TfL | Trains | Uncategorized
Transport for London extends contactless payment from 16 Sep
For several months now you have been able to pay using a Contactless Credit or Debit card on London’s buses. From tomorrow, contactless payments…
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UK Train companies seem to be getting ready for problems on Monday #UKStorm
Many rail companies operating in the South and South East of England seem to be pre-empting problems from the Storm by cancelling their services…
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BritRail Flexi Pass – free day but buy by 11 April
If you are a visitor to the UK – especially from the US with the $ being strong against the £ at the moment…
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London Underground marks 150th Birthday today
On 9 January 1863, the first trains ran on the Metropolitan railway – passengers were admitted the next day. The service operated between Paddington…
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London Overground – “Outer Circle” completion on 9 December
Transport for London has published details of the timescale for the completion of the London Overground – which will then form a ring around…
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Christmas Rail Engineering impacts Heathrow Train Service
Network Rail, who manage the infrastructure in the UK have just announced significant changes to the Christmas schedules for the Heathrow Express and Heathrow…
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UK Train Tickets – a suggestion for savings
As the UK Government delivered the bad news that English train fares will go up by 6.2% in January as it seeks to reduce…
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London Attractions 2-for-1 offers (with train tickets from UK)
The General Idea Travel by Train to London Complete a voucher Give voucher to attraction and show train tickets Get 2 people in for…
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Travels by Train In Germany – November 2011
I spent a little time with the German Railway operator this week by travelling from Mainz to Dusseldorf and from Hamburg to Berlin. The…
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Gatwick | Heathrow | Trains | Uncategorized
A Heathrow to Gatwick rail link does not a single airport make
News from many British news organizations that the Government is considering a high speed rail link between Heathrow and Gatwick as an alternative to…
