TICKET TO RIDE: AROUND THE WORLD ON 49 UNUSUAL TRAIN JOURNEYs Around the World on 49 Unusual Train Journeys

Experience the world by train

Why do people love trains so much?

Tom Chesshyre is on a mission to find the answer by experiencing the world through train travel - on both epic and everyday rail routes, aboard every type of ride, from steam locomotives to bullet trains, meeting a cast of memorable characters who share a passion for train travel. Join him on the rails and off the beaten track as he embarks on an exhilarating whistle-stop tour around the globe, from Sri Lanka to Iran via Crewe, Inverness, the Australian outback and beyond.

Tom Chesshyre is a travel journalist based in London and the author of Tales from the Fast Trains and To Hull and Back. He is a staff travel writer for the Times.