One of the double decker trains at the Ashford Steam Centre, in October 1972. Image: Hugh Llewlyn in Creative Commons Every time Brits take a trip to the continent, they're slapped with a great ...

The double-decker trains have been proposed as an answer to overcrowding on some of the UK's busiest railway lines. It is hoped they could tackle the problem, particularly at peak times.

Double-decker trains could soon operate through Channel Tunnel - Alstom’s high-speed trains, running up to 200mph, are being considered for the London-Paris route. advertisement.

The new double-deckers, part of the state-owned RZD rail fleet, carry up to 850 passengers per train, almost twice as many as conventional wagons. They have been operating since November.

Double-decker trains, then called “up and downs,” were commonplace on the Long Island Rail Road from the late 1930s to the late 1960s; a more modern version began operation in 1998. New Jersey ...

The country’s first air-conditioned double-decker train between Howrah and Dhanbad, which was flagged off in 2011, has come a cropper. Eastern Railway (ER), which went through a lot of trouble ...

Double-decker trains could soon operate through Channel Tunnel. Alstom’s high-speed trains, running up to 200mph, are being considered for the London-Paris route. Joanna Whitehead.