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Train Holiday Ideas

Trains on holiday are a bit like boats and ferries its not something we often do and so can make an trip just that little bit different. With so little time in the modern world, cars and planes are the main stays of travel, so why not do something a little different for a change. How about unwinding on a train? Perhaps the train isn't a cost effective for travelling in groups especially on certain days of the week when prices are more geared for business users but browse our list of local train services below and see if you can incorperate a short trip. Many of the UK's local services are holiday / tourism based journeys through extremely beautiful parts of the UK. A train trip can give you spell binding view of the changing landscape and the transistion from the urban landscape to the green of the countryside.

Trains in Europe ans the rest of the world have a completely different feel to the UK services. Although domestic services in the states are all but gone the remaining routes carve they're way through some of the most dramatic views in the world. The trips can be so long that you'll experience desert and snow in one trip. Europe offers fast and efficent services normally at good prices if you get the right ticket. Whilst Asia has some more interesting rides where the train is the daily means of transportation for the whole comunity and their livestock.

Travel within the UK National Rail www.nationalrail.co.uk
UK rail travel telephone enquiries and fares: 08457 48 49 50
UK train times www.railtimetable.co.uk

For International travellers
www.bahn.de This will give times from any UK station to most European stations

Rail cruises in the UK
Hertfordshire Rail Tours 01438 718125 www.traintrips.co.uk
Chiltern Trains 01844 353500 www.chilterntrains.com

European train Booking Companies

UK Eurostar: 0990 186 186, www.eurostar.com

German Rail: 0870 243 5363 for tickets to or between most stations within Europe (including Motorail)

UK stations to most European stations www.bahn.de (click on International Guests for English version).

Travel Bureau Railtours: 0800 698 7545

European and American (AMTRAK) rail tickets Interail and other rail passes www.europerailpass.co.uk

Ultima Travel: 0151 339 6171, UK and European rail tickets, Interail and other rail passes.

Rail Europe: 08705 848848, www.raileurope.co.uk primarily for travel to or within France and French Motorail.

Trains Europe: 01354 660222, European rail travel and passes www.trainseurope.co.uk

European train Operators

Germany www.bahn.de

Austria www.oebb.at

Denmark www.dsb.dk

Finland www.vr.fi

France www.sncf.fr

Greece www.ose.gr

Ireland www.irishrail.ie

Italy www.trenitalia.com

Norway www.nsb.no

Portugal www.cp.pt

Spain www.renfe.es

Switzerland www.sbb.ch

Netherlands www.ns.nl

World Wide Train Travel

Orient Express trains in the UK, Europe & worldwide 0207 928 6000, www.orient-express.com

Trans Siberian Express - GW travel 01565 754540. www.gwtravel.co.uk

Indian Railways, SD Enterprises 0208 903 3411, www.indiarail.co.uk

Swiss Railways, www.sbb.ch Rocky Mountaineer: Brochure line 01622 832244

Worldwide trains is www.seat61.com

UK Train opertators

Use the links below if you wish to contact the train opertators directly. For booking and travel information please use UK National Rail www.nationalrail.co.uk

Scotrail

Leighton Buzzard Railway

Buckinghamshire Railway Centre, Aylesbury

Chiltern Railways, Aylesbury

NI Railways, Belfast

CKP-Railways, Penrith

South Tynedale Railway, Alston

Midland Mainline Ltd, Derby

Moors Valley Railway, Ashley Heath

C2C, Southend-on-Sea

Standsted Express, Standsted

Great Western, Cardiff