Transport Rail

See also:

Christian Wolmar - Christian Wolmar's official website, providing access to transport articles, books and other contributions to the public debate.

Class 66 - Information about UK Class 66 locomotives. Technical details and built-lists.

Disused railways & 80s' rail heaven - A passionate but not serious look at railways in the 80s' and ones that no longer exist.

East Suffolk Line - Independent site providing news and information about the railway line in East Anglia running from Lowestoft to Ipswich.

iRail - Directory of web sites related to UK Railways.

IRO Young Professionals - IRO Young Professionals is a forum for railway operators seeking to develop their careers in today's railway industry.

London Railway Stations - Description of London railway stations with approximate travel times to other major cities.

London's Abandoned Tube Stations - Guide to London's abandoned tube stations. Also includes a section on closed overground lines.

Metronet Rail - London Underground maintenance contractor.

Network Rail - Owns much of Britain's railway infrastructure, including track, signalling and stations. Contains timetable information, press releases and structure detail.

Networker 465/466 Electric Multiple Units - A technical description of how Networker 465/466 Electric Multiple Units work.

Overground, Northern Heights, 1970 - Northern Heights Underground history. Photographs of the abandoned 'Northern Heights' railway.

Rail News - The national newspaper for the British rail industry online edition.

Railchat - UK rail forums

Ski By Train - Information on travelling by train from the UK to Alpine ski resorts, especially France, Switzerland and Austria.

Stations Run by Network Rail - Official site for the 17 major stations it owns and manages, with information about station facilities, job vacancies, newsletters and history.

The Ticket Collector - A weblog from a ticket inspector based on one of London's main commuter railway networks.

Trackwork - UK based rail infrastructure installation and maintenance.

train information for Europe and the UK - A directory of useful websites for the European rail traveller. It includes links to all of the national rail timetables of Europe.

Train Strike - Free information on what to do in the event of a rail strike. Car sharing database, bus and traffic information.

UK Railways - Top level index to the 26 train operating companies in the UK, with links to information relevant to travellers.

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