16 episodes

Dear Railway is a podcast that will make rail travel cool again. Quirky anecdotes, useful tips, and ideas for new itineraries will make Dear Railway a new community for people with an incurable travel bug.

Dear Railway Jordan Girardin

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.7 • 6 Ratings

Dear Railway is a podcast that will make rail travel cool again. Quirky anecdotes, useful tips, and ideas for new itineraries will make Dear Railway a new community for people with an incurable travel bug.

    Travelling by train between age 25 and 30

    Travelling by train between age 25 and 30

    In this new episode we look at possible discounts for travellers aged 25 to 30. It has just been announced that the British Railcard 26-30 will be rolled out at the end of the year. What about France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy? We look at all the options in today's episode.

    • 23 min
    The Grand Train Tour of Switzerland: what, where, how, why?

    The Grand Train Tour of Switzerland: what, where, how, why?

    Today I am taking you on the Grand Train Tour of Switzerland, a great way to discover the world's greatest railway network. Find out more about it in this episode, and how I crossed Switzerland from north to south this summer.

    • 25 min
    A Tale of Two Season 2s (with Mighty Trains' Teddy Wilson)

    A Tale of Two Season 2s (with Mighty Trains' Teddy Wilson)

    Dear Railway is back for a second season! And so is MIGHTY TRAINS on Discovery Canada! I was so fortunate to chat with TEDDY WILSON, the show's host. Their first episode airs tonight (Oct 14, 7pm ET) and will run for 6 weeks. The show will be out soon on the Smithsonian Channel (USA) and will follow shortly afterwards in Europe.

    • 31 min
    "You're not stuck in traffic. You are traffic"

    "You're not stuck in traffic. You are traffic"

    In today's episode, Jordan discusses how moving to a public-transport-based society will change the face of our cities for the better. The episode briefly discusses "Fighting for Air" (BBC iPlayer) and "7 principles for building better cities" (TED talk).

    • 26 min
    Geneva's future transnational network

    Geneva's future transnational network

    Merry Christmas everyone! Once you've enjoyed your festive time, give a listen to this week's episode. I travelled to Geneva to see all of the city's exciting railway projects!

    • 18 min
    France's high speed rail network

    France's high speed rail network

    Episode 11 takes us to France in order to have a look at all the amazing high speed opportunities on offer. Get ready for some massive changes to space-time continuum...

    • 23 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
6 Ratings

6 Ratings

MickyAghagallon ,

My Railcard has Expired

Episode full of information for young people getting on a bit. Best so far of a very enjoyable series ..

jrw 36 ,

highlands of Scotland excellent

interesting, well presented and an easy listen,
Full of useful information close your eyes and you are there thoroughly enjoyed this episode keep up the good work

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