Trains, underground and not much else

As the title suggests, this is a page all about trains. This includes UK mainline trains and the London Underground.

These links are all about the London Underground, particularly the so-called "ghost stations" and abandoned lines.

Transport for London.
London Underground - the main TfL Tube site, with current travel news, maps and train times.
TfL London Underground maps - includes static maps and the dynamic TubeGuru. Also contains access maps for wheelchair users, large print maps and an interesting Flash movie, "The Real Underground" which compares the 1933 tube map with the 2003 map and the streetmap of the "real" London.
London's Transport Museum.
Underground History - a very comprehensive site about the London Underground's disused stations.
Going Underground - fun and information on the London Underground.
Clive's Underground Line Guides.
District Dave - the District Line from a driver's perspective.
London Railways - also includes information about some London branch lines.
Tube Prune - the Tube Professionals' RUmour NEtwork.
LURS - London Underground Railway Society.
The h2g2 site entry for the London Underground - well, one of them, anyway.
London Transport Webring.
London Underground Font - available to buy.
Beary's Underground - looks quite good, but my German is very rusty!
Under London Ground - a site for a program to be aired "next year". To quote, "It will take you on a journey through the new and old stations and tunnels of the London Underground, stopping along the way for the strange and bizarre ghosts and experiences that have happened in some of the 100 year old network".

These sites are primarily photographic records of London Underround stations and rolling stock.

A History of London Tube Maps - this page is *huge*, and I advise not trying to access it unless you have a broadband connection or a lot of time.
Jonathan Hall's Underground rolling stock pictures.
London's Abandoned Tube Stations - information about and pictures of abandoned stations.
London Station - photographs of the London Underground. Copies can be purchased.
A Wander along the Northern Heights - a brief photographic journey from Highgate Station to Finsbury Park.
The City and South London Railway Tunnels - the forerunner of today's Northern Line, this railway opened in 1890. This site has pictures of the (now closed) original tunnels.
The former Alexandra Palace railway - another photographic tour of a disused line.
The Modern London Underground - tube and DLR histories and picture galleries. This is an Angelfire page, so there are some pop-ups.

Closed Stations in Paris' Subway.
New York City Subway - maps, rolling stock lists and other resources.
London's Post Office Railway - information about the (now mothballed) Post Office Railway, in London.

National Rail - timetables, live departure boards, service alterations and engineering works information for British railways.
Rail Britain - general information about the network, trains and rolling stock.
Dewi's Railway, Trains and Trams page - photos of many railways, trains, stations, trams and buses, built up over six decades.
The Siding - photographs of British railways.
125 Group - a site about the British Intercity 125 HST.
The Advanced Passenger Train Preservation Update - news about the preservation of the APT-P.
APT-E Conservation and Support Group - another preservation site, this time devoted to the Advanced Passenger Train-Experimental, a gas-turbine APT variant.
End of the Line - lists of withdrawn and stored British locomotives, together with a vast gallery.
Video 125 - a large collection of driver's eye views and archive videos.

Always Touch Out - transport projects in London.
Transport Forum - a discussion forum covering most aspects of British transport.
Overground - several series of photographs taken in 1970's, a couple featuring long-disappeared lines.
Squarewheels - bits and pieces about the Tube, the DLR and national railways.
Jonathan Halls' Railways page - photos of rolling stock and some virtual photo tours.
Hornby Railways - manufacturers of the famous OO-gauge model trains.
Metromodels - manufacturers of 00-gauge model tube trains, based on London Underground stock.
The Middle Earth Model Railway - a site by a gentleman who has created a model railway based on the Shire in "Lord of the Rings"...

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