Railroads of
United Kingdom

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1. TheTrainLine
   Use TheTrainLine to find out times, book tickets and reserve seats for any train operator in mainland UK
   
   
2. SilverLink Trains
   The Silverlink Trains network is divided into:
   Silverlink County - runs between London and Northampton stopping at county towns such as Milton Keynes, Hemel Hempstead and Watford.
   Silverlink Metro - suburban route running through West, North and East London.
   
   
3. First Capital Connect
   First is delighted to have won the competition to run the Great Northern and Thameslink franchise. Our new company, First Capital Connect, will run trains between London, Brighton, Bedford, Peterborough, Cambridge and King's Lynn.
   
   
4. Southern Railway (UK)
   Southern provides services in South London and between central London and the South Coast, through East and West Sussex and Surrey, and parts of Kent and Hampshire.
   
   
5. Chiltern Railways
   Since winning the franchise in 1996, Chiltern Railways has run scheduled passenger services along the M40 corridor between London Marylebone and Birmingham Snow Hill and London Marylebone to Aylesbury via Amersham along the London Underground Metropolitan line. In 2002 we extended our operations as far as Kidderminster and in 2004 we took over services between Stratford-upon-Avon and London. As one of the franchises forming the UK's National Rail network, we're dedicated to providing passengers with a safe, reliable, welcoming and value for money service which offers a real choice and a viable alternative to other modes of transport.
   
   
6. Eurostar
   Eurostar is the high-speed rail service directly linking the UK to France and Belgium via the Channel Tunnel. It started operating in 1994, providing city centre to city centre services. The fastest London-Paris Eurostar journey time is 2 hours 35 minutes, London-Brussels 2 hours 15 minutes and London-Lille just 1 hour 40 minutes.
   
   
7. First Scot Rail
   Scotland's key rail transport provider.
   
   
8. Alderney Railway
   The Unique Railway on the Island of Alderney - the only railway in the Channel Islands.
   
   
9. First Great Western (UK)
   First Great Western is the new company that is now operating high speed, commuter, regional and branch line train services across the former Wessex Trains, First Great Western Link and First Great Western routes.
   
   
10. Northern Rail (UK)
    Over the coming years of this new and exciting rail franchise it is our goal to work with passengers, communities and travel authorities to develop special and effective partnerships aimed at bringing about improvements to your experience of rail travel across the regions of the North of England.
    
    
11. NI Railways
    Northern Ireland Railways.
    
    
12. SouthWest Trains (UK)
    South West Trains is part of the Stagecoach Group. South West Trains runs 1,698 trains every weekday, serving 213 stations and employing around 5,500 staff. London Waterloo is the hub of our network, and is also home to London Underground and Waterloo International terminal for Eurostar services to Paris and Brussels via the Channel Tunnel. Approximately 160 million passenger journeys a year are made on our routes through Hampshire, Surrey, Dorset, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Devon, Somerset, Cornwall, Middlesex, East and West Sussex and Greater London, serving a mixture of commuters and longer-distance travellers.
    
    
13. Central Trains Ltd (UK)
    The National Express Group was awarded the franchise to operate Central Trains in March 1997. One the last passenger operating franchises to be awarded, Birmingham based Central Trains was formed from the Regional Railways sector of British Rail. Central provides fast and frequent local rail services throughout the East and West Midlands. Long distance services operated by new and refurbished trains run from the Midlands to South Wales the North West of England, East Anglia and the East Coast.
    
    
14. C2C
    c2c rail is your local railway company. It may be small in comparison to other rail companies, with only 26 stations in all, but we serve the local community well, taking you straight into the capital. We start at Shoeburyness and travel through the towns of Southend, Basildon, Upminster and Barking and into London Fenchurch Street on the mainline, whilst the Tilbury loop takes you from Pitsea, through Stanford-le-Hope, Tilbury, Grays, Rainham and Barking where you can carry on to Fenchurch Street. Not forgetting the Ockendon Branch line, where you will find Chafford Hundred for Lakeside Shopping Centre.
    
    
15. First TransPennine Express
    First TransPennine Express is a new train company set to offer a fast, frequent and superior experience. Our vision for the new First TransPennine Express franchise is to re-vitalise and redevelop First TransPennine Express, making it the preferred mode of transport for our customers in the North of England.
    
    

  
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