Train Set

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America’s 250th birthday calls for a history as sprawling and contradictory as the country itself. A History of the United States in 100 Objects — hosted by Roman Mars and produced by BBC Studios and 99% Invisible — tells that history one thing at a time. A gold coin from an 1857 ... Show More

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Trains. It was an outrageous caper to end all capers: stealing millions from a train (and maybe a little of the train, too). What could go wrong? Well, a lot. But a fair bit also went right. Trains. And thanks to all that, we have a dope television theme song. Makes sense, don't ... Show More

<p>Road trains are massive truck and trailer combinations that can stretch to unbelievable lengths. But do you know where you're most likely to see a road train in action? And what makes a body-and-six so special? Join Scott and Ben as they investigate.</p><p> </p> Learn more abo ... Show More

<p>Les trains font leur grand retour parmi les modes de transport préférés des voyageurs. En France, l'été 2022 puis l'été 2023 ont marqué à chaque fois un record de fréquentation du rail.</p> <p>Plus cher que l'avion mais aussi plus écolo, le train est vu comme une option d'aven ... Show More

In 2017, audio producer Phil Smith travelled to Ukraine to attend his friend's wedding. There, somewhere between the cities of Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv and Odessa, he fell in love with the soundworld of the sleeper train: its steady hypnotic rhythms, the melody of hurtling through t ... Show More

Top 10 c*nts on a train. 

Glamorous, exciting, and often nostalgic—when at its best (and let’s be clear, no two journeys are made equal) seeing the world by train can be all of those things and more, especially if you’re on a sleeper train. After all, what could be more exciting than going to sleep in one ... Show More

For most people, the aeroplane is the default mode of long distance transport Whilst the UK has only two overnight sleeper services, long distance train travel and sleeper services are experiencing a resurgence in Europe. One company OBB, the Austrian State Railway has just order ... Show More

Antoine Pecqueur a mené l'enquête sur les trains du monde. Présence chinoise en Afrique, trains sous-marins, projets d'hyperloop et de trains allant à 700 voire 1 000 km, c'est un monde varié et d'une grande richesse pour l'avenir. Tour d'horizon de ces trains exceptionnels. Emis ... Show More