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1. I'm sitting on a train somewhere under the English Channel. I've decided to splash out on First Class travel for this part of the journey, so I'm currently sipping a glass of complimentary champagne to make up for the boring view! Still, in a little over an hour I'll be in Brussels - which isn't bad, considering I only left London an hour ago. What sort of train am I on?
2. I change in Brussels and head for Cologne. The mighty cathedral stands right next to the station here, so you start your sightseeing before you even get off the train. Cologne stands on a river that I will be following tomorrow down its famous gorge. Which river?
3. After travelling along the river, we come to a city called Basel, where we will change trains. This city stands on the border between Germany, Switzerland and France. Which one of the below statements is true?
4. Heading south from Basel, we travel through the Swiss capital of Bern and through a tunnel to reach our next destination, the town of Brig in the Rhône Valley. Which tunnel?
5. Although we won't be aboard, a famous train leaves Brig tomorrow morning heading for the exclusive resort of St. Moritz. It is a very popular train with tourists thanks to the spectacular scenery along the route - what's its name?
6. After waving the famous train off, we set off on our own journey into Italy on a tilting Cisalpino train. Leaving the Alps behind and passing through Milan, we eventually arrive in Venice. What is so special about Venice's Santa Lucia station?
7. We leave Venice and head for Vienna - it's quite a long way and the quickest way to get there is across a third country. We change trains in this third country, in a small town called Sevnica. Which country did we cross?
8. From Vienna, we will be heading on to Berlin next. Vienna has lots of stations - well, they used to run half of Europe so it's no surprise. Which one will I need for Berlin?
9. On our way to Berlin, we pass through another two popular cities with foreign visitors. One was once considered the second city of the Habsburg Empire, and is now the capital of a small landlocked republic. The other was known as "Florence on the Elbe" for its baroque buildings, though it was largely flattened by Allied bombing in 1945.
10. Our final journey home is a long one, but with high-speed trains all the way we'll still be home in time for tea. Part of the journey will be over special high-speed lines. How do these new railway lines ensure that trains can go at their absolute top speed as long as possible?
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