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Email:  kevinbritainbyrail.co.uk or kevinjsinclairhotmail.com

About Britain by Rail

Thank you for visiting BritainbyRail.co.uk.  This web site is my own personal creation and is not associated with any business or organization.  It is my intention that it will be a useful source of information for anyone considering a day out or holiday by train. 

There are so many wonderful rail journeys and to miss out on these would be to miss out not only on a relaxing and stress-free means of travel, but also on places that you might not have considered visiting. 

If you have any comments or questions, please feel free to get in touch.

Thank you for visiting!

About the Author

Sometimes people ask what railways I have visited.  My regular routes are from Inverness which I have travelled extensively to many of the stations.  So far I have travelled on the following lines:

Inverness - Wick and Thurso

Inverness - Kyle of Lochalsh

Inverness - Aberdeeen

Inverness - Perth

Perth - Glasgow

Perth - Edinburgh

Perth - Dundee

Aberdeen - Dundee and Leuchars (for St Andrews)

Fort William - Mallaig

Glasgow - Prestwick

Glasgow - Kilmarnock

Glasgow - London, via Lancaster and Crewe

Edinburgh - London via York

Lancaster - Heysham Port

London Waterloo - Alton

London Victoria - East Grinstead

London Marylebone - Aylesbury

London Euston - Tring

Overseas Railways

Germany:  Hamburg Area S Bahn

Hamburg U-Bahn

USA:  Philadelphia / Newark - Atlanta on board 'The Crescent'

Philadelphia - Chicago on 'The Three Rivers'

Chicago - Washington DC on board 'The Capitol Limited'

Atlanta MARTA urban railway

Isle of Man:  The Isle of Man Railway, Douglas - Port Erin

The Manx Electric Railway, Douglas - Ramsey

Snaefell Mountain Railway

The Douglas Corporation Tramway (horse trams)

Preserved Railways and Museums

Strathspey Railway

Watercress Line

Bluebell Railway

Keith and Dufftown Railway

The National Railway Museum, York

Steamtown at Carnforth (now closed)

The Boness and Kinneil Railway

The Scottish Industrial Railway Centre

London Transport Museum

Glasgow Transport Museum

The National Tramway Museum

Shipping Lines

Newcastle - Esbjerg (Denmark)

Newcastle - Hamburg

Hull - Rotterdam

Harwich - Hamburg

Heysham to Douglas (Isle of Man)

Thurso to Orkney