The Little Red Train: Great Big Train: Great Big Train, The: Book and CD

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Lower Berth Quota: This booking is for senior citizens, differently-abled passengers, and pregnant women. A few miles further on, the advice to sit on the right hand side of the train proved absolutely right though. As you approach the Landwasser Viaduct, all the interest is on the right hand side of the train, and only passengers sat on the right will get to see the curve of the viaduct and the beautiful valley below. As well as travelling through amazing landscapes, the Bernina Express route is an astonishing feat of engineering. To climb from the green meadows around Chur up to the Bernina Pass and on to Italy, the train travels through 55 tunnels and across 196 bridges. The red train makes its way across the Bernina pass near Bernina Diavolezza station In the newer coaches, there’s a map of the Rhaetian Railways network on the table, labelled with key sights to look out for. There are also announcements made over the train’s PA system when you’re approaching one of the sights, so you don’t miss a thing – for example as we approached the Albula Tunnel there was a short announcement with a little bit of history about the tunnel and some information about the rebuilding project. It’s as close as you can get to the “guided tour” experience of the Bernina Express. Second class – older coaches Tirano itself is a quiet town in northern Lombardy and would perhaps go unremarked if it wasn't also the departure point for one of the most scenic train routes in Europe, the Red Train (Bernina Express) that travels across the Alpine passes to reach Saint Moritz in Switzerland. Exploring Tirano

The Bernina Line runs from St Moritz in Switzerland, over the Bernina Pass, 2,253 metres (7,392ft) up in the Alps. Beautiful Lago Bianco, near the highest point of the Bernina line This morning we have an included excursion by coach to the nearby town of Figueres. Figueres, capital of the area and famous for being the town where Salvador Dali was born and spent his childhood. The Dali museum, which is in a former theatre refurbished by Dali himself, is an unmissable experience. Apart from three floors full of the artist's extravagant creations, the building itself is well worth seeing. We return to Roses in the early afternoon, with the rest of the day at leisure.The trains I travelled on from Chur to St Moritz had a special photography compartment. This second class area was in one of the newer coaches, but unlike normal second class, the windows opened. The photography compartment with its huge, opening windows, ready for departure at Chur station

Ladies Quota: This booking is reserved for female passengers and can be booked up to 120 days in advance.Fold-up wheelchairs and collapsible walking aids may be taken on the train as long as the guest is able to step up 13 inches to get aboard. Children under the age of 6 travel free of charge. Children aged 6 to 16 pay half the fare. The seat reservation supplement must be paid in full for everyone.

Make sure you get on the right carriage – there will be a small electronic screen next to the carriage doors with a number on it. You may have Carriage 10, Set 40, so make sure the carriage you board is number 10! Premium Tatkal Quota: This booking is similar to Tatkal Reservation but is more expensive and is intended for passengers who need to travel at very short notice. Our train from Chur was going to St Moritz, and the second train started at St Moritz, so we decided to change there instead. This ended up being a great decision; we had around 45 minutes to stretch our legs, have a look at Lake St Moritz, get a sandwich from the convenience store at the station and still be nice and early to get a good seat for the next part of the journey. Consider breaking up your journey Tirano (IT) - Le Prese (CH) - Poschiavo - Alp Grüm – Bernina’s Hospice - Pontresina - Saint-Moritz - Samedan - Preda - Bergün - Filisur - Davos- Tiefencastel- Thusis - Reichenau / Tamins - ChurApart from the windows and the tables, there was very little difference between the newer coaches and the older ones. Both types had comfortable seats, ok but not great leg room and power outlets under the seat. Photography coach Punt Muragl Staz, where you can take the Muottas-Muragl-Bahn funicular railway up to Muottas Muragl, 2,454m up for amazing views over the Upper Engadine valley Names - It is very important that all passenger names are exactly as per your passport although we do not require middle names.