Links - trains (& buses)

Rail and bus

General
Traveline - plan a journey
Public transport in Cumbria
Public transport in Northumberland
www.jplanner.org.uk - journey planner for north of England
www.freedom-tour.com - European city-to-city road distances

Rail
National Rail Inquiries - UK train times
TrainLine - ticket booking service with good timetable
European Rail Timetable - can be even quicker for UK than Railtrack
National Rail - rail operating companies site - excellent links
National Rail - current bargain offers
National Rail - info for cyclists
National Rail - UK rail network maps
Railbargain - dormant Yahoo group on rail bargains
Railwatch - web magazine of Railway Development Society
Strategic Rail Authority - SRA - used to oversee operation of railways in UK
Department for Transport - Railways page
www.chester-le-track.co.uk - information and booking service based in County Durham
www.rail.co.uk - index to lots of info

Rail operating companies serving Northumbria
Cross Country Trains
National Express East Coast
National Express - arrivals at Newcastle
National Express - cycles on trains
Northern Rail
ScotRail - well, Scotland is nearly in Northumbria (or vice versa)
Trans Pennine Express
Tyne and Wear Metro - operated by Nexus (Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport Executive)
Tyne & Wear Transport (Metro) Group - MSN discussion group - good links page

Bus
Arriva
National Express
Go-Ahead
Stagecoach

Misc interesting public transport sites
tramtime - trams for Edinburgh - consultation site
ITI - integrated transport initiative for Edinburgh
Light Rail Transit Association - campaigning body for better public transport through trams
TFL Trams - Transport for London
Metrolink  - Greater Manchester’s light rail network
Nottingham Express Transit
NET - archive site for construction phase