This year marks the 20th anniversary of the animated film, The Polar Express, and the train arrives for the first time with Santa in London from now until 23 December.

Sixty years after the world's first high-speed train launched, rail enthusiast Paul Carter rides the bullet train along what's been dubbed the "New Golden Route".

The invention of railroads ushered in a new era of land travel, and forever changed the way humans perceive time.

While Switzerland is full of Alpine huts and hard-to-reach hotels, Alp Grüm is a mountain anomaly like no other.

Tracing a medieval trade route through the Swiss Alps and valleys, the GoldenPass Express isn't just one of the world's most scenic train rides; it's an engineering marvel.

Running 1,051km from Ankara to Diyarbakır, it passes through stark, mountainous landscapes and some of the country's most important historical sites.

Hop aboard in one country, wake up in another and consider getting off to explore one of Germany's most stunning landscapes.

It's been featured in films like Trainspotting and Harry Potter. Recently, it was seeking new drivers to ride its rails in Scotland.