With the advent of the Channel Tunnel, Great Britain and Scotland can now be reached by rail. Quick and efficient rail services are available from many parts of England and Wales, which includes ScotRail's overnight Caledonian Sleeper service from London Euston to both Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Connections to Balloch at the mouth of Loch Lomond are frequent. Trains to Balloch are available from Glasgow Queen Street (Low Level) and Glasgow Central (Low Level) stations.
For details and services, contact the National Railway Enquiry Bureau: 0845 748 4950
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
Information on public transport in Strathclyde/West Central Scotland including Glasgow, Paisley, Ayrshire, Argyll & Bute, Inverclyde and Lanarkshire.
Telephone Traveline Scotland for train and bus information on 0870 608 2608
Web: www.spt.co.uk
Rail Europe Ltd
Book Eurostar and European rail travel tickets
British Columbia House, 1 Regent Street (Lower), London SW1Y 4XT
Tel: 0844 848 4064
Web: www.raileurope.co.uk
BritRail
British train information for non-UK residents
Web: www.britrail.com
OTHER CONTACT NUMBERS
National Rail Enquires Tel: 0845 748 4950 www.nationalrail.co.uk
ScotRail Tel: 0845 755 0033 www.scotrail.co.uk
Cross Country Trains Tel: 0844 811 0124 www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk
East Coast Tel: 0845 722 5333 www.eastcoast.co.uk
Eurostar Tel: 0843 218 6186 www.eurostar.com
Virgin Trains Tel: 0871 977 4222 www.virgintrains.co.uk
Book on line at www.thetrainline.com
