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Rail travel

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Amtrak: Includes Amtrak news, a travel planner, train schedules, reservations information and details of travel promotions run by Amtrak.
Author: National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Subjects: rail travel, united states travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 917
Resource type: reference documents
Deutsche Bahn AG Timetable: 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.
Author: Deutsche Bahn AG
Subjects: germany, rail travel
DeweyClass: 914.3
Resource type: reference documents
Eurotunnel: Details of passenger and freight train services between UK and France. Includes Eurostar timetables, a Channel Tunnel history and technical information.
Author: Eurotunnel
Subjects: european travel and tourism, french travel and tourism, rail travel
DeweyClass: 914
Resource type: documents, reference data
iRail: 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.
Author: iRail
Subjects: leisure, rail travel
DeweyClass: 385
Resource type: directory
Ladbroke Grove Rail Enquiry: Provides information from the public inquiry under Lord Cullen into the fatal rail crash at Ladbroke Grove on 5 October 1999. The joint HSE investigation with the British Transport Police has been completed. The investigation identified a number of significant factors whereby the signalling in the Paddington area did not comply with relevant industry standards. Signal sighting experts, came to the overall conclusion that viewing conditions presented an exceptionally difficult signal reading task.
Author: Health and Safety Executive
Subjects: public safety, rail travel, transportation
DeweyClass: 385
Resource type: documents
Light Rail Transit Association: 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.
Author: LRTA
Subjects: rail travel, transportation
DeweyClass: 385
Resource type: reference data
London Underground Maps: 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.
Author: London Transport
Subjects: english travel and tourism, rail travel
DeweyClass: 912.421
Resource type: map
National Rail Live Departure Boards: Provides access to current departure timetables from train stations across the UK.
Author: Association of Train Operating Companies
Subjects: british travel and tourism, rail travel
DeweyClass: 914
Resource type: reference documents
National Railway Museum: The National Railway Museum in York is the largest museum of its kind in the world, holding a large number of railway trains and millions of artefacts in the Search Engine research centre. The website also details museum collections, education programmes, research and archives, commercial services, news and events.
Author: National Railway Museum
Subjects: british museums, rail travel
DeweyClass: 625
Resource type: museum
Office of the Rail Regulator: Information about the official regulator of British rail services. Includes annual reports, news, press releases, publications and the Rail Users' Consultative Committees.
Author: Office of the Rail Regulator
Subjects: rail travel, transportation
DeweyClass: 385
Resource type: documents
Railway Technology: 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.
Author: Net Resources International
Subjects: rail travel
DeweyClass: 385
Resource type: documents, images
Report of the Ladbroke Grove Rail Inquiry: 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.
Author: Cullen, Lord
Subjects: disasters, rail travel
DeweyClass: 385
Resource type: document
ScotRail: Information about rail services in Scotland, news and related links.
Author: ScotRail Railways
Subjects: rail travel, scottish travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 914.11
Resource type: reference documents
Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia: Railways in the 19th Century: 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.
Author: Spartacus Educational
Subjects: british history from 1800, rail travel
DeweyClass: 385.0934
Resource type: documents
TGV: French High Speed Trains: Information and images of the French high-speed trains. Includes introduction, news, history, system map and the TGV spotter's guide.
Author: Tillier, Clem & Nottara, Yann
Subjects: french travel and tourism, rail travel
DeweyClass: 385
Resource type: documents, images
Trainline.com: 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.
Author: thetrainline.com
Subjects: rail travel
DeweyClass: 385
Resource type: service
Transport for London: 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.
Author: Transport for London
Subjects: english travel and tourism, rail travel
DeweyClass: 914.421
Resource type: documents, news
Union Pacific Railroad History: 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.
Author: Union Pacific Railroad
Subjects: rail travel, united states history - local
DeweyClass: 625
Resource type: documents, images
USA by Rail: 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.
Author: USA by Rail
Subjects: rail travel, united states travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 917
Resource type: guide
VIA Rail Canada: 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.
Author: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
Subjects: canadian travel and tourism, rail travel
DeweyClass: 917
Resource type: reference data