The invention of railroads ushered in a new era of land travel, and forever changed the way humans perceive time.

While Switzerland is full of Alpine huts and hard-to-reach hotels, Alp Grüm is a mountain anomaly like no other.

Tracing a medieval trade route through the Swiss Alps and valleys, the GoldenPass Express isn't just one of the world's most scenic train rides; it's an engineering marvel.

Running 1,051km from Ankara to Diyarbakır, it passes through stark, mountainous landscapes and some of the country's most important historical sites.

Hop aboard in one country, wake up in another and consider getting off to explore one of Germany's most stunning landscapes.

It's been featured in films like Trainspotting and Harry Potter. Recently, it was seeking new drivers to ride its rails in Scotland.

Rattling 2,000m high through the French Pyrenees, the railway passes through one of France's wildest, most pristine landscapes.

It took 20,000 labourers two decades to build this train line across the Mediterranean's most mountainous island, and it remains a timeless way to experience Corsica.