Useful Contacts
Rail Contacts
WAGN
Direct links to London Kings Cross in under 30 minutes and to Peterborough
and Cambridge in under the hour.
E-mail: email@wagnrail.co.uk
Web: www.wagn.co.uk
GNER
The East Coast Mainline operator. Direct service to and from London Kings
Cross and northwards to Peterborough, York, Newcastle, Edinburgh, and
Glasgow.
Email: business.travel@gner.co.uk
Web: www.gner.co.uk
National Rail Enquiries
Providers information on timetables, fare information, ticket sales, and
how the trains are running today.
Tel: 08457 484 950
Web: www.nationalrail.co.uk
Network Rail
Maintains Britain's railway infrastructure including the East
Coast Mainline.
Web: www.networkrail.co.uk
Railtrack
Maintains Britain's railway infrastructure including the East Coast Mainline.
Web: www.railtrack.co.uk
London Underground
Operates the capital's underground train network. With over 3 million
passenger journeys a day, it is the busiest railway network in Britain.
Tel: 0207 222 5600
Email: customerservice@email.lul.co.uk
Web: www.thetube.com
Eurostar
Eurostar is the high-speed passenger train linking London, Paris and Brussels.
Tel: 08705 186186
Web: www.eurostar.co.uk
Eurotunnel
Operates the Channel Tunnel and is the market leader for cross-Channel
travel between the UK and continental Europe.
Tel: 08705 353535
Web: www.eurotunnel.co.uk
Air travel contacts
British Airports Authority
Owner of seven UK airports, including Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted.
Tel: 0870 0000 123 for Heathrow
Tel: 0870 0002 468 for Gatwick
Tel: 0870 0000 303 for Stansted
Web: www.baa.co.uk
London Luton Airport
7 million passengers used the airport in 2003 making London Luton the
7th largest airport in the UK.
Tel: 01582 405100
Web: www.london-luton.com
Road travel contacts
The RAC
A motoring organisation offering a comprehensive range of travel services,
including a route planner and monitoring of congestion and roadwork hotspots.
Web: www.rac.co.uk
The AA
Offers a wide range of motoring services including route finders and live
travel news.
Web: www.theaa.com
National Express
Previously named as GoByCoach, the National Express provides
timetable information and online booking services on travelling in the
UK or to Europe.
Tel: 0870 580 8080
Web: www.nationalexpress.com
The Highways Agency
The Highways Agency maintains, operates and improves the network of trunk
roads and motorways in England.
Tel: 0845 750 4030
Email: ha_info@highways.gsi.gov.uk
Web: www.highways.gov.uk
On-line Maps
Streetmap
This site provides address searching and street map facilities for the
UK.
Web: www.streetmap.co.uk
Multimap
Interactive mapping service, offering street-level maps of UK and Europe,
as well as detailed maps of the world.
Web: www.multimap.com
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