Six Famous Train Journeys

In February 2021 taking a long exotic train journey was just a dream. And here we are in February 2022, and it still is, though perhaps catching an express to Hades Central is actually an apt comparison. In any case I have released this from behind the Patreon paywall.

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Six Famous Train Journeys

Trafalgar Square To Big Ben

Some people will tell you to “Just go down Whitehall, see Horseguards, the Centotaph, the entrance to Downing Street.” Those people have not experienced the thrill of taking ten minutes to get down to an underground platform, wait for a train to take them half a mile, then another ten minutes to get out again.

Isle Of Man to Isle Of Wight

Another one for tunnel fans! Some people will tell you about the joy of ferries. They should write a famous ferry crossing listicle. Besides, what, are you going to sail from one island to another without taking a train in between? How does that work?

New York To San Francisco – the Occident Express

An elegant journey across the varied and ever-changing landscapes of North America. Although a favourite for the perpetrators of elaborate crimes of revenge, the odds of actually getting murdered remain low.

The Trans-Sylvanian Railway

A favourite of treasure hunters, this only travels at night and the full moon. The view from Borgo Pass is a once in a lifetime vista. Tickets sell out fast as atrocity-tourism ghouls love the route.

Tangiers to The Lost City Of Opak-Re

The golden railway as it is called, a masterpiece of the forgotten technology of the ancients. It winds through deserts and mountains, crosses unknown rivers and spans uncharted jungle. Truly unmissable.

Gates Of The Underworld to Hades Central

This trip is literally out of this world. Travel in comfort through the nightlands beyond the mortal world, see the black spikes of the Styx bridge and also however it crosses the Lethe. Currently return tickets not available.