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External Links To Other Web Sites - Scheduled Railway Services
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Most of these web sites offer versions in the English language (look for "Anglais", "Engels", "English" or a Union Jack flag). However, some sites are only available in their own national language.
Anglia Railways, England - See One Anglia
Includes options for Dutch/Flemish, French, German and English language versions. Verified Aug-04.
Verified Oct-98.
Verified Oct-98.
The railway tunnel between Dover, England and Calais, France. Verified Oct-98.
Crowsnest (UK Railway And Train Information)
This site contains a great deal of very useful information, especially regarding which railway companies operate over various routes and in different parts of the country. Verified Oct-98.
This site's main aim is to sell European rail passes in North America but it does also have some useful information including a trip planner and some maps. Verified Jul-01.
Verified Jun-01.
Eurostar (Channel Tunnel passenger railway train service)
Verified Oct-98.
Eurostar (Channel Tunnel passenger railway train service) (alternative URL)
Verified Oct-98.
Follow the Eurostar link from the home page. Verified Aug-98.
Verified Oct-98.
In French and English language. Verified Aug-98.
The rail service between Gatwick Airport and London's Victoria Railway Station. Verified May-04.
In German and English language. Verified Aug-98.
In German and English language. Verified Aug-98.
Verified Oct-98.
The railway service between Heathrow Airport and London's Paddington Station. Verified May-04.
In Italian, English, German, French and Spanish. However, when using the timetable the names of towns and cities must be entered in Italian (for example, Roma and Napoli instead of Rome and Naples). Verified Oct-98.
Le Shuttle (transport of cars, their drivers and their passengers by rail through the Channel Tunnel)
Verified Oct-98.
Includes train company information (including telephone numbers and links to their web sites), timetables, fares, current special offers, ticket purchasing and details of current problems affecting rail services. Verified Jan-02.
My thanks to Richard Summerscales for informing me of this site. I can't see a link to the English version on the site's home page, but there is one at the top righthand corner of this page. Main URL verified Mar-02. Page with link to English version verified Sep-98.
This company, which succeeded Railtrack, is the organisation responsible for the maintenance of the UK railway network's track, signals, bridges, etc. Verified May-04.
This personal site includes information on Anglia Railways, the North Norfolk Railway, the Mid Norfolk Railway, Bure Valley Railway and several other tourist/preserved lines in Norfolk. Verified Nov-98.
Verified Aug-98.
One Anglia is the new name for Anglia Railways. It offers mainline railway services in East Anglia. Verified Apr-04.
Information about rail services in Europe, including Eurostar (the Channel Tunnel passenger rail service). Verified Oct-98.
Details of a CD-ROM containing UK railway timetables for which, incredibly, there is a subscription fee (only in Rip-Off Britain could anyone think of making a charge for this type of information). Because of the considerable subscription fee involved this product will almost certainly only be of interest to companies with a large number of employees travelling regularly by rail and organisations which supply travel information. Verified Oct-98.
Railtrack
See Network Rail (the successor to Railtrack).
This site includes information on various current railway construction projects world-wide, including the UK and mainland Europe. It includes high-speed railways, conventional railways, light railways and metro systems. Verified Jul-99.
Verified Oct-98.
RENFE (Spanish national railway system)
This site defaults to Spanish but has an English option. Verified Mar-03.
ScotRail (railway services in Scotland)
Verified Jan-02.
Verified Jan-02.
The railway service between Stansted Airport and London's Liverpool Street railway station. Verified May-04.
Verified Aug-96.
Trainline, The (UK railway timetable information and ticket purchasing)
This site offers a small discount on ticket purchases. Unfortunately visitors to this widely advertised site must set their web browsers to permit cookies and they must also register their full details before the site can be used, even to merely view timetables, which very seriously reduces the site's potential value. Verified Nov-99.
"Transport For London" is the new name for London Transport. This site includes information about the London Underground (the "tube") which links all the mainline London railway termini, as well as London buses, the Docklands Light Railway, tram services, and Victoria Coach Station. Verified May-04.
List of companies with details and where relevant links to their web sites. Verified Oct-98.
Verified Oct-98.
Verified Nov-98.
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As with all the other pages on this site, all the information on this page is solely the opinion of the author, who has no connection whatsoever with any of the companies and organisations mentioned other than as an actual or potential customer.
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