Useful links

Train Operating Companies

• Arriva Trains Wales
• c2c
• Central Trains
• Chiltern Railways
• Eurostar
• First Capital Connect 
• First Great Western
• Gatwick Express
• Great North Eastern Railway
• Hull Trains
• Island Line
• Merseyrail
• Midland Mainline
• Northern Rail
• one
• ScotRail
• Silverlink Train Services
• Southern
• South Eastern Trains
• South West Trains
• Stansted Express
• Thameslink Rail
• Virgin Trains

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Other railways, light-rail, tram, tube

• Croydon Tramlink - Addington, Beckenham, Croydon, Wimbledon
• Docklands Light Railway - Bank, Tower Gateway, Stratford, Lewisham
• Glasgow Underground
• Heathrow Express
• London Underground
• Manchester Metrolink - Bury, Eccles, Altrincham
• Midland Metro - Birmingham, West Bromwich, Dudley, Wolverhampton
• Nottingham Express Transit - Hucknall, Bulwell, Nottingham
• Railway Heritage Association - lines for tourists and enthusiasts
• Sheffield Supertram - Halfway, Meadowhall, Middlewood
• Tyne & Wear Metro - Sunderland, South Shields, Gateshead, Tynemouth, Newcastle and airport
• West Coast Railway Co. - STEAM York, Scarborough & Fort William, Mallaig

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Rail-related organisations

• A C Locomotivegroup
• Alstom
• APT-P
• Assoc. of Community Rail Partnerships
• ATOC - Association of Train Operating Companies
• Bombardier
• British Transport Police
• BritRail - for overseas visitors
• Careers and recruitment
• Department for Transport
• ERTMS
• First Group
• Go-Ahead
• Institution of Railway Operators
• Keeping Track
• LocoScene
• National Express
• National Rail
• National Railway Museum
• Network Rail - (formerly Railtrack)
• ORR - Office of the Rail Regulator
• Oyster Card - Information on London's travel smartcard.
• PLUSBUS - gives you unlimited travel on most buses at either or both ends of your rail journey
• Porterbrook
• Rail Freight Group
• RPCs - Rail Passengers Council and Committees
• Rail Safety and Standards Board
• Railfuture
• Railtours
• Railwatch
• Railway Children - Charity
• Railway Forum
• Railway Mission
• Railway Study Association
• Railway Technology
• Settle–Carlisle Partnership
• SRA - Strategic Rail Authority
• Stagecoach
• Steam excursions and tours
• The Train Chartering Company Ltd
• Trakkies - for children of all ages
• Transport for London
• Transport 2000

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Railways overseas

• Denmark
• Eurostar
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Ireland
• Luxembourg
• Netherlands
• Northern Ireland
• Rail Europe
• Spain
• Sweden

Other Links

• British Library
• British Transport Police
• National Archives
• UK Parliament Publications and Archives

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