Book Nook Join Book Nook

The World by Train

Rough Guides

This premium hardback travel photography book with sprayed edges showcases the world's most iconic railway journeys, scenic routes and bucket list adventures, and is designed for armchair travellers, dreamers, and anyone inspired by extraordinary places. It invites you to explore – or simply escape into – the beauty of the world by train. Created as a limited collector's gift edition, it reveals what makes rail travel truly legendary – from the Swiss Alps and the Orient Express to Japan's bullet trains, Canada's wilderness routes, India's mountain railways, and Australia's great outback journeys. Inside you'll discover: Iconic railway journeys – legendary routes across Europe, Asia, the Americas, Africa and beyond Scenic landscapes – mountains, coastlines, deserts, forests, and dramatic countryside Famous trains and routes – luxury rail journeys, historic lines, and unforgettable long-distance adventures Hidden gems – lesser-known railways, remote stations, and unique train travel experiences Travel inspiration for future journeys and for readers who simply love dreaming about the world Let this travel guide take you on a breathtaking journey across the rails – and make the world your own legend.

248 pages

English edition · First published 2026 by APA Publications · ISBN 9781835296509

Be the first to rate this book

Tap or drag across the stars

Keep track of what you read

Book Nook is a free reading tracker with a 3D bookshelf, a reading timer, challenges with friends and a Reading Wrapped at the end of the year. Add The World by Train to your shelf in one tap.

Join Book Nook Get the app