The 35 definitive rules of train travel

The 35 definitive rules of train travel
Wherever in the world you’re travelling, there are ways to do train travel correctly. (Image: Getty)
The Washington Post
By Hannah Sampson and Andrea SachsTrain travel is an excellent way to see a country. A planet-friendly way to get to work. And a surefire way to get thwacked in the face by the person next to you who didn’t have the sense to take their backpack off in a crowd.Then there are the seat sprawlers who try to take up extra real estate with their bags, the cafe car squatters who leave no room for anyone else to eat and – worst of all – the extroverts who run conference calls from the quiet car. At least on planes, you can’t be...

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