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Thanks to UK rail operators investment in Wi Fi
internet access, you can now read your emails, surf the web or
connect to your companies Virtual Private Network, all while you
travel by train! This page details which trains now have Wi Fi and
how you can connect on the move. To take advantage of this service
you need to have a Wi Fi capable computer or PDA. Use these pages to
find out where you can access, how to connect and even where you can
find power points (on trains without Wi Fi).
Find out where you can access Internet
on
board, in the station and who as
laptop plug in points.
Traveling to Canada? - find out about
internet access on VIA
Rail.
If you are having difficulty getting online,
read
this handy guide.
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On
Board Trains which currently
provide Wi Fi Internet access are those of the Great North
Eastern Railway (GNER) and Southern's Brighton Express.
GNER trains with Wi Fi:
- ALL - including London -
Peterborough / York / Leeds / Hull /
Newcastle / Glasgow / Edinburgh / Inverness and Aberdeen.
The service has a charge
in standard class and is offered free in first class.
Southern Railway trains with Wi Fi:
- Brighton Express, London - Brighton.
Not all trains have Wi Fi on this line. The service
has been offered free but a charge may be introduced.
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In
Stations
A number of Stations now offer Wi Fi
access or have locations within their premises with the
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Virgin Trains First Class Lounges
offer Wi Fi and are located in the following stations:
- London Euston, Stoke-on-Trent, Manchester
Piccadilly, Birmingham New Street, Coventry and
Wolverhampton.
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GNER First Class Lounges offer Wi Fi
and are located in the following stations:
- London Kings Cross, Peterborough, Doncaster,
Wakefield, Leeds, Darlington, Newcastle, Berwick-upon-Tweed
and Edinburgh. Access is free to eligible ticket holders.
This normally includes all full fare first class tickets but
not discounted first class fares including weekend first.
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'The Cloud' Internet Service Provider.
This company provides Wi Fi access at a number of stations.
You can find out more at their website:
www.thecloud.net. Stations with the service currently
are:
- Eurostar - Ashford
International
- Eurostar - Business Lounge at Waterloo
Station
- First Great Western (FGW) - Bath Spa
Station
- FGW - Bristol Parkway
- FGW - Bristol Temple Meeds
- FGW - Didcot Parkway
- FGW - Exeter St David
- FGW - Newbury Railway Station
- FGW - Plymouth Station
- FGW - Reading Station
- FGW - Slough Station
- FGW - Swindon Station
- FGW - 1st Class Lounge at London
Paddington
- Network Rail - Cannon Street Station,
London
- Network Rail - Charing Cross Station,
London
- Network Rail - Edinburgh Waverley
- Network Rail - Fenchurch Street Station,
London
- Network Rail - Gatwick Airport Station
- Network Rail - Kings Cross, London
- Network Rail - Liverpool Street Station,
London
- Network Rail - London Bridge Station,
London
- Network Rail - Paddington Station, London
- Network Rail - Victoria Station, London
- Network Rail - Waterloo Station, London
The Cloud makes a charge for access to
it's service, but offers value for money.
BT Openzone - www.btopenzone.com
has a Wi Fi access point at:
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Laptop Power Points
Many train operators have chosen not to
install Wi Fi at this time, but do recognize that business
travelers wish to work on the move. They have responded by
installing plug in power points in both standard and first
class so you can use your laptop on the move. Even if you
do need internet on the move there are solutions through
your mobile phone and connecting it to your laptop, ask your
mobile phone provider.
Trains with laptop plug
in power points:
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First Great Western -
all trains except sleeper
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Hull Trains – all trains
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Midland Mainline - all
trains
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Scotrail Turbostar
Services (Glasgow – Edinburgh, Glasgow / Edinburgh – Perth /
Dundee/ Inverness and Aberdeen).
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Virgin Trains – all
trains, including West Coast and Cross Country Services
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Caledonian Sleeper
refurbished lounge cars (all trains from summer 2007)
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International -
VIA Rail, Canada In
Canada, the main Intercity rail company, VIA rail has
extensively installed Wi Fi internet on it's trains and in
it's stations along the busy Windsor to
Québec City
corridor. Trains with Wi Fi are:
Virtually all trains
between Windsor and Québec City, including intermediate
stations such as Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto. It is
available in VIA 1 (first class) and Comfort (standard)
class. The only exceptions are:
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Trains 85 and 88 (Toronto-Sarnia)
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Trains 97 and 98 (Toronto-New York)
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Wireless Internet access is available
on train 650 (Kingston-Toronto) every day except Friday.
Wi Fi internet is also
available in all corridor service VIA Rail stations.
Stations with Wi Fi are:
- Aldershot, Belleville, Brantford,
Brockville, Chatham, Cobourg, Cornwall, Dorval,
Fallowfield, , Guelph, Kingston, Kitchener, London,
Montréal, Niagara Falls, Oakville, Oshawa, Ottawa,
Québec, Sainte-Foy, Toronto and Windsor.
The service may also be access in first
class 'Panorama' lounges by VIA 1 customers at the following
stations:
- Dorval, Kingston, London,
Montréal, Ottawa, Québec and Toronto
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