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Updates to the site and news

April 2010

New fares and tickets guide pages. 

Airport railway stations pages updated. 

September 2009

Lots of updates to pages throughout the site, keeping the information up to date!

April 2009

Tram and underground rail links page has been updated with details of more tram lines.

Updates to many pages completed. 

January 2009

Planning a summer holiday in the sun?... check out the new French and Italian Motorail page. 

New tips for getting a cheaper train ticket added to the cheaper train tickets page. 

December 2008

Rail connected shipping services is updated with details of more rail links.

Sleeper trains page has been updated with pictures of the Night Riviera sleeper. 

October 2008

Airport rail links page has been updated with information for Cardiff airport. 

The Timetables page has been updated with links to printable timetables and pocket timetables (pdf) for all rail services.  There are also now links to online search tools to find rail journeys online. 

I am currently updating the connecting services section and have completed some major updates the connecting ferry services page.  More to come so check back!

September 2008

More details of travel discounts and this time how to save on train food on the cheap tickets page. 

July 2008

New page to find out about passenger support groups working to promote your rail service. 

New page for first time travellers with your questions answered.

My new blog page with thoughts and feedback on my own trips. 

Details of days out by train from the North West.  

June 2008

More discounted and special offer tickets including 50% off for students in the north of England.

New fares pages with details of simplified fares and more discounted tickets. 

Details of free child tickets in Scotland in the cheap train tickets section.

April 2008

Details of the Manchester Metrolink - light rail in Manchester with information on how to connect from National Rail and through tickets. 

March 2008

Tourist Information sources for Britain.  

Information on the Glasgow Subway has been added to the Light Rail page. 

New page, how to use the London Underground and other city rail systems in Britain. 

February 2008

Updated information about bus links, Royal Mail postbus services and plusbus

Cheaper bus and rail travel for young people in Scotland. 

Airport Rail Links updated. 

Bus links page is updated.  GNER bus links still operate but are not promoted by the new east coast operator, National Express. 

Updated details of Railcard savings.

Details of former Motorail services and updated French Motorail. 

November 2007

More cheap train tickets and fares listed. 

October 2007

Find out how to charter your own train!

August 2007

05/08/07  August - September Newsletter now online.

01/08/07  Routemaster Heritage Routes page updated. 

July 2007

14/07/07  Steam trains, steam railways in Scotland and the Isle of Man.

07/07/07  Find out about Plusbus - add local rail travel to your train ticket

05/07/07  New pages detailing bus links from British railway stations

June 2007

30/06/07  Family Travel pages updated with information on Sleeper Family Tickets

22/06/07  Family travel pages added including information on child rail fares and the   Family Railcard.

22/06/07  Sleeping Car Trains updated.

22/06/07  Overseas Visitors pages updated.

16/06/07  Guide to Rail Tickets and Cheap Rail Fares pages added. 

02/06/07  June - July Newsletter online. 

April 2007

28/04/07  Gallery of Images added. 

15/04/07  April - May Newsletter Online. 

March 2007

08/03/07  Rail tour information added. 

02/03/07  Wi Fi internet access - where to get online in stations and on board

February 2007

10/02/07  Information on French Motorail to the south of France from the Channel Tunnel

10/02/07  Feb - Mar Newsletter online

03/02/07  New Blog with up to date train travel news

2006

22/12/06  Train travel guide for overseas visitors updated for 2007

02/12/06  New Self Help Page with Fear of Flying and Sinusitis Information

02/12/06  Dec - Jan Newsletter with item on Business Travel is now online

10/10/06  Web site changes to protect site from spam emails, everything should be working as normal. 

07/10/06  Oct - Nov Newsletter online.

20/06/06  Search function added to index page with Yahoo. 

13/06/06  Links to timetables to print for all UK rail journeys. 

13/05/06  Sleeper Timetables added to sleeper trains pages.

23/04/06  Message Boards added to site

01/04/06  April - May Newsletter online

25/03/06 Version 3 of the site with new navigation structure. 

18/03/06  Information on Rail Connected Shipping Services

11/03/06 Airport Rail Link Information Updated

19/02/06  Rail travel guide for overseas visitors

10/02/06  More scenic rail journeys

03/02/06  Feb / Mar Newsletter

28/01/06  Updates to Rail Travel Guide pages

20/01/06  Details of Routemaster Heritage Routes in London