 17 in our book… #RouteoftheWeek Photo © H368k742 / Dreamstime

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The next stop on our #RouteoftheWeek from Europe by Rail is Angers: “...an attractive wine-producing town dominated by the massive striped walls of the 13th-century Chateau d’Angers… a 7-minute walk north from the station… Photo © Javarman / Dreamstime

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As we write in the introduction to our #RouteoftheWeek from the 18th edition of Europe by Rail, Route 17 is for those less inclined to hurry. A leisurely amble, only by train, through some of Atlantic Europe’s most striking cultural landscapes…

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Opinion will always be divided when it comes to modernist architecture, but there is no denying that the Novy most in #Bratislava is striking as it crosses the river and dominates the Danube waterfront… #EuropebyRail #RouteoftheWeek Photo © Ian Dorant

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The starting point for our #RouteoftheWeek from #EuropebyRail is Vienna’s Hauptbahnhof, a station that appears on four different routes in our book and has one of the most enticing departure boards of any station in Europe… Photo © Andras Csontos | Dreamstime

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The February digital edition of the European Rail Timetable is out now, including updates for Hungary, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan alongside over 50,000 rail connections and #Newslines, highlighting new developments in European rail travel... (thread) www.europeanrailtimetable.eu/february-202...

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The St Elisabeth Cathedral in Košice, one of the architectural landmarks to be found on our latest #RouteoftheWeek from #EuropebyRail and a journey that was first introduced to our book in 2022, linking the great cities of Habsburg power: Budapest and Vienna... Photo © Michal Jesensky | Dreamstime

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