Transport Rail

Below are some useful links about Rail on Transport:

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.

East West Rail - Consortium - Major project to establish a strategic railway connecting East Anglia with Central, Southern and Western England.

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.

Cadence Web Directory is the leading web directory for Australian and International listings for businesses and highly recommended, top quality websites. The content of this page about Transport Rail is based on the ODP.