The British mainline network
Britain's principal passenger routes on a real map. SpotRail HQ's interactive map shows
each line's operator, typical journey time, and the rolling-stock classes that work it.
Routes
- West Coast Main Line — Avanti West Coast · Caledonian Sleeper · LNR. London Euston ↔ Glasgow Central, 4h 10m.
- East Coast Main Line — LNER · Lumo · Grand Central · Hull Trains. London King's Cross ↔ Edinburgh Waverley, 4h 20m.
- Great Western Main Line — GWR · Heathrow Express. London Paddington ↔ Cardiff / Swansea.
- Midland Main Line — East Midlands Railway. London St Pancras ↔ Sheffield, 2h.
- CrossCountry — CrossCountry. Aberdeen ↔ Penzance, the longest scheduled journey in Britain.
- South Western Main Line — South Western Railway. London Waterloo ↔ Exeter (West of England line).
- Brighton Main Line — Southern · Thameslink · Gatwick Express. London Victoria / London Bridge ↔ Brighton, 55m.
- High Speed 1 · Kent — Southeastern. London St Pancras ↔ Ashford / Dover via HS1.
- Great Eastern Main Line — Greater Anglia. London Liverpool Street ↔ Norwich, 1h 50m.
- TransPennine (North) — TransPennine Express · Northern. Liverpool ↔ Manchester ↔ Leeds ↔ Newcastle.
- North Wales Coast Line — Avanti West Coast · Transport for Wales. Holyhead ↔ Crewe (→ London / Manchester).
- Welsh Marches — Transport for Wales. Cardiff ↔ Shrewsbury ↔ Manchester.
- Highland Main Line — ScotRail · Caledonian Sleeper. Edinburgh ↔ Perth ↔ Inverness.
Click any route on the interactive map to see its operator, journey time, stations and the rolling-stock classes that run it.