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UIC highlights rail’s role in sustainable tourism and modal shift on World Tourism Day 2024

On this World Tourism Day, the International Union of Railways (UIC) reaffirms its commitment to sustainable tourism as a tool for promoting economic, social and environmental development

  • Posted On: 27 September 2024

On this World Tourism Day, the International Union of Railways (UIC) reaffirms its commitment to sustainable tourism as a tool for promoting economic, social and environmental development. Through different initiatives, such as TopRail and More Trains, UIC members have been working for a long time to promote rail as the backbone of sustainable mobility, acknowledging the importance of developing synergies between rail and tourism.


Excitement builds for railway's 200th anniversary in 2025(Network Rail Press Office)

Railway 200 celebrations on track, as Rail Minister heralds ‘exciting opportunity’

  • Posted On: 19 September 2024
  • Railway 200 celebrations on track, as Rail Minister heralds ‘exciting opportunity’
  • International festival programme unveiled, inspired by journey that changed the world
  • National rail sale, largest assembly of trains and rail exhibits, UK locomotive ‘whistle-off’, and much more!

.With just over 100 days to go until the start of a year-long celebration of 200 years of the modern railway in 2025, plans are being finalised to mark this historic milestone and explore rail’s past, present and future role in national life.


Wattrain Conference in Italy Castellammare di Stabia, Naples July 19-21, 2024

  • Posted On: 2 May 2024

Dear Friends of Heritage Railways:

Wattrain (World Alliance of Tourist Trams and Trains, wattrain.net) - which I represent as its President - is preparing its 2024 Conference. The Conference is open to anyone interested in the future of the Heritage Railways around the world. Previous Conferences were held in Japan in 2015, in Frisco (Texas, USA) in 2018; the 2021 Conference was not possible because of Covid-19. 1. Place and date The Conference will be held in Castellammare di Stabia, just South of Naples (Italy). We expect the arrival of the participants on Friday, July 19, 2024. The Conference will start at 9.00 am on Saturday, July 20, 2024, and end at lunchtime on Sunday, July 21, 2024. The Conference will take place at the **** Hotel dei Congressi, Viale Puglia 45, Castellammare di Stabia (NA) 80053, www.hoteldeicongressi.it Phone: 0039-081-8722277; Whatsapp Business: 0039-345-2126092.


WATTRAIN CONFERENCE 2024 ..Castellammare di Stabia, Italy JULY 19-21, 2024

Theme: “Ensuring Growth Through Sharing of Best Practices”.

  • Posted On: 6 April 2024

Dear Friends of Heritage Railways:

Wattrain (World Alliance of Tourist Trams and Trains, wattrain.net) - which I represent as its President - is preparing its 2024 Conference. The Conference is open to anyone interested in the future of the Heritage Railways around the world. Previous Conferences were held in Japan in 2015, in Frisco (Texas, USA) in 2018; the 2021 Conference was not possible because of Covid-19.

 


Hobo Shoestring professional hobo & YouTuber of almost 24 years of continuous freight train hopping found dead.

Hobo Shoestring professional hobo & YouTuber of almost 24 years of continuous freight train hopping found dead.

  • Posted On: 6 April 2024

Read about Hobo Shoestring's riding the rails..

Sincere condolences to all affected by his sad passing.

https://hoboshoestring.wordpress.com/about/


Rail Live! Date: 26 - 27 November 2024, Venue: Palacio de Congresos de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain

Technology, Innovation & Strategy. For the entire rail supply chain.

  • Posted On: 20 February 2024

https://www.terrapinn.com/RL2024/Wattrain

Rail Live 2024 is the congress edition and will be focused on high-level networking opportunities and high-level content. We’ll bring together a
diverse conference program featuring the most innovative technologies and projects in rail from around the World for this must-attend show.
Alongside this industry-leading conference, we are focused on creating opportunities for valuable networking to take place, through scheduled
meetings, off-site drink receptions and networking breaks


World Passenger Festival 2024

Join the World Passenger Festival Community

  • Posted On: 21 January 2024

The World Passenger Festival is an annual conference and exhibition.

We bring together 3,000+ transport leaders from around the world who are focused on the transformation of passenger transport and mobility. 

We focus on customer experience, digital transformation, commercial strategy, ticketing & payments, marketing and distribution.

www.terrapinn.com/WPF2024/Wattrain


East Devon attraction, Seaton Tramway, is proud to announce its outstanding success at the 14th Devon Tourism Awards held on 16th November

  • Posted On: 17 November 2023

East Devon attraction, Seaton Tramway, is proud to announce its outstanding success at the 14th Devon Tourism Awards held on 16th November at the Riviera International Conference Centre in Torquay. The night witnessed the gathering of Devon's tourism elite, celebrating resilience, innovation, and excellence in the face of a challenging few years.


Night Trains working group and TopRail convene in Vienna (UIC-International Union Of Railways)

  • Posted On: 25 October 2023

The TopRail working group, focusing on rail tourism, and the Night Trains working group came together for productive meetings hosted by ÖBB on 3 October in Vienna. Several significant topics were on the agenda, fostering meaningful discussions and knowledge exchange.


Railways go back to the future with landmark partnership.(Network Rail Press Release)

  • Posted On: 22 September 2023

A first-of-its-kind partnership between the Severn Valley Railway and Network Rail has been set up, signalling the start of an innovative relationship between the past and present railway.


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