Meet the man battling to fix Europe’s trains via an epic 40 day journey

Train travel has a certain magic. Picturesque views as you zip along the track, comfy carriages that beat airplane seats any day and an overall feeling of romance.

Despite all this, trying to cross Europe by train can be a logistical nightmare.

Jon Worth wants to change that.

The Englishman is embarking on a journey that will see him cross every internal border in the European Union by train in only 40 days.

The mammoth undertaking will encompass more than 150 train journeys, 83 border crossings and take in 24 of the 27 European Union countries (Ireland, Malta and Cyprus are missing because they have no internal EU railway border) plus Norway, Switzerland,

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