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National Rail |
Details of all UK Train Operating Companies with links to their web
sites. UK National Rail journey planner. Also
details of disruptions notices and engineering works. |
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| Rail Enquiries |
Another link to the National Rail Enquiries Journey Planner for the mainline railways on the
UK mainland. Run by ATOC. Replaces the well- known Railtrack journey planner.
Now shows fares (using data from the www.thetrainline.com).
Usually incorporates timetable alterations due to engineering works. |
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HM Rly
Inspectorate |
Her Majesty's Railway Inspectorate. Statistics and accident reports
on the UK Railway Industry. Historic site as
railway safety policy enforcement now transferred to the
Office of Rail Regulation |
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Traveline |
Getting close to integrated transport timetables - this site works out
multi-mode (bus and rail) public transport journeys for different regions of the UK.
Once you select an area, click 'journey planner' to look-up times between the
places you specify - can even work on post codes. However, not fully refined and can
be rather strange at times. Check locations where it thinks you want to travel to
and from carefully! Still, a very major step forward in taking the mystery out of UK
public transport. |
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| DB Europe Timetable |
Journey Planner for the majority of European railway networks including
the UK. Site produced by German Railways. Provides connections for journeys
between most European operators, including journeys from and within the UK.
Unfortunately excludes Eire and Northern Ireland. As with most journey planners,
does not always handle cross-city journeys (cross-London, cross-Paris etc.) that well and
so sometimes best to ask separate journey queries for each leg of a proposed journey each
side of a major city. Actual street addresses in Germany can be input and the
site works out connect times based on all forms of public transport - impressive!
Whilst lighting-fast for working out times in the UK, use with care
especially for weekend journeys as does not usually take into account
timetable alterations due to engineering works. |
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| Iarnrod Eireann |
Irish Rail - providing the 'missing' European country's journey
planner. Links to Bus Atha Cliath (Dublin Bus), the new Luas Dublin Light-Rail site
and Bus Éireann. Many interesting railway related web links on
'links' page. |
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| Translink |
Northern Ireland Railways, plus Ulster Bus and City Bus in Belfast |
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European Railways |
Link to a number sites concerning European Railways. Comprehensive
TGV and ICE sites well worth a look. |
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| U.I.C |
Union International de Chemins de Fer - The official body representing
railway companies world-wide. Includes links to railway timetables in Europe, Asia,
Africa and the Pacific. View timetables in countries as diverse as Australia and
Bosnia! In English. |
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Railway Register |
Railway Register aims to list all railway
related websites in Britain and Ireland. You will find somewhere between
three and four thousand links listed here, split into two
main sections on rail industry links and railway enthusiast links. |
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| Metro
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Metro journey planner and maps for all metro systems in the world.
Site by RATP (Paris transport authority) |
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| MetroPlanet |
Comprehensive site providing extensive information on all
metro/underground systems in the world. For each system there are maps, a brief
history, outline of future projects, pictures, web links and ticket information -
recommended. Also in Deutsch and Espanol. |
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Seat 61 |
How to travel by train and ship....
A very comprehensive website demystifying rail and sea travel throughout the
world. Includes details of rail services in most countries, including
how to get to tickets and how to get there by land from the UK. |
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| Tubeprune |
Very extensive, detailed and part-technical web site on the London
Underground. Read about the various types of rolling stock, signalling, how ATO
operates, tripcocks etc. Recommended! |
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| New York Subway |
Another very extensive metro site, this time on the New York Subway.
Read about history, signalling, station architecture, rolling stock types and view
track plans. |
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| Rail Directory |
An extensive collection of world-wide links to other railway and transport
related sites - well worth a look if you have a few hours of surfing time to spare! |
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| Waverley |
The web site of the last sea-going paddle steamer in the world.
Launched in 1947 for the London & North Eastern Railway, the steam-powered PS Waverley
undertakes day and evening cruises from a wide variety of destinations around the coast of
Britain every year, including down the Clyde, around the Western Isles, North West
England, Isle of Man, Eire, Bristol Channel, South Coast including the Isle of Wight
and the Port of London. Details about the ship, her recent £4million pound heritage
rebuilt and this years sailing timetable on this site. |
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| Southern Electric Group |
Specialising in those interested in third rail electric traction south of
the Thames. |
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| Rail Regulator |
Office of the UK Rail Regulator.
Now includes safety policy enforcement, taken over from the HMRI. |
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Rail
Accident Investigation Branch |
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch
site - including detailed accounts of accidents investigated. |
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| S.R.A |
The
now abolished Strategic Rail Authority's (UK) web site.
This site is no longer updated. |
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Railway Group Standards |
Now available to be viewed by all - read
current and past UK Railway Group Standards, including the GE/RT8000 Rule
Book. Note from the main menu, click document index to view current
standards - if you are not sure of the reference, use the search function in
the bottom right of the screen. |
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| Gresley On Line |
Gresley On Line - Site about former President of The Institution, Sir
Nigel Gresley who designed the A4 Pacific Locomotives, including holder of the world
record for steam, Mallard. Numerous Gresley related links. |
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| Railserve.Com |
Internet Railway Directory,
US run, with over 7000 rail-related links, complete
with search engine (just as well). |
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| UK Heritage Railways |
A comprehensive web site with links to the UK heritage/preserved railways,
list of forthcoming events on the heritage railways around the country, a database of
preserved locomotives and carriages, with Internet links were available and a
number of railway link pages with a search facility. |
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Cumbria
Railways |
The Cumbria Railways website is dedicated
to the lost railways of Northern Cumbria which have all closed during the
last century. |
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Swiss
Heritage Railways |
Website of Swiss Heritage railways.
Details regular steam workings and railtours in Switzerland and over time
will include details of the various heritage railways and their motive
power. |
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| Class 37 |
The Class 37 Locomotive Group's web site. Very comprehensive history
of the English Electric Type 3's - fleet history, present and past workings and a
comprehensive account of the restoration of their loco, 37 003. |
