Inside Track - The Snowcarbon Blog
Skis and snowboards on TGV trains
SNCF's confusing website doesn't reflect the reality that you can take skis and snowboards on TGVs - here's the proof
Sun 11 Feb 2024
Eurostar Snow for winter 2024-25?
What ski-train service will Eurostar offer skiers for winter 2024-25?
Wed 31 Jan 2024
Booking trains for Easter skiing
Thinking about a ski holiday by train at Easter? Or have just booked accommodation and want to book train travel?
Wed 03 Jan 2024
Easter trains: miaow you know
Trains in France for 25th March 2024 onwards go on sale on Wed 24th January 2024
Sat 16 Dec 2023
Rail-booking websites give wildly different results
Utterly bonkers: rail-booking websites give wildly different results
Thu 16 Nov 2023
London to Bourg St Maurice via Lille at half-term
Tickets for some TGVs at half term appeared to sell out immediately
Wed 15 Nov 2023
Cats, cucumbers and rail-booking algorithms
What cats and cucumbers can tell us about rail-booking algorithms
Mon 13 Nov 2023
Landslide means no Paris - Modane - Oulx trains
A landslide in August means that this winter there will be no Paris - Modane - Oulx services
Sun 15 Oct 2023
Can you change names on train tickets?
Can you change the name on a Eurostar or SNCF ticket? No. But do you need to? Not really.
Mon 20 Feb 2023
French train strikes - some info
French rail strikes are happening this weekend. Here's a pointer to a useful article about them.
Thu 09 Feb 2023
Don't let rail-booking websites screw up your travel plans
Here's what seems to be a clear case of how rail-booking algorithms fail to show journeys.
Wed 25 Jan 2023
Isère region - by train
We've created a new section about the Isère region by train. Wonderful resorts with quick journeys from the UK too.
Mon 12 Dec 2022
Travelski forced to reverse direction of day / night
Engineering works in France this winter mean the Travelski Express will go outbound overnight, back by day
Thu 17 Nov 2022
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