Rail travel and R Guide - Resources and Review

A guide to rail travel in the USA and Canada. Includes tips from travellers, and information on specific trains such as the Coast Starlight, the California Zephyr, and the Adirondack. Details of the more extensive print based publication of the same name, together with ordering information, are also given.
 
Texts, photographs and images of Union Pacific, which became one of the main railways in the USA. Provides overviews, chronologies, information about equipment such as business cars and dome coaches, historical locations, railroad museums, a photo gallery, and details of past and present railroad job descriptions.
 
Offers details of museum collections, education programmes, research and archives, commercial services, news and events. The National Railway Museum is the largest railway museum in the world, holding a large number of railway icons and millions of artefacts. Several photographs available online.
 
A selection of maps of the London Underground, including a view
only map in full colour, and a selection of downloadable maps in PDF format. Also includes train information for each line.
 
Ticket booking and seat reservation facilities for all UK mainland railway services. Timetables are accessible, and journeys can be planned by stipulating place of departure and destination, stations to travel through or avoid, type of journey required such as single or return, and desired date and time of travel.
 
Provides information from the public inquiry under Lord Cullen into the fatal rail crash at Ladbroke Grove on 5th October 1999. Establishes the context and scope of the inquiry, and provides full transcripts of daily proceedings.
 
Full text final report of the official inquiry conducted by Lord Cullen into the Ladbroke Grove rail crash in October 1999, presented as a PDF file.
 
Alphabetically arranged glossary of terms relating to the railway industry. Includes acronyms, technical expressions, colloquialisms, and also presents a guide to engine whistle signals.
 
Documents projects studying railway networks including high speed railways, 'heavy' railways, light rail systems and metros. Offers a current awareness update service for railway industry executives.
 
Collection of information about rail based travel such as underground, metro, LRT and tram services throughout the world. Provides details of transport in each city, including the operating authority name, year opened, route length, track gauge, current collection, power supply, and number of stations, cars, and passengers using the system per annum.
 
Information about rail services in Scotland, news and related links.
 
Web directory listing UK rail timetables, complaints facilities, and details of discount travel cards, as well as offering access to model railway clubs, magazines, and collectors' resources. Also provides links to material on preservation, historical and modern railways, undergrounds and tramways, and the rail industry in general.
 
Includes timetable of all trains in Germany plus many more in Europe, with complete departure and arrival plans of the stations plus detailed information about every train.
 
Information about visiting London, which is designed to help tourists find their way around the capital, detailed travel information, which gives costs and details of buying tickets, and general background information about the company.
 
Details of passenger and freight train services between UK and France. Includes Eurostar timetables, a Channel Tunnel history and technical information.
 
Travel information service providing timetable details based on starting stations, destinations and dates intended to travel.
 
Information about the official regulator of British rail services. Includes annual reports, news, press releases, publications and the Rail Users' Consultative Committees.
 
Information and images of the French high
speed trains. Includes introduction, news, history, system map and the TGV spotter's guide.
 
Includes Amtrak news, a travel planner, train schedules, reservations information and details of travel promotions run by Amtrak.
 
Timetable and reservation service for rail travellers in Canada. Features a railroad map of the country and a guide to Canada's major attractions and destinations.
 
Provides access to current departure timetables from train stations across the UK.
 
Links to selected annotated and evaluated online resources relevant to railway engineering.
 
A detailed look at the growth of the railway system in the 19th century, including sections on locomotives, engineers and entrepreneurs, railway companies, and historical developments.
 
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