Little more than 200 years on from the September 1825 inauguration of the 40km Stockton and Darlington Railway in England, train travel remains an enduring symbol of connection, personal mobility and possibility. Cars, commercial planes, autonomous vehicles and even flying taxis may have arrived since, but the promise, utility and use cases for rail travel are, arguably, as strong as ever.
No wonder the introduction of passenger train services to the UAE later this year is creating a rolling sense of wonder fully two centuries after that first historic journey thousands of kilometres away in 19th-century Europe.
The National had a first look at Etihad Rail’s passenger service this month, including a tour of one of the main stations where passengers will throng the platforms later
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