#34

Went back to the Balkans earlier this year and the train routes have got even more erratic and patchy than they were 10 years ago between neighbouring countries (when we could at least get from Belgrade to Sarajevo by train). Did similar thing to you with a minibus/taxi between the two, nowhere near as good.

The trains were still going from Belgrade to Bar and that route through the mountains looked stunning, wish we’d had the time. Also had brand new trains on the Sarajevo to Mostar route which was a surprise, kinda liked the charm of the big, slow, old carriages they used to have.

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#35

This route is run by Cross Country and is usually a 4 carriage train that smells like a hospital. I went from Leeds to Plymouth on one of those trains and it was just awful.

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#36

I’m not sure what the timetable is post-Covid, but the 1930s tube trains are going to be replaced, with 1970s tube trains…

#37

Done the Chicago - San Francisco route, which was brilliant: would like to do the other two across the USA (partic the one Gunners mentions above).

Copper canyon in mexico looks cool

#38

Might take a cushion in that case

#39

I’d quite like to do the pacific coast/rocky mountain railway route up through the US and Canada.

Japanese trains are always great, whether that be bullet trains, or switchback mountain trains, or double decker tourist trains, or single unit, small operator trains running through the suburbs of Kyoto

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#40

Went from Seattle to Vancouver which was pretty great, went just as the sun was setting as well. The train then sat outside Vancouver for an hour and a half for unknown reasons, which was less great.

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#41

Yeah I looked into trains and you have to go Belgrade - Zagreb - Sarajevo and it takes 12+ hours!

I have heard the train between Sarajevo and Mostar is beautiful, gutted I didn’t do it although the bus view is gorgeous and poignant (loads of roadside crucifixes from the war :frowning: ). Can’t wait to go back one day.

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#42

Bergen to Oslo on a nice sunny day please

#43

As a massive fan of North by Northwest, I’d have loved to ride the 20th Century Limited, but it closed in 1967. But something equivalent would do nicely. Ideally without the whole “being a murder suspect” part.

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#44

Think they’ve retired most of them now, but I wanted to do one of the Japanese sleeper trains

Settling into a massive Shinkansen seat with a bento and a highball is such a pleasure.

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#45

Yeah, the Sunrise train, which runs south from Tokyo is the only one left. I’ve not been on that one - all the destinations are served by fast trains now anyway, so you don’t gain much by taking them.

https://www.osakastation.com/the-sunrise-seto-sunrise-izumo-overnight-sleeper-trains-from-osaka-to-tokyo/#:~:text=The%20Sunrise%20Seto%20and%20the,train%20until%20they%20reach%20Okayama.

#46

Settle-Carlisle and Heart of Wales please

#47

Can you not travel by train between Belgrade and Sarajevo anymore?

That was probably the best train journey I’ve ever been on.

#48

Trans-Mongolian was incredible. Went from Reading to Hong Kong purely on trains across 2 months, would recommend.

Would love to do one across the Alps then down into the Balkans.

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#49

I’d love to get a sleeper train to virtually anywhere

One of them with beds

Maybe there’s thrilling intrigue going on somewhere, though I’d rather not be murdered

#50

Was gonna do Fort William to Mallaig for holiday this week but opted not to because Scots don’t want us giving them the Covid

#51

Stopped quite a few years ago yeah, apparently due to a falling out between the various different train companies . Massive shame.

Sadly even that looked difficult for us in March, the Zagreb - Sarajevo leg had something like a 100km gap in the route between the final Croatian station and the first Bosnian one. 12 hour train would’ve certainly been preferable to 7 by taxi…

Definitely worth doing Mostar by train if you can next time, for the view of the mountains alone!

#52

Would like to do a few more of the Amtrak (did the DC to Chicago and Chicago to LA (as far as Flagstaff) a couple of years ago), but I’d like to do the Chicago to New Orleans or Seattle to LA ones sometime

#53

We are doing this next year (fingers crossed). Sounds good.