Britain by BritRail––the best-selling and most respected rail guide to the British train system––is back with this revised and updated 2012/2013 Edition. This time-tested book provides the information on fares, schedules, and pass options. It is also packed with travel tips, including information on keeping costs down, traveling light, conquering jet lag, and exchanging currency. Learn how to use London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Cardiff as base cities for more than 40 rail trips and day excursions to outlying areas and points of interest in England, Scotland, and Wales, from the medieval city of York to Dover and its famous cliffs.
Readers will become their own tour guides and set their own paces with this book in hand. It is the perfect traveling companion for unhurried, comfortable, and scenic train travel in Britain.
Britain by BritRail––the best-selling and most respected rail guide to the British train system––is back with this revised and updated new edition. This time-tested book provides all the information you need on fares, schedules, and pass options. It is also packed with travel tips, including information on keeping costs down, traveling light, conquering jet lag, and exchanging currency. Learn how to use London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Cardiff as base cities for more than forty rail trips and day excursions to outlying areas and points of interest in England, Scotland, and Wales, from the medieval city of York to Dover and its famous cliffs.
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How to Use Britain by BritRail |
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First Class, Standard Class? |
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Crossing the English Channel |
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The "Chunnel" and Eurostar Trains |
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Other Channel Crossings to France |
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Crossing the Channel to Other Ports |
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Sea Links to Ireland/Northern Ireland |
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Getting around in Edinburgh |
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Glasgow Connections to Day Excursions |
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Train Connections to Other Base Cities from Glasgow |
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Getting around in Cardiff |
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Calling the United Kingdom |
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Recommended Information Sources |
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Useful Phone Numbers---London |
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Useful Phone Numbers---Edinburgh |
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Useful Phone Numbers---Cardiff |
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Train-Operating Companies |
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A Selection of One-Way Rail Fares in Britain |
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2012/13 Bank and Public Holidays |
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Toll-free Airline Numbers and Web Sites |
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Entertainment Booking Agencies |
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LaVerne Ferguson-Kosinski and her late husband, George Ferguson, first coauthored this unique and comprehensive how-to guide in 1980. They also coauthored Europe by Eurail (GPP Travel). LaVerne has more than thirty years of experience traveling the rails in Europe.
