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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] The British Rail Passenger Timetable continued to be published annually until 1986, at which point it was split into summer and winter issues.
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.
London Paddington – Bristol Temple Meads non-stop [20] (original); London Paddington to Weston-super-Mare (current) 1935 – present Broadsman [21] [22] BR: London Liverpool Street – Cromer and Sheringham: 1950 – 1962 Caledonian [23] Glasgow Central – London Euston: 1957 – 1964 Caledonian Sleeper (night train) InterCity West Coast /
Network Rail standards. Documents that specify requirements directed towards securing the safe and efficient operation of the rail infrastructure. Track standards were supported by the 'Business Critical Rules Programme' pilot in June 2012. The Sectional Appendix is the definitive source of information on UK railway infrastructure for specific ...
Although Thomas Cook Group plc ceased publication in 2013, the Thomas Cook European Rail Timetable was revived by a new company in early 2014 as simply the European Rail Timetable. [1] [2] From 1981 to 2010, Cook also produced a similar bi-monthly Overseas volume covering the rest of the world, [3] and some of that content was moved into the ...
The Great Railway Conspiracy: The Fall and Rise of Britain's Railways Since the 1950s (2nd ed.). Hawes, North Yorkshire: Leading Edge Press. ISBN 0-948135-30-1. Wolmar, Christian. (1996). The great British railway disaster. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0711024693. OCLC 60283836. Gourvish, Terry (2002).
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The down train left Paddington at 10:15, and called at Bristol at 12:45, Exeter at 14:20, Plymouth at 13:50, arriving Penzance at 19:50. At 8 hours and 35 minutes for the 325¼ miles, this made it the fastest train to the West of England, being 10 minutes faster than the Flying Dutchman . [ 1 ]