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2. Railtour - Wikipedia

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   A railtour is a special train which is run in order to allow people to experience rail travel which is not normally available using timetabled passenger services. The 'unusual' aspect may be the route of the train, the destination, the occasion, specific sections of railway track (for example, freight-only lines), the locomotive hauling the train, the rolling stock (passenger carriages), or ...

3. Rail transport in Great Britain - Wikipedia

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   The UK was ranked eighth among national European rail systems in the 2017 European Railway Performance Index for intensity of use, quality of service and safety performance. [11] To cope with increasing passenger numbers, there is a large programme of upgrades to the network, including Thameslink , Crossrail , electrification of lines , in-cab ...

4. Great Rail Journeys - Wikipedia

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   Great Rail Journeys, based in York, United Kingdom, is a tour operator that offers escorted worldwide rail tour holidays. The company is Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) and Air Travel Organisers' Licensing (ATOL) -bonded and is a member of the Association of Independent Tour Operators (AITO) .

5. List of companies operating trains in the United Kingdom

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   Pathfinder Tours; Scottish Railway Preservation Society; Venice-Simplon Orient Express (British Pullman and Northern Belle services) Vintage Trains; West Coast Railways; Locomotive Services Limited (Including Steam Dreams, InterCity, Blue Pullman, Saphos Trains, and Statesman Rail) Hanson and Hall; Luxury railtours Belmond Royal Scotsman

6. Great Railway Journeys - Wikipedia

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   Great Railway Journeys, originally titled Great Railway Journeys of the World, is a recurring series of travel documentaries produced by BBC Television.The premise of each programme is that the presenter, typically a well-known figure from the arts or media, would make a journey by train, usually through a country or to a destination to which they had a personal connection.

7. Transport in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   There were 1.8 billion rail passenger journeys in the United Kingdom. Light rail and tram travel also continued to grow, to the highest level (0.3 million journeys) since comparable records began in 1983. In 2018/19, there was £18.1bn of public expenditure on railways, an increase of 12% (£1.9bn). [4]