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Regional Rail Services 

The UK has an extensive rail network which is operated by dozens of Train Operators, many in competition with each other. The complexity of this network and choices available have become very apparent during my research for this Transport section of the Relocation Bureau's website. 

To cover each Train Operator and route network in detail would create information overload, therefore we have provided a quick guide to the services available in each of the UK regions with web links to each of the Train Operators. 

Information on the Rail Companies/Train Operators that serve the UK Regions can be found on www.rail.co.uk/ukrail/railcomp/towelcm.htm

www.rail.co.uk also provides access to Railtrack's Travel Planner system to help you find the available routes and train operators to use, and also a useful Travel Bureau.

 

Regions and Train Operators

UK Region
Train Operator
Nationally
Virgin Trains - wide UK Network
London and Suburbs
Refer to 'In and Around London'
South and South East of England 

South and South East of London

Southern Railway - covers rail services in the South London Metro area, London to Brighton and south coast services between Bournemouth, Brighton, Hastings and Ashford.

Connex - train services in south-east London, Kent, Sussex and parts of Surrey, and many bus routes in London and the south-east.

South West Trains - services in Southern England towards South West England
 

West and North West of London

Chiltern Railways - serves the Chilterns area of Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire from London through to Birmingham.

First Great Western Link provides frequent services on the important rail artery along the Thames Valley, combining the busy commuter routes between Oxford, Newbury, Reading and London Paddington.

East and North East of London

West Anglia Great Northern Railway - provides services to Hertfordshire and Essex through to parts of East Anglia.

One - serves Essex and East London.

South West England and Wales Wessex Trains - serves the West Country and South West England

First Great Western - provides services between South and West Wales and Birmingham, London Waterloo and the West Country.

Arriva Trains Wales has an extensive urban network in south and central Wales. The majority of journeys made on the Valley Lines network are to/from Cardiff.

East Anglia (Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire) 

 

One is the principal train operator in East Anglia, offering fast, frequent and comfortable journeys between Norwich, Ipswich, Colchester and London as well as local services connecting many of the region's smaller towns and villages.

One - also serves Essex and East London.

The Midlands (Central England) Central Trains - an extensive service in Central England and Mid Wales with connections to London.
Northern England First North Western - extensive network throughout North West England (Lancashire, Manchester, West Yorkshire, Lake District) and North Wales.

TransPennine Express - services throughout Yorkshire, Lancashire, Humberside, Northumberland and Durham

Merseyrail - serving the Liverpool suburban area - the Wirral line, extending under the river Mersey, links Liverpool with West Kirby, Ellesmere Port, New Brighton and Chester. The Northern Line links Liverpool with Ormskirk, Kirby, Southport and Hunts Cross.

Scotland First ScotRail -  operates 2000 daily services on its main suburban routes around Glasgow and Edinburgh, inter-urban routes linking Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Inverness and on its rural routes covering the North and West Highlands as well as the South West of Scotland.

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