A growing number of people are choosing travel by train over planes and cars, it has been suggested.
Commenting recently, a Virgin Trains spokesperson has said that customers are beginning to view trains in a more positive light as an alternative to air travel.
Philippa Richardson, communications manager for Virgin Trains, said: "Rail travel is limited and obviously you can not go over the sea but I think we have seen with things like the Eurostar, more and more people are choosing it."
Ms Richardson added that rail networks throughout Europe are well-used and that train travel is increasingly becoming a viable alternative to flying to destinations on the continent.
In March of this year, the London Assembly voted in favour of a motion banning members from travelling by air to Paris, Brussels or any mainland destination in Britain in an effort to improve sustainability.
Assembly member Darren Johnson told the Assembly that by banning short-haul flights they would help to make an incremental impact on climate change.
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