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unusual facts about train operating company



Aztec Code

An Aztec code barcode is used by Heathrow Express and East Coast in tickets delivered to mobile phones and displayed on their screens, on self print tickets, and on tickets ordered online.

British Rail Class 365

These services usually stop more frequently than the East Coast expresses with which they share the southern section of the East Coast Main Line, although there are exceptions, notably the non-stop services to Cambridge (many of which go on to King's Lynn), operated almost solely by Class 365 units.

British Rail Class 376

The units were ordered by Connex South Eastern, introduced in 2004/2005 by South Eastern Trains to replace Class 465 and Class 466 to be transferred to the Outer Suburban services to Kent and to first class added in the 34 Class 465/2 but which are renumbered as Class 465/9, and are now operated by Southeastern.

Crayford Manor House Astronomical Society

Barnehurst Southeastern Trains (Bexleyheath Line)

Crayford Southeastern Trains(Crayford Line)

High Rocks

The Spa Valley Railway, a heritage railway, now connects the High Rocks pub beyond the High Rocks turnstiles to Tunbridge Wells, Groombridge and Eridge (on the London-Uckfield line of Southern Railway).

Inverness railway station

East Coast run the only non-First ScotRail service: the daily Highland Chieftain to London King's Cross.

Island Line, Isle of Wight

Stagecoach Group were announced as the winner of the franchise and from October 1996 they operated passenger services under the name Island Line.

North West Counties Football League

In 1998, the regional train operating company, First North Western became the new sponsor in a two year deal.

Permit to travel

Many train operating companies (TOCs) such as Southern have altered their penalty fare policies and have removed many permit to travel machines; while others, such as Southeastern and Chiltern Railways, have installed more machines recently.

Phil Sayer

His voice is currently used at many British railway stations; most notably Birmingham New Street, as well as almost the entire South West Trains and Southern networks, a number of stations on the First Great Western and Northern Rail networks, for the provision of announcements regarding train arrivals, departures and cancellations or delays, as well as general information for the travelling public.

Stockport to Stalybridge Line

Grand Union, a new open access train operating company, had proposed using the line for passenger services between London and Bradford via the West Coast Main Line, using Guide Bridge station as a stop.

Thurgarton railway station

The station is now (like all British stations) owned by Network Rail and managed by a Train Operating Company (TOC), in this case East Midlands Trains (EMT) who provide an hourly service which is usually a request stop on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line.

Wester Hailes railway station

As this station is part of the West Coast Main Line to Carstairs, which diverges at Mid Calder Junction, a colourful variety of CrossCountry Class 220 "Voyager", Virgin Trains Class 221 "Super Voyager", Class 390 "Pendolino" and East Coast InterCity 225 can also be seen.


see also

WSMR

Wrexham, Shropshire and Marylebone Railway, a former train operating company in the United Kingdom