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2. Rail transport in Great Britain - Wikipedia

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   In 2011, the fastest timetabled start-to-stop run by a UK domestic train service was the Hull Trains 07.30 King's Cross to Hull, which covered the 125.4 km (77.9 miles) from Stevenage to Grantham in 42 minutes at an average speed of 179.1 km/h (111.3 mph).

3. List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom

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   Scottish Rail Holdings — 25 June 2023: Caledonian Sleeper CS Chiltern Railways: Chiltern Railways Arriva UK Trains: 88% 21 July 1996: Network SouthEast (Chiltern Division) CH CrossCountry: New CrossCountry 85% 11 November 2007: Central Trains (Birmingham – Stansted), (Cardiff – Nottingham) Virgin CrossCountry: XC East Midlands Railway ...

4. List of railway lines in Great Britain - Wikipedia

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   Railway lines in England and Wales, as of 2010. This is a list of railway lines in Great Britain that are currently in operation, split by country and region.. There are a limited number of main inter-regional lines, with all but one entering Greater London. [1]

5. List of busiest railway stations in Great Britain - Wikipedia

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   Only tickets sold for National Rail services are included; some stations may also be served by underground metro or urban light rail networks. Stations serving solely the London Underground, light rail, special tours or heritage railways are therefore excluded. The London Overground and Elizabeth line are included in the data. Data for 2023 ...

6. High-speed rail in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   APT-P (Class 370), at Carlisle, 1983. In the 1963, the British Rail board voted to established the British Rail Research Division, to explore new technologies for high-speed freight and passenger rail services on existing rail infrastructure, leading to the initiation of the Advanced Passenger Train (APT) programme, with a planned top speed of 155 mph (249 km/h).

7. Inter-city rail in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   The UK's longest direct rail service is operated by CrossCountry from Aberdeen to Penzance, and takes 13 hours 23 minutes to complete. Inter-city trains from London operate out of the following London terminals: London Euston — trains to North Wales, North West England, the West Midlands and Scotland;