Rail Away

On the holiday island of Majorca beautiful images of the lines to find. An old line, that new life is breathed into being, runs from Palma to Inca in the interior. An old, nostalgic railway line goes from the coastal town of Palma to Soller, through gardens with orange trees and mountains. To build it, almost all the inhabitants of Soller shareholder of the railway line, so there was enough money for the construction. And for dessert, of Soller a ride with an old tram to the port.

A train journey in the beautiful Riviera between Nice in France and the Italian Ventimiglia. From there we cross some impressive viaducts through the valley of the river Roya and cross the Coll de Tenda towarads Cuneo. This railway line has a politicaly bad history, that was actually not used very much due to various reasons.

We take the new Portugese highspeed line from the ancient heart of Lisbon, along modern constructions of the World Exhibition and the river Tage to Coimbra. As big contrast to the highspeed line we continue our journey to Figuera da Foz on the coast using a little local line.

We take a trip on the Voralpen Express between two of the biggest lakes in Switzerland, the Lake of Lucerne and the Bodensee. We travel through tunnels and over viaducts to the beautiful orchards in the north of the country.

'Le Petiti Train jeune'. From the fortified town of Villefranche de Conflent at the base of the Pyrenees, a little yellow train winds its way along a wobbly narrow gauge track. Through enormous tunnels and over huge viaducts the little trains bounces along to the dizzy heights in the sunshine of La Tour de Carol.

A train journey along the Scottish east coast from Aberdeen means passing a long line art. Scotland for a less spectacular landscape still provides plenty of attention on. Highlights are two of the most famous railway viaducts of the world, each with their own story.

A beautiful train ride along the river Var, which begins on the Mediterranean Sea. From the mundane Nice track winds along the river Var and Verdon by an inhospitable area. On this trip through Provence exchange tiny stations ...

A journey through the snowy mountains of Tyrol from Austria to Italy. This railway was built along the border of the Austrian Empire. Formerly especially important for the military, there are now many tourists use. Through the beautiful Pusteraltal ...