Tom Richards
UK & Americas Rail Correspondent · TrainsTracking
Tom is a UK-based travel journalist who specialises in budget rail travel, railcard deals, and long-distance train journeys.
About Tom
Tom Richards is a UK-based travel journalist and rail correspondent who has been writing about train travel for over eight years. A regular National Rail commuter turned travel writer, Tom has deep practical knowledge of the UK rail system — from navigating split ticketing to squeezing value from every Railcard type. He has also travelled extensively on Amtrak across the United States, riding the California Zephyr and the Southwest Chief, and covered Spain's AVE network on assignment. Tom's writing focuses on practical, money-saving advice: he tests booking strategies himself before recommending them, and his guides are built around real fare examples rather than approximations. He believes that understanding the rail fare system is a learnable skill, and writes to demystify it for everyday travellers.