Mark’s Adventures by Rail

The Catholic Church in Spalding invites you to join them for a day together responding to an important issue facing rural communities on Saturday 1 November, Spalding from 1.45pm – 3.45pm. 

https://learn.lincoln.anglican.org/learning-resources/welcoming-the-sacred-stranger/

Paris to Wien and Berlin night trains to end after French government withdraws subsidy EUROPE: The Paris - Wien and Paris - Berlin sleeper train services are to end with the December 14 2025 timetable change, following the French Ministry of Transport's decision to withdraw funding for their operation.

"EU rules make it complicated to finance international rail routes, while aviation ‘enjoys tax exemptions that amount to a hidden subsidy of €30–40 per plane ticket'."

www.railwaygazette.com/passenger/pa...

Wow! Beautiful!

I spotted you arriving! Welcome.

YouTube video by Mark Warrick Steam Train to The Lakes

My latest post to YouTube, a holiday with Steam Dreams, youtu.be/DCavSqbtUxw?.... If you follow me here, you may also like to subscribe to my YouTube channel ….

YouTube video by SarahWithTheTrains Humble Origins: A Railway Journey That Changed History!

I may not be able to go out and celebrate today but I have made a video to celebrate already if you want to have a watch.
youtu.be/PmKsaSN0ctk

#Windermere by #steam #train: www.mwtrips.co.uk/2025/09/stea...

A Sunny South Tour by Train A summer tour of three destination by train and bus the England

You can do so much by train and bus in some parts of England! www.mwtrips.co.uk/2025/09/a-su...

Surreale, i binari trasformati in un fiume in piena!
Meda (MB), Lombardia

#maltempo #lombardia #climatecrisis #climateemergency
#alluvione #climateactionnow

I have long thought this. No matter how beautiful some car designs may be, and many are not, en masse they are always hideous and never enhance a landscape or townscape.

Three Amazing Trains, Three Amazing Destinations ... An adventure around Switzerland and Italy on three famous trains

It’s hard to believe that I did this, and that it turned out to be quite an adventure! www.mwtrips.co.uk/2025/03/thre...

Steam Train to the English Lakes Tours and adventures by train. Long and short railway journeys in Britain and Europe describing varied scenery and Uk and EU destinations.

Back from The Lakes with Blue Peter and Steam Dreams! www.mwtrips.co.uk/2025/09/stea...

Can't make it to London due to the RMT Strike?

You can watch tonight's talk on The Rise & Fall (and Rise and Fall) of London Buses, live on YouTube at 18:15: youtube.com/live/TV8QbpP...

David Leeder, will look at the ups and downs of London bus, tram and trolleybus demand since 1933.

YouTube video by Mark Warrick Royal Scotsman Adventure

This was the longest time I have ever spent on one train, and I didn’t want it to end! youtu.be/W5U9cOBTd40?...

YouTube video by Mark Warrick Holiday in Venice

Belmond’s trains are not the cheapest, nor the fastest or most frequent, but they are a jolly nice way of getting about! youtu.be/pFGyVqjugck?...

The Great Car Reckoning: Why the World's Obsession with Private Vehicles is Driving Us Toward a Cliff In a world of eight billion people, we've somehow convinced ourselves that the solution to freedom is one billion cars sitting idle for 95% of their existence. While we debate electric versus fossil f...

📌Must read!

"In Canada, vehicles are used for a mere 380 hours annually out of 8,760 possible hours, a staggering 4% utilisation rate. 😱 Yet we've built entire civilisations around this massive inefficiency, dedicating roughly 350 square feet of land per car at both origin and destination."

YouTube video by Green Signals Scotland scraps peak rail fares. Is England next? | Ep 100

If you have any interest in UK #railways, then Green Signals is essential listening: youtu.be/hlUOxX1Zb4E?...

YouTube video by Mark Warrick Royal Scotsman Adventure

This is the way to enjoy #Scotland! youtu.be/W5U9cOBTd40?...

Three Amazing Trains, Three Amazing Destinations ... An adventure around Switzerland and Italy on three famous trains

This is the way to travel … but I doubt I shall be able to afford to do it more than once! www.mwtrips.co.uk/2025/03/thre...

YouTube video by Mark Warrick Vintage Lincolnshire Railtour

Remembering when trains were blue …. youtu.be/MWbRuTN_s5M?... #Lincolnshire

An Adventure to the North East Tours and adventures by train. Long and short railway journeys in Britain and Europe describing varied scenery and Uk and EU destinations.

You’d think Peterborough to and from Berwick upon Tweed would be straightforward, wouldn’t you? But it turned out to be an adventure: www.mwtrips.co.uk/2025/06/an-a...

There was so much promise in the 1990s for international travel from London and Manchester ... it didn't quite happen, did it? @eurostarnews.bsky.social

Dilettante: My stand against the London-haters Bashing the capital has become a popular and lucrative hobby for a number of right wing figures

Bashing the capital has become a popular and lucrative hobby for a number of right wing figures

✏️ @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com

High Speed 2 to Leeds is vital | #Railnatter 88 YouTube video by Gareth Dennis

this feels relevant, given government has just finally killed HS2's eastern leg (its most important section): www.youtube.com/live/M1Jw8eM...

YouTube video by Mark Warrick Delaine Heritage Running Day 2025

Sometimes I travel by #bus! youtu.be/3XWabmMqqXI?...

YouTube video by BBC Earth Science James May Admits Trains Are Better Than Cars! | Earth Science

This youtu.be/HJvgrCodUw4?...

Driving in Britain increasingly miserable, survey finds Road rage, traffic jams and a million potholes are among the reasons why a third of Britons dread getting behind the wheel

“Driving in Britain increasingly miserable, survey finds.” Exactly what I’ve been saying and why I now use the #railway so much.

www.thetimes.com/article/2d9d...

20mph limits in London linked to sharp fall in road injuries and deaths, new report finds A new study published by Transport for London (TfL) has shown that the introduction of 20mph speed limits and zones on local authority-managed roads in London between 1989 and 2013 led to significant…

Study on London 20 mph limits shows:
- collisions ⬇️ 35%
- casualties ⬇️ 36%
- fatal/serious injuries ⬇️ 34%
- child casualties ⬇️ 46%
- child deaths ⬇️ 75%
- walkers, cyclists, motorcyclists killed/seriously injured ⬇️ 28%

etsc.eu/20mph-limits...

Do you have questions about flight-free travel? Our experts will be on hand on Tuesday to help! 12pm, online. Book now: www.tickettailor.com/events/fligh...

YouTube video by Mark Warrick VSOE - the new suite

Mind you, the Orient Express is evolving. This season’s new mini-suites … youtu.be/0wYOePe-vUY?...