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  • Google Maps teams up with thetrainline for UK travel info

    Google Maps teams up with thetrainline for UK travel info

    Added search functionality 19 January 2012 11:49 GMT

    Back in July last year Google Maps added public transport directions to its repertoire, meaning Googlers were able to check out what Underground line to jump on and now, in partnership with thetrainline, the travel information has been extended across...

  • Google offers virtual trip on Trans Siberian Railway

    Google offers virtual trip on Trans Siberian Railway

    Complete with Russian literature, music and stories 18 February 2010 18:14 GMT

    Google Russia has collaborated with the Russian Trans Siberian Railway to create a virtual experience of the epic journey across two continents, 12 regions. 87 cities and 9226km.

    In a series of videos, the ride is documented and accompanied...

  • Thetrainline.com offers free iPhone app

    Thetrainline.com offers free iPhone app

    Journey planning with a Twitter twist 21 October 2009 16:13 GMT

    Kizoom and online rail ticket retailer, thetrainline.com, has launched a new UK train journey planning iPhone app with the added bonus being that it is free, unlike the National Rail option that'll cost you a fiver. 

    Covering the entire...

  • Comment: Emails from America: Riding on the subway. Comment, Emails from America, Trains 0

    Comment: Emails from America: Riding on the subway

    Is it better than the London Underground? 3 July 2009 16:00 GMT

    So this week I’ve been mostly eating... no really the food here is a whole different subject for a later date. This week I’ve found myself riding the New York subway quiet a bit, as I jot between meetings, filming Tech Week In View for Megawhat and basically...

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    "Javelin Trains" hit British railway

    Capable of 140mph speeds 18 June 2009 13:39 GMT

    Southeastern has announced that the first passengers have travelled on its brand new, high speed "Javelin Trains". A special preview trip has whisked travellers from London to Kent at speeds of up to 140mph.

    The trains are based on technology...

  • Rail operator to Twitter train delays

    Rail operator to Twitter train delays

    First Capital Connect offers updates via micro-blogging service 21 May 2009 17:36 GMT

    In what's being called a first for a rail operator, First Capital Connect has turned to Twitter to keep its customers informed.

    The train co will use the micro-blogging service to update passengers about delays and problems with the rail...

  • National Rail Enquiries offers iPhone app

    National Rail Enquiries offers iPhone app

    Location-based train info 17 March 2009 12:34 GMT

    National Rail Enquiries is offering an application for iPhone owners that will offer them train times, and more, on their handsets.

    As well as the travel information you'd find on the National Rail Enquiries site, the app uses the iPhone's...

  • Train company blocks mobile signals from quiet carriages . Phones, Trains, C2C, Mobile phone industry 0

    Train company blocks mobile signals from quiet carriages

    Quiet zones will be just that 30 October 2008 15:34 GMT

    A UK train company has gone to dramatic measures to make sure the "quiet" carriages on their trains stay that way.

    c2c, that offers services between Essex and London, is fighting back against passengers that flout the "no mobiles" rules...

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