Britain by BritRail 2007: Touring Britain by Train Book

About RailPass.com     xiii
In the Beginning     1
How to Use Britain by BritRail
Planning a BritRail Trip     5
Travel Economy
How to Get There
BritRail Passes
Travel Tips
En Route Tips
What to Do about Jet Lag
Train Travel Tips
Safety Tips
Arriving in Britain     25
The Airports
Clearing Customs
British Currency
British Telephones
British Traditions
The Language Barrier
British Pubs
British Passenger Trains     33
First Class, Standard Class?
Train Schedules
Ask the Guard
Crossing the English Channel     39
The "Chunnel" and Eurostar Trains
Other Channel Crossings to France
Crossing the Channel to Other Ports
Crossing the Irish Sea     49
Sea Links to Ireland/Northern Ireland
England     53
Rail Travel in England
London     57
Arriving by Air
Arriving by Train
Getting around in London
London, At Your Service
London Limelights
Shopping
Restaurants and Pubs
Day Excursions
Train Connections to Other Base Cities from London
Bath (see Cardiff)
Birmingham     72
Brighton     75
Bury St. Edmunds     78
Cambridge     81
Canterbury     83
Chester     86
Coventry     89
Dover     91
Folkestone     94
Gloucester     97
Greenwich     99
Hastings     102
Ipswich     105
Isle of Wight     107
King's Lynn     110
Lincoln     113
Liverpool     116
Nottingham     119
Oxford     122
Penzance (see Cardiff)
Plymouth (see Cardiff)
Portsmouth     125
Ramsgate     127
St. Albans     130
Salisbury     133
Sheffield     136
Southampton     138
Stonehenge     141
Stratford-upon-Avon     143
Windsor     146
York     149
Scotland     153
Rail Travel in Scotland
Edinburgh     155
Arriving by Air
Arriving by Train
Getting around in Edinburgh
Enticing Edinburgh
Day Excursions
Train Connections to Other Base Cities from Edinburgh
Aberdeen     165
Ayr     168
Dunbar     171
Dundee     173
Dunfermline     176
Inverness     178
Kyle of Lochalsh     181
Linlithgow     183
Montrose     185
Perth     188
St. Andrews     190
Stirling     193
Stranraer     196
Glasgow     198
Arriving by Air
Arriving by Train
Glasgow Central Station
Queen Street Station
Glasgow Gazette
Glasgow Connections to Day Excursions
Train Connections to Other Base Cities from Glasgow
Wales     207
Rail Travel in Wales
Cardiff     210
Arriving by Air
Arriving by Train
Getting around in Cardiff
Capitalize on Cardiff
Train Connections to Other Base Cities from Cardiff
Day Excursions
Bath     218
Penzance     222
Plymouth     226
Swansea     229
Tenby     232
Appendix
Calling the United Kingdom     235
British Tourist Information Centers     235
Recommended Information Sources     244
Useful Phone Numbers-London     245
Useful Phone Numbers-Edinburgh     246
Useful Phone Numbers-Glasgow     247
Useful Phone Numbers-Cardiff     247
Train-Operating Companies     247
A Selection of One-Way Rail Fares in Britain     250
Passport Information     251
Tips and Trivia     252
Climate     253
2007 Bank and Public Holidays     253
Toll-Free Airline Numbers and Web Sites     254
Entertainment Booking Agencies     255
Toll-Free Hotel Reservation Numbers     255
Sea Travel Information     256
BritRail Passes     257
Eurail Passes     262
Country and Regional Passes     264
Rail/Drive and Rail/Fly Passes     275
London Underground Map     280