National Rail Train Operators

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

National Rail Train Operators Thurso Georgemas Junction Wick Great Britain Helmsdale Lairg Tain Invergordon Garve Avanti Dingwall West Coast c2c Nairn Forres Elgin Keith Caledonian Achnasheen Inverness Sleeper Strathcarron Huntly Chiltern national rail Plockton Railways Stromeferry Kyle of Lochalsh CrossCountry Aviemore Inverurie East Midlands train operators Railway ScotRail Dyce Eurostar December 2019 Kingussie Grand Central Spean CrossCountry Aberdeen Glenfinnan Bridge Great Airport services : Heathrow Express, Stansted Express, Gatwick Express Mallaig London Northern Fort Blair Atholl North Eastern Stonehaven In TOC colour : limited service (varies by service / operator) Railway Greater William Anglia TfL Rail Elizabeth Line : under construction ScotRail Great Route of High Speed 2 Rannoch Caledonian Montrose Western Railway Pitlochry Sleeper Hull Trains Arbroath All lines shown except in London area Tyndrum Island Line within grey line Oban Dalmally London Crianlarich Perth Dundee North Eastern Railway Gleneagles Airport interchange Arrochar & Tarbet Dunblane Leuchars London Northwestern Ferry interchange Stirling Railway Railair coach link with Heathrow Airport Alloa Kirkcaldy Garelochhead London Dunfermline Overground ScotRail Inverkeithing Larbert Falkirk Merseyrail Helensburgh Upper Balloch Caledonian Grahamston EDINBURGH Train Open Sleeper Linlithgow Haymarket Waverley Northern Operating Access Helensburgh Central Milngavie North Berwick Companies Operators Lenzie Falkirk Dunbar ScotRail Dumbarton Central High Train operating companies in roman Maryhill Cumbernauld Bathgate Southern Westerton Springburn Berwick-upon-Tweed Open access operators in italic Anniesland Southeastern Partick Airdrie Galashiels Queen Street Coatbridge Kirknewton Tweedbank South Port Paisley Western Glasgow Gilmour St Central Shotts Railway Not all stations shown Gourock Whifflet Chathill Wemyss Bay Paisley Newton Holytown TfL Rail Canal Largs Motherwell Transport Stewarton for Wales Carluke London Alnmouth Kilwinning Hamilton Carstairs North Eastern Ardrossan Neilston Avanti Railway Thameslink Troon East West Coast Kilbride Prestwick International Airport Kilmarnock Larkhall CrossCountry TransPennine Lanark Caledonian Express Ayr Sleeper Northern Morpeth West Girvan ScotRail TransPennine TransPennine Midlands Dumfries Lockerbie Express Express Railway www.projectmapping.co.uk Stranraer Annan Carlisle NEWCASTLE Sunderland Workington Haltwhistle Hexham Hartlepool Durham Stockton Middlesbrough Whitehaven Penrith Appleby North Lakes Bishop Auckland Saltburn Eaglescliffe Redcar Darlington Whitby Northern Battersby Windermere Kirkby Stephen Grand CrossCountry Central Scarborough Kendal TransPennine Express Filey Oxenholme Northern Lake District Northallerton Barrow-in-Furness Malton Bridlington Ulverston Settle Thirsk Carnforth Ilkley Hellifield Knaresborough Morecambe Northern Lancaster Skipton York Driffield Heysham Port Guiseley Church London Sundays Fenton only Clitheroe Harrogate North Eastern Railway TransPennine Whalley Keighley Shipley Beverley Express Colne Hull Trains Nelson Bradford Forster Square Selby Brough Preston Bradford LEEDS North Blackburn Hebden Interchange Bridge Hull Blackpool Kirkham & Burnley Halifax Dewsbury Castleford Gilberdyke South Wesham Todmorden d70e35 Wakefield Westgate Wakefield Kirkgate Goole Barton- New Holland Northern Rochdale on-Humber Southport Huddersfield Pontefract Bolton TransPennine Ormskirk Salford Stalybridge Express Merseyrail CresCrescent Penistone Grimsby Doncaster Barnetby Town Wigan Victoria Barnsley Adwick New Brighton Kirkby Cleethorpes Hadfield Scunthorpe Habrough LIVERPOOL Piccadilly Saturdays Moorfields Lime Street Guide Conisbrough only Market Rasen Birkenhead Bridge Glossop Swinton West Kirby Earlestown Romiley Gainsborough Bidston Northern Marple Meadowhall Liverpool Central Altrincham Worksop Lincoln Llandudno Heswall Liverpool South Parkway Warrington Runcorn Manchester Stockport Chinley Retford Colwyn Bay Prestatyn Ellesmere Port Airport Sheffield Skegness Holyhead Mansfield Newark Newark East Midlands Castle North Railway Bangor Llandudno Rhyl Shotton Chester Hartford Wilmslow Buxton Chesterfield Junction Sandbach Gate Macclesfield East Midlands Railway Hope Alfreton Betws-y-Coed Transport Avanti Caledonian for Wales West Coast Sleeper Congleton CrossCountry Sheringham Cromer Matlock Boston Kidsgrove North Walsham Blaenau Ffestiniog Crewe Derby Sleaford Wrexham Kings Lynn Criccieth General Wrexham Alsager Grantham Pwllheli Central Stoke- Uttoxeter Nottingham Porthmadog Ruabon Norwich Brundall Acle Nantwich HS2 on-Trent Great East Midlands Spalding Wymondham Yarmouth Barmouth Gobowen Parkway East Midlands Downham Whitchurch Tywyn Loughborough Railway Market Newtown Shrewsbury Stone Dovey Junction London CrossCountry Attleborough Oakham Stamford Peterborough Ely Reedham Machynlleth Welshpool Northwestern Avanti Leicester Thetford Aberystwyth Railway West Coast Diss Burton-on- Melton Greater Church Stretton March Lowestoft Wellington Stafford West Trent Mowbray Anglia Midlands CrossCountry Railway Bury Beccles Cosford Market St Edmunds Craven Arms Telford Hinckley Corby Central Harborough Stowmarket Saxmundham Rugeley Huntingdon Lichfield Hull Trains Woodbridge Transport Walsall Knighton for Wales London Newmarket Westerfield Wolverhampton Tamworth North Eastern Great Ipswich Snow Kettering Northern Ludlow Hill Railway Felixstowe Stourbridge Town Nuneaton Cambridge Llandrindod Curzon Street East Midlands Grand Stourbridge Junction New Railway Central Sandy Street Interchange Manningtree Harwich West London Wellingborough Transport International Northwestern Stansted Builth Road Leominster Midlands Royston Airport for Wales Coventry Railway Thameslink Railway Moor Street Hitchin Colchester Thorpe-le-Soken Kidderminster Solihull Rugby Walton-on-Naze Great Bedford Sudbury Llanwrtyd Wells Bromsgrove Redditch Northampton Stevenage Ledbury Malvern Warwick Bishops Colchester Stratford Milton Hereford Luton Hertford Stortford Braintree Town Clacton Droitwich -upon-Avon Keynes Marks Tey Llandovery Spa Leamington Spa HS2 Welwyn Greater Banbury St Albans Anglia Worcester Shrub Hill Enfield Witham Merthyr Worcester Fishguard Worcestershire Parkway Chiltern Avanti Potters Cheshunt Chelmsford Tydfil Rhymney Abergavenny Foregate Street Railways Bletchley Harbour Clarbeston Road Llandeilo Aberdare Moreton- West Coast Bar Southminster Whitland Treherbert Ebbw Vale Cheltenham Spa Evesham in-Marsh Bicester Haverfordwest Carmarthen Aylesbury Watford Junction Shenfield Caerphilly Great Chingford Coryton West Hampstead Wickford Summer Western Princes Dalston London Milford Haven Pontypridd Transport Pontypool Gloucester Charlbury only Railway Risborough Willesden Overground TfL Rail Rayleigh Pembroke Tenby Neath Radyr for Wales Lydney Junction Llanelli Oxford High Romford Southend Airport Maesteg Chepstow Stroud Wycombe St Pancras King’s CARDIFF Cardiff Didcot Southend Victoria Swansea Port Central Queen Street Kemble Marlow Cross Stratford Talbot Parkway Henley Euston Liverpool Upminster Southend Central Parkway Old Oak Bridgend Slough Common Marylebone Street Shoeburyness Severn Severn Bristol Swindon Farringdon Barry Cardiff Bay Newport Parkway Whitechapel c2c Great Tunnel Beach Reading Heathrow Rhoose Penarth Junction Western Barry Airport Paddington Fenchurch Street Tilbury Town Railway Cardiff Chippenham Windsor Charing Blackfriars International Island Bristol Great Kensington Victoria Cross Cannon Street Abbey Ebbsfleet Sheerness-on-Sea Airport Temple Meads Western Olympia London Bridge Wood Gravesend Bath Trowbridge Railway Newbury Waterloo Strood Weston-super-Mare Spa Richmond Swanley Dartford Faversham CrossCountry Wokingham Clapham Frome Westbury Junction Margate Bridgwater Farnborough Woking Bromley Otford Chatham Herne Bay Basingstoke Streatham South Barnstaple Eurostar Southeastern Ramsgate CrossCountry Taunton Castle Warminster Sutton London Cary Aldershot Croydon Overground HS1 Canterbury Eggesford Epsom Deal Tiverton Andover Guildford Oxted Orpington Maidstone Parkway Great Alton Okehampton Winchester Dorking Sevenoaks Tonbridge Ashford Crediton Western Salisbury Redhill Railway Dover South Reigate Summer Romsey Haslemere Gatwick Paddock Folkestone Sundays only Western Central Yeovil Gillingham Eastleigh Airport Wood Exeter Central Railway Tunbridge Newton Abbot Three Bridges East Wells CHANNEL TUNNEL Southampton Airport Parkway Crawley Uckfield Rye Gunnislake Honiton Crewkerne Petersfield Grinstead Bere EXETER Southampton Horsham Haywards Heath Alston St Davids Central Fareham Newquay Exmouth South Maiden Newton Southern Thameslink Southern Totnes Western CrossCountry Hastings Summer Keyham Torquay Havant Barnham Worthing Lewes Saturdays Liskeard Summer SaturdaysRailway only only Bodmin Plymouth Wareham Bournemouth Parkway Dorchester Brockenhurst Chichester Newhaven Continental Brighton Eastbourne Paignton Poole Littlehampton Europe Looe Portsmouth Bognor Seaford St Austell Regis Par Lymington Truro Weymouth Ryde St Ives Camborne Island Line Sandown Shanklin © 2019 Andrew Smithers St Erth TOCs v52 2/12/19 Penzance Falmouth.
Recommended publications
  • Making Rail Accessible: Helping Older and Disabled Customers
    TfL Rail Making rail accessible: Helping older and disabled customers May 2016 MAYOR OF LONDON Contents Our commitment to you page 3 Commitments page 5 Assistance for passengers page 6 Alternative accessible transport page 9 Passenger information page 10 Fares and tickets page 12 At the station page 16 On the train page 17 Making connections page 19 Accessible onward transport page 20 Disruption to facilities and services page 21 Contact us page 23 Station accessibility information page 24 Contact information back page 2 Our commitment to you TfL Rail is managed by Transport for London (TfL) and operated by MTR Crossrail. We operate rail services between Liverpool Street and Shenfield. At TfL Rail, we are committed to providing you with a safe, reliable and friendly service. We want to make sure that you can use our services safely and in comfort. 3 Our commitment to you (continued) We recognise that our passengers may have different requirements when they travel with us and we are committed to making your journey as easy as possible. This applies not only to wheelchair users, but also: • Passengers with visual or auditory impairment or learning disabilities • Passengers whose mobility is impaired through arthritis or other temporary or long term conditions • Older people • Passengers accompanying disabled children in pushchairs • Disabled passengers requiring assistance with luggage We welcome your feedback on the service we provide and any suggestions you may have for improvements. Our contact details are shown on the back page of this
    [Show full text]
  • The Future of Island Line – Options Report”
    A Technical Response to the Report “The Future of Island Line – Options Report” By Mark Brinton MIET March 2016 Page 1 1. Executive Summary This Report should be read in conjunction with Chris Garnett’s Report “The Future of Island Line – Options Report”. I have set out to discuss the issues raised in the Garnett Report mainly from an engineering and technical point of view. My reports contains a detailed analysis of the various technical claims made the supporters of conversion of Island Line to a tramway and casts significant doubts as to the cost benefits claimed for the conversion of the existing railway into a tramway and the use of tram vehicles. I have also questioned the safety and legal aspects of the proposed method of operation of this tramway. I have also sought to address a number of myths and rumours surrounding some of the technical issues relating to Island Line. Unfortunately some of these have found their way into Christopher Garnett’s report and could be considered to be affecting its conclusions. The last part of my report describes a possible alternative to a tramway which should cost less to implement and reduce day-to-day operational costs whilst securing the operation of Island Line within the National Rail Network. 2. Introduction This document has been produced as a considered technical response to the statements and proposals put forward in the report “The Future of Island Line – Options Report” prepared by Christopher Garnett for the Isle of Wight Council in January 2016 [the Garnett Report]. As the author of this Report, I am a practicing railway engineer, with over forty years of experience mainly in traction and rolling stock engineering.
    [Show full text]
  • London Connections OFF-PEAK RAIL SERVICES
    Hertford East St Margarets Interchange Station Aylesbury, Banbury Aylesbury Milton Keynes, Luton Bedford, Stevenage, Letchworth, Welwyn Stevenage Harlow, Bishops Stortford, and Birmingham Northampton, Cambridge, Kings Lynn, Hertford Stansted Airport Limited services (in line colours) Wellingborough, Garden City Ware Rugby, Coventry, Kettering, Leicester, Huntingdon, Peterborough North and Cambridge and The North East Rye Limited service station (in colours) Birmingham and Nottingham, Derby Hatfield Bayford The North West House Escalator link and Sheffield Broxbourne Welham Green Cuffley Airport link Chesham Watford Bricket St Albans ST ALBANS HIGH WYCOMBE Amersham North Wood Abbey Brookmans Park Crews Hill Enfield Town Cheshunt Docklands Light Railway Watford WATFORD Cockfosters Theobalds Tramlink Garston How Park Potters Bar Gordon Hill Wagn Epping Beaconsfield JUNCTION Wood Street Radlett Grove Bus link Hadley Wood Oakwood Enfield Chase Railway Chalfont & Latimer Watford Bush Theydon Bois Croxley Hill UNDERGROUND LINES Seer Green Croxley High Street Silverlink County New Barnet Waltham Cross Green Watford Elstree & Borehamwood Southgate Grange Park Park Debden West Turkey Bakerloo Line Chorleywood Enfield Lock Gerrards Cross Oakleigh Park Arnos Grove Winchmore Hill Street Loughton Central Line Bus Link Stanmore Edgware High Barnet Bushey Southbury Brimsdown Buckhurst Hill Circle Line Denham Golf Club Rickmansworth Mill Hill Broadway Bounds Chiltern Moor Park Carpenders Park Totteridge & Whetstone Chingford Canons Park Burnt New Green
    [Show full text]
  • Surface Access Integrated Ticketing Report May 2018 1
    SURFACE ACCESS INTEGRATED TICKETING REPORT MAY 2018 1. Contents 1. Executive Summary 3 1.1. Introduction 3 1.2. Methodology 3 1.3. Current Practice 4 1.4. Appetite and Desire 5 1.5. Barriers 5 1.6. Conclusions 6 2. Introduction 7 3. Methodology 8 4. Current Practice 9 4.1. Current Practice within the Aviation Sector in the UK 11 4.2. Experience from Other Modes in the UK 15 4.3. International Comparisons 20 5. Appetite and Desire 25 5.1. Industry Appetite Findings 25 5.2. Passenger Appetite Findings 26 5.3. Passenger Appetite Summary 30 6. Barriers 31 6.1. Commercial 32 6.2. Technological 33 6.3. Regulatory 34 6.4. Awareness 35 6.5. Cultural/Behavioural 36 7. Conclusions 37 8. Appendix 1 – About the Authors 39 9. Appendix 2 – Bibliography 40 10. Appendix 3 – Distribution & Integration Methods 43 PAGE 2 1. Executive Summary 1.1. Introduction This report examines air-to-surface access integrated ticketing in support of one of the Department for Transport’s (DfT) six policy objectives in the proposed new avia- tion strategy – “Helping the aviation industry work for its customers”. Integrated Ticketing is defined as the incorporation of one ticket that includes sur- face access to/from an airport and the airplane ticket itself using one transaction. Integrated ticketing may consider surface access journeys both to the origin airport and from the destination airport. We recognise that some of the methods of inte- grated ticketing might not be truly integrated (such as selling rail or coach tickets on board the flight), but such examples were included in the report to reflect that these exist and that the customer experience in purchasing is relatively seamless.
    [Show full text]
  • Woking - Heathrow Airport (Central Bus Station) Railair RA2 Via Heathrow Terminal 5
    Guildford Rail Station – Woking - Heathrow Airport (Central Bus Station) railair RA2 via Heathrow Terminal 5 Daily Service Guildford Rail Station 0330 0500 0600 0700 0800 0900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 2100 The Chase, University of Surrey 0337 0507 0607 0707 0807 0906 1006 1106 1206 1306 1406 1506 1607 1707 1807 1907 2007 2107 Woking Station, southside 0355 0525 0625 0730 0830 0926 1026 1126 1226 1326 1426 1526 1630 1730 1830 1930 2025 2125 Paragon Roundabout, McLaren 0403 0533 0633 0740 0838 0934 1034 1134 1234 1334 1434 1534 1640 1740 1840 1940 2033 2133 Heathrow, Terminal 5 0421 0551 0658 0805 0858 0954 1054 1154 1254 1354 1454 1554 1705 1805 1905 1958 2051 2151 Compass Centre 0427 0557 0705 0812 0905 1001 1101 1201 1301 1401 1501 1601 1712 1812 1912 2004 2057 2157 Heathrow Central Bus Stn 0433 0603 0712 0819 0911 1007 1107 1207 1307 1407 1507 1608 1719 1819 1919 2010 2103 2203 Heathrow Central Bus Stn 0440 0620 0720 0840 0940 1040 1140 1240 1340 1440 1530 1625 1725 1830 1930 2040 2140 2240 Compass Centre 0446 0626 0726 0846 0946 1046 1146 1246 1346 1446 1536 1631 1731 1836 1936 2046 2146 2246 Heathrow, Terminal 5 0453 0633 0734 0853 0953 1053 1153 1253 1353 1453 1543 1639 1739 1844 1943 2053 2153 2253 Paragon Roundabout, McLaren 0511 0659 0800 0911 1011 1111 1211 1311 1411 1511 1601 1705 1805 1910 2001 2111 2211 2311 Woking Station, southside 0518 0709 0810 0921 1021 1121 1221 1321 1421 1521 1611 1715 1815 1920 2008 2118 2218 2318 The Chase, University of Surrey 0534 0731 0832 0938 1038 1138 1238 1338 1438
    [Show full text]
  • Hampton Court to Berrylands / Oct 2015
    Crossrail 2 factsheet: Services between Berrylands and Hampton Court New Crossrail 2 services are proposed to serve all stations between Berrylands and Hampton Court, with 4 trains per hour in each direction operating directly to, and across central London. What is Crossrail 2? Crossrail 2 in this area Crossrail 2 is a proposed new railway serving London and the wider South East that could be open by 2030. It would connect the existing National Rail networks in Surrey and Hertfordshire with trains running through a new tunnel from Wimbledon to Tottenham Hale and New Southgate. Crossrail 2 will connect directly with National Rail, London Underground, London Overground, Crossrail 1, High Speed 1 international and domestic and High Speed 2 services, meaning passengers will be one change away from over 800 destinations nationwide. Why do we need Crossrail 2? The South West Main Line is one of the busiest and most congested routes in the country. It already faces capacity constraints and demand for National Rail services into Waterloo is forecast to increase by at least 40% by 2043. This means the severe crowding on the network will nearly double, and would likely lead to passengers being unable to board trains at some stations. Crossrail 2 provides a solution. It would free up space on the railway helping to reduce congestion, and would enable us to run more local services to central London that bypass the most congested stations. Transport improvements already underway will help offset the pressure in the short term. But we need Crossrail 2 to cope with longer term growth.
    [Show full text]
  • Station Travel Plan - Barnetby Introduction
    Station Travel Plan - Barnetby Introduction What is a Station Travel Plan? The Department for Transport defines a Station Travel Plan as: “A strategy for managing the travel generated by your organisation, with the aim of reducing its environmental impact, typically involving support for walking, cycling, public transport and car sharing”. TransPennine Express maintains Station Travel Plans for all 19 stations where they are currently the Station Facility Owner (SFO). Why Develop a Station Travel Plan? Up until March 2020 demand for rail continued to grow, with more and more people choosing to travel by rail each year. It is predicted that, post the COVID-19 pandemic, within the next 30 years demand for rail will more than double. TransPennine Express is at the heart of this growth, with double digit percentage growth in passenger journeys year on year historically, with a doubling of customer numbers since the franchise was established in 2004. With growth of this magnitude, it is important that alongside investing in new trains, operating more services and enhancing the customer experience, we are considerate of how customers travel to and from the station to access the railway network. Against the landscape of a changing culture towards private transport, with many millennials choosing not to own a car, and instead adopt solutions such as Uber, dockless bike hire and car sharing schemes, a Station Travel Plan allows operators to identify the developments which are required to keep pace with society. It also allows us to identify key areas of change, with the evident shift from internal combustion to electric cars and hybrids, we are able to set out plans for providing the infrastructure to support this shift.
    [Show full text]
  • Competitive Tendering of Rail Services EUROPEAN CONFERENCE of MINISTERS of TRANSPORT (ECMT)
    Competitive EUROPEAN CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF TRANSPORT Tendering of Rail Competitive tendering Services provides a way to introduce Competitive competition to railways whilst preserving an integrated network of services. It has been used for freight Tendering railways in some countries but is particularly attractive for passenger networks when subsidised services make competition of Rail between trains serving the same routes difficult or impossible to organise. Services Governments promote competition in railways to Competitive Tendering reduce costs, not least to the tax payer, and to improve levels of service to customers. Concessions are also designed to bring much needed private capital into the rail industry. The success of competitive tendering in achieving these outcomes depends critically on the way risks are assigned between the government and private train operators. It also depends on the transparency and durability of the regulatory framework established to protect both the public interest and the interests of concession holders, and on the incentives created by franchise agreements. This report examines experience to date from around the world in competitively tendering rail services. It seeks to draw lessons for effective design of concessions and regulation from both of the successful and less successful cases examined. The work RailServices is based on detailed examinations by leading experts of the experience of passenger rail concessions in the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands. It also
    [Show full text]
  • The National Rail Penalty Fare Guidelines
    Contents Page number SECTION A 1. FOREWORD BY RAIL DELIVERY GROUP 4 2. INTRODUCTION TO THE GUIDELINES 4 3. GLOSSARY OF TERMS 5 SECTION B 1. PEOPLE WHO MAY BE CHARGED A PENALTY FARE 6 1.1 On a train 6 1.2 At a station 6 1.3 Amount of Penalty Fare if issued on a train 6 1.4 Amount of Penalty Fare if issued at a station 7 1.5 Amount of a Penalty Fare if issued at a Compulsory Ticket Area 7 2. PEOPLE WHO MAY CHARGE PENALTY FARES 7 2.1 Customer Expectations 8 3. DISPLAYING WARNING NOTICES 9 4. NON-PENALTY FARE TICKETLESS TRAVEL 10 4.1 Exemptions 10 4.1.1 Travelling in the wrong class 10 4.1.2 Being present in a Compulsory Ticket Area 10 4.1.3 Travelling on a train 11 5. ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHARGING AND PAYING PENALTY FARES 5.1 Continuing your journey 12 6. PROVIDING INFORMATION 12 7. APPEALS 13 7.1 First Stage Appeal 13 7.2 Second Stage Appeal 13 7.3 Final Stage Appeal 14 8. CHANGES TO A PENALTY FARES SCHEME 15 9. COMMENCEMENT AND TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS 15 Appendix A – The Railways (Penalty Fares) Regulations 2018 16 These guidelines feature numbered INFO BOX sections. These are separate to the guidelines and are to provide additional information and examples around Penalty Fares. PLEASE NOTE: National Rail and Transport for London services This edition of the guidance will apply from 15 September 2019. They do not apply to services in Northern Ireland, certain Scottish railway passenger services or to services operated on behalf of Transport for London; such as London Overground and TfL Rail or stations served only by those services.
    [Show full text]
  • W3C QAWG Face-To-Face Meeting Location Getting to Reading
    Travel Information for W3C QAWG Face-to-face Meeting Reading, UK October 27 – 29, 2004 Location The Open Group Thames Tower 37-45 Station Road Reading RG1 1LX Tel: +44 118 950 8311 Fax: +44 118 950 0110 www: http://www.opengroup.org/ (Streepmap Ref: C2) Reading is a large town in the Thames valley about 65km west of London and 45km south of Oxford. It has good road, air and rail connections, a large university and is a base for many international IT companies. From October 2004, The Open Group will be based in Thames Tower, a 12 storey block directly opposite the railway station in the centre of Reading. The centre of Reading is small enough that most places can be visited on foot. Taxis are available in the street directly outside the Open Group office. Getting to Reading The most convenient airports for Reading are the main London international airports: Heathrow (35km) and Gatwick (70km). From Heathrow By Train There is no direct train link from Heathrow to Reading. The rail companies operate a road service (see below). The Heathrow express train travels from the airport to London Paddington Station (journey time 15 mins). From Paddington, a fast frequent express service runs to Reading. The Piccadilly underground line also connects Heathrow to the centre of London (journey time is approx 45 minutes). By Road The easiest way to get from Heathrow to Reading is to use the RailAir Link bus service. Express coaches run between Heathrow Airport and Reading Station every 20 minutes on Monday to Friday during the day (5am to 11pm).
    [Show full text]
  • Eighth Annual Market Monitoring Working Document March 2020
    Eighth Annual Market Monitoring Working Document March 2020 List of contents List of country abbreviations and regulatory bodies .................................................. 6 List of figures ............................................................................................................ 7 1. Introduction .............................................................................................. 9 2. Network characteristics of the railway market ........................................ 11 2.1. Total route length ..................................................................................................... 12 2.2. Electrified route length ............................................................................................. 12 2.3. High-speed route length ........................................................................................... 13 2.4. Main infrastructure manager’s share of route length .............................................. 14 2.5. Network usage intensity ........................................................................................... 15 3. Track access charges paid by railway undertakings for the Minimum Access Package .................................................................................................. 17 4. Railway undertakings and global rail traffic ............................................. 23 4.1. Railway undertakings ................................................................................................ 24 4.2. Total rail traffic .........................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Heathrow Commuter’ Exemplar
    Successful ‘Campus-style’ Travel Plans Carol Somper Temple Group Joanna Marshall-Cook UCL Successful ‘Campus-style’ Travel Plans What we’ll be covering in this webinar Case Study 1: British Airways Commuting Study & ‘Heathrow Commuter’ exemplar Case Study 2: UCL approach to establishing a baseline and parameters for travel-planning. www.templegroup.co.uk 2 British Airways Case Study Commuting baseline and Travel Plan update Commuting Study for British Airways Understanding the baseline Study arose from a planning need • No data on staff journey routes and times • No data on commuting by mode or mileage • No data on ‘unmet need’ for non-car travel: – Public transport operator deals – Cycling facilities – Foot-path networks and surfacing www.templegroup.co.uk 4 British Airways Commuting Study Data collation approach Survey Monkey: cost- effective and easy to use. Needed to bring different sections and teams together to scope the survey Important to establish working patterns www.templegroup.co.uk 5 British Airways Commuting Study Almost 80% of staff drive, few car share www.templegroup.co.uk 6 British Airways Commuting Study Majority of drivers work 9-5 www.templegroup.co.uk 7 British Airways Commuting Study GIS Analysis – journey mode www.templegroup.co.uk 8 British Airways Commuting Study GIS Analysis – journey distance www.templegroup.co.uk 9 British Airways Commuting Study Virtually no car-sharing www.templegroup.co.uk 10 BA Commuting Study Analysis of BA’s commuter ‘fleet’ Small to mid-sized petrol and diesel cars make up 71.8 % of BA commuter driver vehicles. Only a tiny proportion of very low carbon vehicles (hybrids and Smart Cars) contribute 2.8% of emissions.
    [Show full text]