Browsing entries tagged with Rail
13 Sep 2021
Eurostar’s direct ski train will run again for the 2021-22 ski season, under a new name “Travelski Express” as a charter service from Europe’s biggest ski resorts operator — Compagnie des Alpes.…
8 Jan 2018
A new map of the Alps has been launched to help people plan their ski holiday by train. “The Alps — Skiing by Train” has been published by Alpine travel specialists 2theAlps, who last year produced…
12 Oct 2016
Skiers can now compare train prices at a glance with a new price-checker resource on rail-ski website Snowcarbon. The price-checking tool, which goes live tomorrow (Thursday 13 October), will allow skiers…
21 Jul 2015
Eurostar has opened booking for its ski train service for the coming season, and added a direct service to Lyon offering new rail access to a host of French ski resorts including Les Deux Alpes and Alpe…
20 Oct 2013
French downhill skier Brice Roger was among six people injured when a ski lift derailed in Tignes yesterday. State investigators were assessing the scene of the accident this morning, Sunday 20 October,…
17 Oct 2012
A new, shared transfer service launches next week in Méribel, to combat the lack of public transport to the 3 Vallées resort for Eurostar travellers. The Eurostar ski train arrives in Moutiers every…
21 Jan 2012
… unlike the UK rail system, perhaps. Here are a few Austrian pictures sent in to us by WTSS reader Ted Ford – courtesy of the Pinzgauer Lokalbahn They were taken on the line around the Zell am…
15 Nov 2011
Three Austrian Tirol resorts have been singled out for new rail-inclusive ski packages, offered in a joint venture between tour operators and Deutsche Bahn. Alpbach, Söll and Hopfgarten (SkiWelt) will…
1 Aug 2011
Tickets for Eurostar’s winter rail services to the Alps are now on sale. The winter services direct from London St Pancras, via Ashford International, to the French Alps begin again in December (17th).…
28 Oct 2010
You can start the season in Saas Fee a little earlier this year, with two non-glacier lifts opening a forthnight early. The Swiss resort has announced plans to open the Spielboden and Längfluh gondola…
26 Oct 2010
If you want to travel by train to the Alps this winter, and prefer the reassurance of a packaged deal, 16 tour operators have the solution: a new range of rail-based journeys. The new rail journeys are…
5 Oct 2010
Rail fans will be able to book their trains to the French Alps from 13 October, when the new winter timetable comes into force. But changeover day is a little unusual: you can book your fares a minimum…
24 Aug 2010
Deutsche Bahn has announced that motorail services are now on sale for winter 2010/11 - many of which will get you and your car close to key Alpine destinations. For rail fans, and those thinking about…
6 Jul 2010
If you plan to take the train to the Alps next winter, you’ll be able to book your seats shortly: tickets for winter Eurostar services to the French Alps go on sale from 13 July. The winter 2010/11…
17 Nov 2009
The legendary Denver-Winter Park ski train, axed earlier this year, looks likely to return this winter following interest from another rail company. Back on track? According to the Colorado-Denver press,…
15 Oct 2009
Rail tickets to the French Alps are now on sale for the winter season… but only up to three months in advance. Rail Europe has started selling tickets for its winter services to France. The popular day…
8 Jul 2009
Tickets are now on sale for Eurostar’s ski train services to the French Alps - and starting prices are a little lower than last winter.Eurostar will offer two weekly services for winter 2009/10…
29 Apr 2009
The world-famous ski train that has served Colorado’s Winter Park resort for 69 years has run its final season. The popular Rocky Mountain rail service has run between Denver and Winter Park every…
15 Jul 2005
Eurostar has announced that it will add six more trains for the February 2006 half-term rush.The new trains will provide an extra 4,500 seats, concentrated at the start and end of the week. The Friday…
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