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Virgin Trains - Timetables online, e-mail booking, business travel, ticket types and fares, train times for Virgin Trains.

Hull Trains - Direct London to Hull service. News, timetables, information.

South West Trains - Operates trains from London Waterloo station to the South West regions. Site allows you to buy tickets, look at timetables and get more information about the company.

Central Trains Limited - Local and long distance services across a wide section of central England. Maps, timetables, tickets and company information is available from the web site.

Chiltern Railways - Operates trains between London, Birmingham, High Wycombe and Aylesbury. Site offers rail information, train times, ticket sales and places to visit en route.

Gatwick Express - Fast rail transit between Gatwick Airport and London Victoria Railway Stations.

Great North Eastern Railway - Rail transport from London (Kings Cross) to the North east of England and Scotland. Online ticket booking, route and company information are available on the website.

First Great Eastern - News, fares, timetables, travel update, events and performance.

Heathrow Express - Heathrow to London Paddington in 15 minutes, every 15 minutes.

ScotRail - Operating local and long distance services around Scotland, and the Caledonian Sleeper services between London and Scotland.

English Welsh & Scottish Railway - The UK's main railfreight operating company. Site includes company information, news and job opportunities.

Heart of Wessex Railway - Information from the Bristol to Weymouth Rail Partnership, made up of Wessex Trains and the 10 local authorities through which the line runs.

First North Western - Serving England's North West. Promotions, maps, links, passenger charter, timetables, news, and service information.

Midland Mainline - Midland Mainline operate from Yorkshire and the East Midlands to London Euston. Site has ticket booking, fares and timetabling information.

Thameslink Rail - Provides fast and frequent cross London rail services from Bedford through to Brighton.

Stansted Express - Services, tickets and information about the shuttle service from London Liverpool street to Stansted Airport.

NI Railways. - The public transport service provider for Northern Ireland.

Island Line Online - Operator of the eight and half miles of passenger railway on the Isle of Wight, serving Ryde, Brading, Sandown, Lake and Shanklin.

Wessex Trains - Operates passenger services in the west of England. Timetable enquiries, ticket ordering and information about stations served by the company.

c2c - Rail services for London, Tilbury and Southend. Timetables, ticket sales, journey planning and news of events feature on the site.

Arriva Trains Northern - Operates local and inter-urban services in the North and North East of England.

Eurostar - The high-speed passenger train operating between London, Paris, Brussels, Lille, Disneyland Resort Paris and beyond. Fares, timetables and bookings information.

Arriva Trains Wales - Trains in Wales and the borders. Site contains a journey planner, news and information about promotions, engineering work and stations.

South Eastern Trains - Passenger train operating company runs train services in Kent, South London and parts of East Sussex. Includes timetables, fares, and corporate details.

Association of Train Operating Companies - Industry association advocates on behalf of its member companies and provides them with shared marketing, accounting and operational services.

GB Railfreight - Freight train operator handles marine containers, commodities and merchandise. With press releases, vision statement and photos of locomotives.

Docklands Light Railway - Travel, service and tourist information. Trains run from the Tower through to Canary Wharf to Isle of Dogs and Greenwich.

Silverlink Train Services - Operates trains between London and Birmingham, as well as Silverlink Metro, a suburban route running through West, North and East London. Site offers train times, services and information about the company.

TransPennine Express - Operates passenger train services across the Pennines in the north of England.

Freightliner Limited - Freight railway in UK provides both intermodal transport and "heavy haul" services for commodities.

Direct Rail Services - National rail freight operator serves the nuclear fuels industry and other customers in the United Kingdom.

London Underground - London's underground railway system. Journey planner, customer information, and the latest news about the Tube.

Go-Ahead Group - UK company operates train and bus services under several franchises and brand names.

Merseyrail - Merseyside's passenger rail operator, with full journey planner, real-time status/disruption alerts, and news about the company, planned improvements to the network, and special events that can be reached by train.

Anglia Railways - Train service information for East Anglia and services between London Liverpool Street, Colchester, Ipswich and Norwich.

First Great Western - Train services run on the lines between London Paddington, South Wales, The Cotswolds and the West of England. Tickets can be purchaed online and timetables are available, along with company news and travel information.

West Anglia Railway - Timetables available as PDF documents for railway services in West Anglia.

First Great Western Link - Operating local services west of London, including Oxford, Worcester and Hereford. Formerly Thames Trains.

Southern Railway - Operators of the rail franchise that covers the south London Metro area, London to Brighton, plus the south coast between Bournemouth, Brighton, Hastings and Ashford. Formerly South Central Trains.

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