The famous Unesco-recognised Semmering Railway in Europe forms an important section of the Sudbahn, a railway line that passes through picturesque parts of Austria, Slovenia and Italy on its journey ...

The twin-tube Semmering base tunnel will connect Gloggnitz with Mürzzuschlag, Styria, Austria. The tunnel will be part of the Baltic-Adriatic railway corridor and is one of the most important ...

The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to ...

The Semmering Railway, built over 41 km of high mountains between 1848 and 1854, is one of the greatest feats of civil engineering from this pioneering phase of railway building. The high standard of ...

Travel maven Michael Palin called this “one of the most beautiful railway journeys in the world” – what more do you need to know? The 38-minute journey follows the Foyle river out of Derry, weaving ...

The holiday season may be the best time to ride the rails on these iconic routes through Germany’s enchanted Black Forest, ...

It’s where the “flight shame” movement was born and no wonder — Europe is home to a superb rail network, including some truly spectacular journeys which are a vacation in themselves. Here are 10 of ...