For several months now you have been able to pay using a Contactless Credit or Debit card on London’s buses. From tomorrow, contactless payments will be extended to Tube, tram, DLR, London Overground and most National Rail services in London. Check whether your debit/credit card supports this technology by looking for this symbol on the…
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UK Train companies seem to be getting ready for problems on Monday #UKStorm
Many rail companies operating in the South and South East of England seem to be pre-empting problems from the Storm by cancelling their services before 9am tomorrow. If you are planning on going anywhere or commuting, check out this page now, and in the morning. National Rail Enquiries. .Take care everyone
BritRail Flexi Pass – free day but buy by 11 April
If you are a visitor to the UK – especially from the US with the $ being strong against the £ at the moment – a good way to see more of the country is a BritRail pass allowing travel on our railways. Choose a pass between 3, 4, 8 or 15 days which you…
London Underground marks 150th Birthday today
On 9 January 1863, the first trains ran on the Metropolitan railway – passengers were admitted the next day. The service operated between Paddington and Farringdon initially – but the modern underground still follows the same route as that followed by trains 150 years ago today. Of course as the Underground expanded it has given…
London Overground – “Outer Circle” completion on 9 December
Transport for London has published details of the timescale for the completion of the London Overground – which will then form a ring around London. The last section from Surrey Keys to Clapham Junction will open for business on 9 December. The service will run from Clapham Junction to Highbury and Islington with up to…
Christmas Rail Engineering impacts Heathrow Train Service
Network Rail, who manage the infrastructure in the UK have just announced significant changes to the Christmas schedules for the Heathrow Express and Heathrow Connect services from London Paddington to the airport. If you are planning to travel after 22 December, you should note these changes: Sunday 23 December Heathrow Connect The following changes apply:…
UK Train Tickets – a suggestion for savings
As the UK Government delivered the bad news that English train fares will go up by 6.2% in January as it seeks to reduce the amount it spends on Transport, a UK based web site is trying to help. MoneySavingExpert.com has developed a tool to exploit a weird loophole with UK train tickets. Sometimes it…
London Attractions 2-for-1 offers (with train tickets from UK)
The General Idea Travel by Train to London Complete a voucher Give voucher to attraction and show train tickets Get 2 people in for the price of 1 Good Value Ideas Madam Tussauds £28.80 for 2 London Eye £18.60 for 2 Tower of London £19.80 for 2 Hampton Court Palace £15.95 for 2 Jewish Museum…
Travels by Train In Germany – November 2011
I spent a little time with the German Railway operator this week by travelling from Mainz to Dusseldorf and from Hamburg to Berlin. The first of these two trips follows the route of the old trip from Frankfurt Airport to Koln, which parallels the Rhine for much of the journey and provides spectacular views of…
A Heathrow to Gatwick rail link does not a single airport make
News from many British news organizations that the Government is considering a high speed rail link between Heathrow and Gatwick as an alternative to a third runway at Heathrow. BBC version here – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-15227879 It is classic UK Government nonsense – the idea that perhaps all long-haul flights would leave from Heathrow and all short-haul…
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