The idea of travelling aboard a night train holds an almost mysterious allure, conjuring images of moustachioed Hercule Poirot aboard the Orient Express or stepping into the high heels of Jack Lemon and Tony Curtis as they bunk down with Marilyn Monroe in Some Like It Hot.

Boy have we got some stats for you! The travel industry is one of the largest in the world, shifting millions of people around the world every single day.

There's nothing which quite imbues us with existentialist wonder as an ancient monument from a lost civilisation.

When I started working for Great Rail Journeys, I could never have guessed how much train knowledge and expertise I would pick up over the course of four short years.