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The Man In Seat 61 – An Interview With Mark Smith

The Man In Seat 61 is the go to website for train travel. The site is crammed full of information and allows you to source global train routes, timetables, prices and even view the train facilities via photos and videos.

Mark is passionate about seeing the world by train and shares his wealth of knowledge to inspire others to travel by rail and enable them to research and book train journeys with confidence. 


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‘The man in seat 61’ is the ultimate website for train travel across the globe: https://www.seat61.com/

 

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4.28: Booking lead times

7.09: Seat reservations and cost savings

7.49: Lesser known train routes

8.37: Mark’s top 3 train journeys

 

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