SailRail

Promoting sustainable rail and ferry travel between Britain, Ireland and Europe. Inspiring holidays, leisure and business trips by train and sea.

[SailRail @SailRail1]

This will be great reading for next summer's trip via the Holyhead and Fishguard #boattrain #sustainability #ecotourism #sustainabletravel #railrenaissance #lovethetrain #MoreThanAJourney #greentravel #carbonfootprint #lowcarbontravel #lowcarbon

[Martyn Pring @PringMartyn]

Front cover finalised for @UnicornPubGroup #TheIrishRailwayJourney https://t.co/tC5JT0LCQH, published next year. Inspiration provided by Dublin & South Eastern Railway's travel guidebook 'Through the Garden of Ireland'. #RailwayHistory #RouteoftheWeek #railtourism #slowtravel

[SailRail @SailRail1]

If you've time to explore areas either side of ferry ports then this is for you. https://t.co/XX0CuMIhSg is a new tourism initiative promoting #sustainable travel options. Take a break at Holyhead https://t.co/zeWPwIvUii and https://t.co/1bbiVWHFl3 for Fishguard & Pembroke Dock.

[SailRail @SailRail1]

4/4 new leases of life combining the railway lines with new greenways/cycleways running alongside them? A great combination of heritage railway promoters, private landowners and county councils working collaboratively with each other for the common good.

[SailRail @SailRail1]

1/4 Been observing this debate for some time, but really do not understand the preoccupation with greenway supporters for destroying rail permanent way infrastructure that could facilitate the resurrection of regular passenger services from Rosslare to Waterford and beyond.

[SailRail @SailRail1]

3/4 for departing services) are at the heart of this #SailRail initiative. As for the greenways/cycleways debate, perhaps the good folk of Wexford should look to Britain’s railway heritage industry where mothballed and disused lines earmarked for tourism trailways are being given

[SailRail @SailRail1]

We rather like this from our friends in Paris @MidnightRails Bit far fetched the notion of a fixed-link between Britain and Ireland - conceivably for the foreseeable future - but it places the rail emphasis on a new generation of travellers happy to use the train. #Sustainability

[Midnight Trains @MidnightRails]

Tonight, we’ll be heading off to Dublin 🇮🇪 for a trip that combines history and a generous dose of booze, as well as exploring the far-fetched idea of a bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland 🌁

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[SailRail @SailRail1]

Precisely: We're planning a research programme through the Institute of Transport Studies at Leeds University to include a time and convenience dimension relevant for city-to-city traffic, London-Dublin, where combined #SailRail solutions stack up favourably for #businesstravel.

[Coleman Dennehy @ColemanDennehy]

@seatsixtyone @SailRail1 Considering the more than an hour to LHR, then the two hour wait before I flew, the queues, the security, liquids, etc.,
I figured that whilst flying was faster, it wsn't much faster, and certainly not more comfortable.
And I could just buy my ticket on the morning and same price

[SailRail @SailRail1]

A lovely throwback to the years when foot passengers had to make a long walk from #boattrains to accompanying #Holyhead ferries! Given that we're still in the Britain and Ireland Common Travel Area, predating the EU, what's gone wrong in the name of travel progress? #greentravel

[Chris Milner 🦊 @chris_railway]

Flashback Friday: On this day in 1994, farewell to BR's InterCity charter trains unit was marked by the Inter City Sunset tour from Euston to Holyhead, featured locos from the 'Big Five' and a line-up at Llandudno Jct. History, eh?

[SailRail @SailRail1]

Introducing one of our key partners @railtours who are Ireland's leading rail tour operator. They've been working with @IrishRail for 25 years providing hugely distinctive travel experiences. https://t.co/vOBnjTKX6T What better way to explore! #Sustainabletravel #lovethetrain

[SailRail @SailRail1]

Many thanks @PringMartyn Great to see so many supporters from the rail and ferry community. Initial start very encouraging! #ecotourism #lowcarbontravel #lowcarbon #carbonfootprint #destinationinspiration #destination #destinations #destinationmarketing

[Martyn Pring @PringMartyn]

Great to see @SailRail1 up and running as a new rail and ferry travel promotion organisation. Supplied them with their initial profile image courtesy of Dr Richard Furness. #sustainabletravel #sustainabletravelnews #sustainability #greentravel #lovethetrain #railrenaissance

[SailRail @SailRail1]

Harking back to the grand old days of railway exploration to the Iberian Peninsular, discover how Dublin to Madrid by train and ferry can be done today: https://t.co/gTOEoNM5fX #sustainabletravelnews #MoreThanAJourney #greentravel #lowcarbontravel #railrenaissance #ecotourism

[SailRail @SailRail1]

Welcome to #SailRail promoting the most sustainable way to travel to Ireland & the Continent by rail & ferry. @RGEHammond @greentraveller has written a great piece on the pleasures of negotiating life as a humble foot passenger. https://t.co/OrZuQVjvze #greentravel #ecotourism