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The European Railway Server - links
to virtually every railway site in Europe, including timetable information.Last update for this page: 21 March 2008.
This page provides some links found useful by the compilers of the Guide. No responsibility is accepted for information provided on these web sites. There are many sites specialising in railway-related links, some of these are included. Some of the items duplicate links in the main body of the Guide.
Interessengemeinshaft zur Bereisung von Straßenbahn und Eisenbahnstrecken e.V. (IBSE) is a German railway enthusiast group which operates special trains and has a monthly newsletter "IBSE - Telegramm".
Travel Planners
reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en - DB Travel Service, but includes train service details for much of Europe.
www.poezda.net/en/ - CIS railway timetable information.
See also The European Railway Server.
For downloadable versions of public timetables see Timetable Listings.
Fahrplan on line is a very useful starting point to find timetables (rail and other forms of public transport) throughout the world: www.fahrplan-online.de/index_en.php3.
http://www.uic.asso.fr/home/home_en.html - International Union of Railways.
web.utanet.at/smiderkr/ - explanations in English of Austrian and Swiss railway signalling.
www.sh1.org/eisenbahn/index.htm - a good, English language description of German railway signalling.
www.segnalifs.it - signalling in Italy, also Slovenia.
Railway signalling in France: espacerails.free.fr/reel/index.php?page=signal&%20bloc_droit=non (if a message about Cookies appears, go to espacerails.free.fr then select "Réel" then "L'Environnement - Signalisation Ferroviaire").
trackmap.net - links to railway track map web sites.
www.sporenplan.nl - on-line track plans of Dutch Railways, also including parts of Germany, Austria, Switzerland.
www.rff.fr/pages/docref/cartes/sommaire.asp?lg=en - official maps and diagrams of the French rail network.
parovoz.com/spravka/gauges-e.html - Railroad Gauge Width Literature - a list of railway gauges used or being used worldwide.
www.wienerlinien.at/wl/wlinien/jsp/content/item_detail.jsp?ctt=2&chnid=-1073753104&prgid=12427&rid=-1073753101&oid=12443 - detailed distances for the Vienna area S-Bahn services. U-Bahn, tram and bus distances are also available using the other links on the same page. NEW
The UrbanRail.Net website holds diagrammatic maps and descriptions of the world’s metro systems.
The Light Rail Transit Association website has "a complete listing of Light Rail, Light Railway, Tramway & Metro systems throughout the World".
The Blickpunkt Straßenbahn website contains listings for tramways, metros, trolleybuses etc. throughout the world (mostly German language).
The Monorail Society website has details of Monorails and Schwebebahnen in Europe and elsewhere.
ukhrail.uel.ac.uk/abc.html - UK Heritage Railways.
www.trains-fr.org/index.html - FACS-UNECTO - gives details of many French minor railways and the limited number of special trains in France.
www.gyermekvasut.com - the official website of the Children's Railway near Budapest in Hungary.
bahnarchiv.de - archive of railway information for Germany (German language).
Rinbad - information on railway geography and infrastructure in Europe and around the world.
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The European Railway Server - links
to virtually every railway site in Europe, including timetable information.
Trainspotting Bükkes has an interesting series of articles on Electrification Systems, Border Crossings and has maps of some European countries and cities.
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Bruse's Funiculars - funicular railways
around the world - pictures, articles, maps, technical descriptions and much
more.
www.schmalspur.at is dedicated to narrow gauge railways, mostly in Austria but with some International information (German language).
RailServe: The Internet Railroad Directory - over 9,000 rail-related links.
RailroadData.com - over 5,000 rail-related links.
www.terra.es/personal/ara.del/trens/europa/europa.htm - links to official (and some non-official) European and other world-wide railway sites.
www.cwrr.com/nmra - National Model Railroad Association's Directory of World Wide Rail Sites.
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www.tadlane.com/rrlinks.htm.
www.railpage.org.au/railmaps is an excellent portfolio of public transport schematic plans for the whole of Australia, including details of routes with regular, but limited, advertised services, and providing links to timetable information. Schedules for non-suburban services - including passing times as well as calling times - are available at the AATTC site www.aattc.org.au/traintime3.htm.
This document is part of the Enthusiast's Guide to Travelling the Railways of Europe.
This page is maintained by Paul Steane. Please if you would like your site adding to the above list, or if there are any broken links.
Copyright © 2002 - 2008 Paul Steane.
This page last updated on 21 March 2008 at 21:41.