RAIL TRANSPORT

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RAIL TRANSPORT
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1.1 BACKGROUND OF RAIL TRANSPORT
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Holloway describes the first package tours on
excursion trains as having been in operation by
1840.

• These enabled people to travel to the seaside and
  helped to make seaside resorts popular
  destinations for pleasure travellers.
• Another development for which the railways have
  been noted was that of providing hotel
  accommodation to meet the needs of the early rail
  market.

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Rail services in the UK consisted of the
following.
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Intercity

• These long-distance router were easy to run
  commercially. Indeed they were therefore more
  attractive under privatization

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Regional

• Passenger routes outside the main conurbations
  including branch lines. These mainly existed
  for social or political reasons in the UK and
  many have now closed as they were unprofitable.

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Urban

• Passenger routes serving the major urban
  conurbations and providing links with their
  dormitory towns and commuter belt.

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Private and tourist railways

• These existed purely as tourist attractions or
  holidays in their own right. Examples include
  the popular privately owned locomotives,
  especially steam locomotives.

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Luxury trains

• Those, such as the Venice-Simplon Orient
  Express, operating at the top end of the market.

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1.2 THE INTERNATIONAL RAIL SCENE
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For the UK market

• Rail travel in general is suited to international
  journey travel times of around 3 hours.
• The advantages of city-centre-to-city-centre
  trains, capable of speeds up to 225 kph, are
  also significant in addition to which there are
  no parking problems or congested motorways for
  tourists travelling by train.

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It often pays for overseas tourists coming to
the UK to purchase rail tickets in their home
country for the following reasons
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• Some products, available overseas, are not for
  sale in the UK.
• Tourists need not queue for tickets during their
  holiday time.
• Holiday budgeting is easier when tickets are
  purchased in advance.

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Rail travel in Europe
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1. High-speed rail services

• Long distance high-speed rail services are those
  which compete most effectively with other
  transport modes for custom.
• Advances in high-speed train technology during
  the past two decades have contributed to a growth
  in the passenger traffic on long distance,
  inter-city routes.

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Examples of high-speed services

• Include the Train a Grande Vitesse (TGV) in
  France, the Alta Velocidad (AVE) in Spain and
  the German Inter-City Express (ICE) as well as
  the Pendolino tilting trains in Italy.
• These trains offer airline style service,
  improved punctuality and travelling speeds of
  200-300 kilometres per hour.

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2. Inter-railing

• Inter-rail passes entitle the holder to unlimited
  rail travel on the national rail network of the
  countries or zones purchased.
• These passes are available to any person who is
  normally resident in Europe or who has lived in
  Europe for six months prior to the trip.
• They are also available in two forms, those for
  travelers aged less than 26 years old and those
  for travelers of 26 years and above.

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3. The Channel Tunnel

• A significant development in terms of European
  rail travel has been the Channel Tunnel which has
  been in operation since 1994, providing
  alternative modes of travel between the UK and
  the Continent Europe.
• The Channel Tunnel has forced rationalization in
  the Cross-Channel Ferry industry.

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The service of the channel tunnel

• Eurotunnel owns and operates the physical
  infrastructure whilst Eurostar offers rail
  connections via the tunnel and Le Shuttle
  provides a vehicle-carrying rail service
  operation.

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4. LUXURY TRAINS

• Throughout the world there are a number of luxury
  trains offering exceptionally high quality
  travel.
• The most notable example of a luxury train is the
  Venice-Simplon Orient Express. Other examples
  include The Royal Scotsman and the The Blue
  Train.

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1.3 RELATIONSHIPS WITH AIRLINES
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• Current examples of such cooperation include
  American Airlines and the French railway.
• The two companies signed and agreement to allow
  air passengers to buy TGV tickets to onward
  destinations in France when booking their flight.
  
• This results in a cheaper overall ticket price
  than the sum of the two fares would be.

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AIRPORT SERVICES

• The British Airport Authority (BAA) operates a
  non-stop rail service from central London to
  Heathrow airport. Services run every 15 minutes
  from 0502 to 2347 hours (from Heathrow).

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• This Heathrow-Paddington Express service carries
  over five million passengers a year.
• Luggage and check-in facilities for some flights
  are now available at Paddington station up to two
  hours prior to the departure time or one hour
  before departure for passengers with hand luggage
  only.
• Boarding cards and seat numbers can be issued and
  so passengers can proceed immediately to the
  departure gate at Heathrow.

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