CREDITS

CONTRIBUTORS

Phil DeavesFor kindly making his database of geo-coded GB stations available to Timetable World.

LICENSES

Network Rail [GB]Timetable World is very grateful to Network Rail for granting a licence to reproduce historical timetables. Network Rail has inherited the copyright from forerunner entities, including British Transport Commission, British Railways and Railtrack.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Clifford J. WignallThe Complete British Railways Maps and Gazetteer has been useful for checking the location of closed routes and stations in GB. Publisher: Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 0 86093 162 5
Mike WalkerSPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America is the definitive source of route and depot information. It is recommended as a work of the highest quality. 18 of the 20 books covering US and Canada are now available to order from spv.co.uk. ISBN 1 874745 nn n
R. A. CookeAtlas of the Great Western Railway as at 1947 [GB]. Publisher: Wild Swan Publications. ISBN 1 874103 38 0.

LINKS

Timetable World is happy to add links to relevant websites, based on user recommendations or requests from web-masters. Please contact us at contact@timetableworld.com. Similarly, we encourage web-masters to link their sites to Timetable World.

TIMETABLES

networkrail.co.uk Network Rail [Great Britain]. PDF copies of the current national timetable available here to download.
timetables-world.comA site of web-links to transport operators, useful for obtaining current timetables. Not connected with Timetable World.
airlinetimetables.comA huge collection of cover-images from airlines timetables from around the world.
departedflights.comComplete scans of timetables from defunct US airlines.

DATA

deaves47.users.btopenworld.comGeo-coding data for current GB stations.
geonames.usgs.govGeo-coding data for US placenames.
nga.mil/ProductsServices/ GeographicNames/PagesGeo-coding data for non-US placenames.

MAPS

maps.google.comA massive word of thanks to Google for offering Google Maps and for providing an API for embedding it into Timetable World.
earth.google.comGoogle Earth has additional features above Google Maps. We might provide Google Earth connectivity in Timetable World at a later date.
npemap.org.ukOut-of-copyright Ordnance Survey (GB) maps at a scale of 1 inch-to-1 mile (1:63,360) from the 1940s/50s.
ponies.me.uk/mapsOut-of-copyright Ordnance Survey (GB) maps at a scale of 1 inch-to-1 mile (1:63,360) from the 1930s.

SOFTWARE

mysql.comDatabase that underpins Timetable World. As open-source software, MySQL is free to download and use, and is included in most web-hosting packages as standard.
php.netPHP is the open-source scripting language that links the MySQL database into the website.
imagemagick.orgImage Magick is an image manipulation package. Used for batch image processing.
gimp.orgThe GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Package. Used for individual image processing.
boutell.com/mapeditMapEdit is used to add hotspots to maps.
notepad-plus.sourceforge.netNotepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement, used by Timetable World for developing CSS, HTML, PHP and Javascript.

SERVICES

sds-group.co.ukSpecialist book-scanning service used to capture historical timetables and maps.
cssplay.co.ukCSS Play: Stu Nickoll's site is an excellent place to learn about CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) as used in website development.
econym.org.uk/gmapGoogle Maps API tutorial site.
mapki.comGoogle Maps API forum.

TIMETABLE COLLECTIONS

naotc.orgThe [US] National Association of Timetable Collectors.
aattc.org.auThe Australian Association of Timetable Collectors.
forsythe.demon.co.ukThe Forsythe Collection. A eclectic collection of transport ephemera, photographs, maps and diverse other materials. Link to Forsythe auction site.

MORE LINKS...

irail.co.ukIndex of "all" railway and model railway related websites in the UK and Ireland.
railserve.comRailroad links to 16,000 websites including train travel, model railroading, railfan resources, train simulators, and railroad industry sites.
trainweb.orgTrainWeb for train travel, model railroading, railfans and the railroad industry.