WIll you advise us the best/most scenic train rides in India, and the best 5-7 day hikes in the Himalayas.

Train in Southern France Q. We would like to take the scenic train from Digne to Nice, France, next month or June.

Green Mountain Railroad, a part of the Vermont Rail System, operates seasonal and holiday scenic train excursions between Bellows Falls and Chester.

The transfer to Sóller takes 30 minutes by taxi (£32), or an hour on the scenic train (971 752051, www.trendesoller.com) from central Palma; adults £13.40 return, children aged three to six, £6.70.

Warren County does not currently have passenger train service except for a scenic train that runs between Lebanon and Mason.

"More than four million passengers rode aboard historic or scenic trains in 1989," said Mark Smith, publisher of Locomotive & Railway Preservation Magazine.

I wanted to take one of the scenic trains.

The Maine Eastern Railroad operates a scenic train with service from Brunswick to Rockland, via Bath and Wiscasset.

On scenic trains, it is not unusual for car attendants to double as tour guides.

You can easily stay in midtown Manhattan and take the scenic train up.