North West Service Alterations

As part of the ongoing maintenance & upgrade programme of Britain’s rail network, Network Rail needs to carry out engineering works. Listed below are details of current engineering schemes that affect Central Trains – click on each scheme for further details: 18/12/17 No Central Trains services will operate in the West Midlands on Sunday 18…

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Central Trains

The History A brief history of the company from its British Rail days, through privatisation to the present day. Click here for details. The Parent Group Central Trains Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of National Express Group (NX). NX is a multi-national, mass transit, £2.5bn company with significant operations in USA, Canada and Australia…

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International Railways

Eurostar Relax on the comfortable Eurostar train, then arrive in Paris 2 hours 15 minutes later. Eurostar trains depart from London, Ashford and Ebbsfleet, and stop in Calais, Lille, Paris, Eurodisney and beyond. Eurotunnel Eurotunnel takes just 35 minutes from Folkestone (near Dover) to Calais. Better still, the Eurotunnel Terminals are directly on the major…

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