Introduction: A history of rail in Europe ; International train travel ; National rail services ; Ticketing ; Sleeper trains ; Luggage & packing ; Safety & security ; Traveling with children ; Travellers with disabilities ; Travelling with pets ; Eating ; Connections ; Key hubs: Paris ; Key hubs: Milan ; Key hubs: London ; Key hubs: Frankfurt ; Key hubs: Vienna ; Key hubs: Zürich
Northeast/Southwest: Fork: Weimar ; Hub: Frankfurt ; Fork: The Jungfraubahn ; Hub: Marseille ; Hub: Barselona ; Fork: The backcountry of El Maestrazgo ; Hub: Madrid ; Fork: Toledo
Northwest/South: Hub: London ; Hub: Paris ; Five tremendous Swiss trains ; Fork: Corsica ; Fork: La Spezia ; Hub: Milan ; Fork: Venice ; Hub Rome
North/South: Three spectacular Scandinavian railway lines ; Fork: Jutland's northern highlights ; Hub: Hamburg ; Fork: Collioure ; Hub: Paris
West/East: Hub: Paris ; Fork: Black Forest Railway ; Hub: Cologne ; Hub: Berlin ; Hub: Warsaw ; Fork: Białowieża Forest ; Hub: Moscow
Northwest/Southeast: Hub: Amsterdam ; Fork: Trier ; Hub: Munich ; Fork: Rijeka ; Fork: Bratislava ; Hub: Zagreb
Northwest/Southwest: Fork: Oxford ; Hub: Bilbao ; Fork: Salamanca ; Fork: Narrow-gauge railways of northern Spain ; Fork: The underground art scene in Cantabria ; Fork: The Linha do Douro ; Hub: Lisbon.