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Is this Switzerland’s best museum?

March 19, 2012, 4 Comments

The Swiss Museum of Transport is not as geeky as it sounds. Trainspotters might love it but so will everyone else, especially kids.

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Teaching the Swiss to stand on the right

October 9, 2011, 13 Comments

The Swiss are usually very good at following instructions. This is a country where control and conform can feel like national verbs

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Switzerland’s trains at half the cost

August 26, 2011, 3 Comments

Swiss transport is certainly excellent but it’s also not exactly cheap. All that punctuality, comfort and cleanliness comes at a cost

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Is this the world’s best public transport?

April 11, 2011, 16 Comments

Forget about the trains in Switzerland! Yes, they are super-punctual, (usually) clean and extremely well-used, but everyone expects that

  • Three new tram lines for Bern
    December 12, 2010, 2 Comments

    It’s goodbye to the gay tram! Starting today there are three new tram lines in Bern – and two which have gone. Until now, we’ve had the rather oddly-numbered 3, ...

  • Glacier Express crashes near Brig
    July 23, 2010, 3 Comments

    Just last week, after my trip to the Aletsch glacier, I was standing in Mörel station watching the sleek panorama cars of the Glacier Express rumble past towards Fiesch. It was ...