![]() ![]() The environmental group is calling on the European Union to ban flights on routes where there’s an alternative train journey of six hours or less. On the continent, more than a third of the 150 busiest short-haul flight routes have a suitable rail alternative with journey times of less than six hours, according to research by Greenpeace. Journey by rail and you can watch the landscape evolve, sip champagne as you ride and perhaps even stop for lunch along the way – all while feeling a little smug about your less cumbersome carbon footprint. ![]() All these experiences are within reach without the hassles of air travel – which have only become more pronounced during the pandemic. Step onto a train at London St Pancras and later that day you could be tasting the crop of The Loire Valley, wandering the grounds of a schloss or tucking into chunks of cheese in Gouda.
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