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After the building of the first of a new Class 395 train fleet for use partly on High Speed 1 and parts of the rest of the UK rail network, the first domestic high-speed running over 125 mph (to about 140 mph) began in December 2009, including a special Olympic Javelin shuttle for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Railway lines in England and Wales, as of 2010. This is a list of railway lines in Great Britain that are currently in operation, split by country and region.. There are a limited number of main inter-regional lines, with all but one entering Greater London. [1]
This map shows all railways owned by Network Rail, as well as some railways not owned by Network Rail but dedicated to long-distance travel and with technical similarities to Network Rail lines (ex. Channel Tunnel, Crossrail, etc). It does not show urban rail transit such as tram or underground lines.
A rapid transit and light rail system in North East England, serving Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, South Tyneside, North Tyneside and Sunderland in the Tyne and Wear region. Glasgow: Glasgow Subway: 14 December 1896 10.5 km 1 15 600 V DC third rail: An underground light metro line in Glasgow.
Maps and line diagrams of UK railway, tramway and other light rail systems. ... Extract of 1889 Railway Map Showing Grosvenor Road station.png 315 × 396; ...
A range of voltages has been used, employing both overhead lines and conductor rails. The two most common systems are 25 kV AC using overhead lines, and the 750 V DC third rail system used in Southeast England and on Merseyrail. As of October 2023, 6,065 kilometres (3,769 mi) (38%) of the British rail network was electrified. [1]