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After Bradshaw's ceased printing in 1961 [4] (as it couldn't compete with the cheaper regional timetables), there was a gap of 13 years without a system-wide schedule. This changed in 1974, when British Rail launched their first nationwide timetable, costing 50p (roughly £10 in 2020) and running to 1,350 pages. [1]
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]
Until 1974 each region of British Rail published its own timetable. The first Great Britain timetable started on 4 May 1974. [13] Prior to that the only joint publication between regions had been a publication of 30 principal passenger services from 1962, following the demise of Bradshaw in 1961. [14]
The guide was first published in 1853 [2] by William Tweedie of 337 Strand, London, under the title The ABC or Alphabetical Railway Guide.It had the subtitle: How and when you can go from London to the different stations in Great Britain, and return; together with the fares, distances, population, and the cab fares from the different stations.
Train fares cost 2.7% more than under British Rail in real terms on average. [15] However, while the price of anytime and off-peak tickets has increased, the price of Advance tickets has dramatically decreased in real terms: the average Advance ticket in 1995 cost £9.14 (in 2014 prices) compared to £5.17 in 2014.
London Overground (also known simply as the Overground) is a suburban rail network serving London and its environs. Established in 2007 to take over Silverlink Metro routes, it now serves a large part of Greater London as well as Hertfordshire, with 113 stations on the six lines that make up the network.
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Route map of zonal system of the railway services directly managed by Transport for London.Stations only served by National Rail services are not shown in this map.. Rail service fares in Greater London and the surrounding area are calculated in accordance with the London fare zones system managed by Transport for London.