Having a trip on the Bernina Express to Tirano (just over the Italian border) was one of the 'must do' items in our list for the Graubünden area of Switzerland. What a great day out it was. Leaving Davos Platz at 0929 we travelled to Filisur in order the catch the Bernina Express departing at 1002. During the winter period (of which we were still in according to the Rhätische Bahn/RhB) the panorama coaches are added to the normal service train across th...

Boarding the British Pullman at London Victoria you get a bit of a feeling for the heyday of luxury travel when people went by liner across the oceans by taking such trains as The Golden Arrow in order to get to the port. Travellers today embarking on this overland journey to Venice get to enjoy a brunch of smoked salmon, caviar and scrambled egg accompanied with a Bellini or two as the train passes through the Kent countryside. You the board luxury coaches at Fo...