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Media in category "Railway maps of the United Kingdom" The following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total. Extract of 1889 Railway Map Showing Grosvenor Road station.png 315 × 396; 367 KB
This is a diagrammatic map of the Great Central Main Line, part of the former Great Central Railway network. The map shows the line as it currently is (please refer to legend), and includes all stations (open or closed). Some nearby lines and branch lines are also shown, though most stations are omitted on such lines if they are closed.
The cloth-bound book was entitled Bradshaw's Railway Time Tables and Assistant to Railway Travelling and cost sixpence. In 1840 the title was changed to Bradshaw's Railway Companion, and the price raised to one shilling. [4] A new volume was issued at occasional intervals and from time to time a supplement kept this up to date.
A History of the Great North of Scotland Railway ((reprint of 1950 edition published by Locomotive Publishing) ed.). Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-2592-4. H.A.Vallance (June 1996). History of the Railways of the Scottish Highlands: Highland Railway. House of Lochar. ISBN 1-899863-07-9. Thomas, John (November 1969). The North British Railway Vol 1 ...
Train fares cost more than under British Rail. [75] The railways have become significantly safer since privatisation and are now the safest in Europe. [76] However, the public image of rail travel was damaged by some prominent accidents shortly after privatisation.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Railway maps of the United Kingdom (2 P, 10 F) Ι. Images of railroad maps (2 F) Pages in category "Railroad maps"
Heritage railway 19 in (483 mm) 0.4km 1870s 1929 2004 Groudle Glen Railway: Heritage railway 2 ft (610 mm) 0.9km 1896 1962 1982 Isle of Man Railway: Nationalised railway 3 ft (914 mm) 25km 1874 Current line opened in 1974, however the company's first, now defunct line opened in 1973. Manx Electric Railway: Nationalised railway 3 ft (914 mm ...
Train fares cost 2.7% more than under British Rail in real terms on average. [15] For some years, Britain has been said to have the highest rail fares in Europe, with peak-time and season tickets considerably higher than other countries, partly because rail subsidies in Europe are higher.