Transport in England

English railway transport is largely based on services originating from one of London's rail termini operating in all directions on tracks mostly owned by Network Rail. Major regional and intercity services include:

• Greater Anglia
  • London Liverpool Street to East Anglia: Chelmsford, Colchester, Ipswich, Norwich (main branches include Southend, Clacton-on-Sea)
• Avanti West Coast
  • Inter-city express services from London Euston to the Midlands: Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Coventry.
  • Inter-city express services from London Euston to the North West: Crewe, (Chester and into Wales to Holyhead), Liverpool, Manchester, Preston, Lancaster, Carlisle, into Scotland, Glasgow Central (for connections to the rest of Scotland).
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  • London Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness.
• Chiltern Railways
  • London Marylebone to the Midlands: High Wycombe, Aylesbury, Banbury, and Birmingham.
• East Midlands Railway
  • London St Pancras to the East Midlands and the North: Corby, Melton Mowbray, Derby, Nottingham, Sheffield, York, Scarborough, Lincoln and Leeds
• Grand Central
  • London King's Cross to Bradford and Sunderland
• Great Western Railway
  • Inter-city express services from London Paddington to the West and South West: Reading, Swindon, Bristol into Wales (onwards as the South Wales Main Line to Swansea), Exeter, Plymouth and into Cornwall to Penzance.
• London North Eastern Railway
  • London King's Cross to the North East: Leeds, York, Newcastle upon Tyne, and into Scotland, Edinburgh Waverley (onwards to Aberdeen and Inverness) and Glasgow Central.
• London Northwestern
  • Commuter services from Euston to Birmingham New Street on the West Coast Main Line
• South Western Railway
  • London Waterloo to the South West: Main line services to Portsmouth, Weymouth and Guildford, and suburban services to Reading and Windsor.
  • The Island Line is also operated by South Western Railway, operating between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin.
• Southern
  • London Victoria to the South: Southampton, Brighton.
  • Clapham Junction to Milton Keynes Central via West London
• Southeastern
  • London St Pancras to the South East: Ashford, Margate, Canterbury.
  • London Victoria, London Charing Cross, London Cannon Street and London Bridge to the South East: Ashford, Margate, Canterbury, and suburban services to Dartford and Sevenoaks and other areas of Kent.
• Thameslink
  • Thameslink services operate across London from Bedford to Brighton, through London St Pancras and Blackfriars, as well as suburban services.
  • Great Northern services operate from London King's Cross and Moorgate to Cambridge and Welwyn Garden City.
• West Midlands Railway
  • commuter and regional services through Birmingham;
  • the Leamington to Coventry and Coventry to Nuneaton branch lines.

Short distance travel that doesn't pass through London is generally referred to as cross country travel. Most services are operated by CrossCountry and often terminate in South East Wales or Scotland. The Oxford to Cambridge or Varsity Line is due to be rebuilt to enable journeys avoiding London and Birmingham.

Regional train services are also operated by these, and other, train companies, and focus on the major cities, several of which have developed commuter and urban rail networks. This includes the London Overground in London and the Merseyrail, which operates in and around Liverpool. The London Underground (commonly known as the Tube) is the oldest and longest rapid transit system in the world.

Trams and light rail

A vintage British tram from the former Leeds Tramway, preserved at the National Tramway Museum.

Tram systems were popular in England in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. However, with the rise of the motor bus and later the car they began to be widely dismantled in the 1950s. By 1962, only Blackpool tramway remained. However, in recent years trams have seen a revival, as in other countries, as have light rail systems. Examples of this second generation of tram systems and light rail include:

• Docklands Light Railway in East London
• Manchester Metrolink in Greater Manchester
• Nottingham Express Transit in Nottingham
• Sheffield Supertram in Sheffield
• Tramlink in Croydon
• Tyne & Wear Metro in Tyne & Wear
• West Midlands Metro in the West Midlands

See also: Category:Tram transport in the United Kingdom, Trams in London, and Trams in Europe

The Motorways and major roads in England are managed by Highways England.

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• Transport in Northern Ireland
• Transport in Scotland
• Transport in Wales