Thomas Cook EUROPEAN RAIL TIMETABLE
Thomas Cook European Rail Timetable
Monthly Edition See also:Independent Traveller's Edition
January edition
Rail Timings: Winter timetables, with updates since the mid-December timetable change affecting most countries.
Feature: Sample Fares, giving examples of the level of fares to be found throughout Europe.
Shipping: many operators introduce new schedules for the calendar year.
Publication date: nominally January 1st; subscriptions and advance orders are despatched immediately before Christmas.
February edition
Rail Timings: Winter timetables, with further updates and mid-term changes, mostly valid to mid-June.
Advance Timings: Summer Supplement, 16 pages of advance summer timings for international services, valid from mid-June.
Shipping: latest changes.
Publication date: nominally February 1st; subscriptions and advance orders are despatched from around January 25th.
March edition
Rail Timings: Winter timetables, with further mid-term changes, mostly valid to mid-June.
Advance Timings: Summer Supplement, 32 pages of advance summer timings for international services, valid from mid-June.
Feature: Cruise Trains and Rail Holidays, with details of special touring trains, operators running holidays by rail, and special day excursions by rail.
Shipping: latest changes.
Publication date: nominally March 1st; subscriptions and advance orders are despatched from around February 23rd.
April edition
Rail Timings: Winter timetables, with further mid-term changes, mostly valid to mid-June.
Advance Timings: Summer Supplement, 48 pages of advance summer timings for international services, valid from mid-June.
Shipping: latest changes.
Publication date: nominally April 1st; subscriptions and advance orders are despatched from around March 25th.
May edition
Rail Timings: Winter timetables, with further mid-term changes, mostly valid to mid-June.
Advance Timings: Summer Supplement, 48 pages of advance summer timings for international services, valid from mid-June.
Feature: Rail Passes, covering Europe-wide schemes, multi-country passes, passes for individual countries and many city passes.
Shipping: latest changes.
Publication date: nominally May 1st; subscriptions and advance orders are despatched from around April 25th.
June edition
Rail Timings: New Summer timetables for many countries valid from mid-June. Includes where possible new schedules for Russia and Ukraine valid from last Sunday of May.
Shipping: latest changes.
Publication date: nominally June 1st; subscriptions and advance orders are despatched from around May 25th.
July edition
Rail Timings: Summer timetables, with updates and further mid-term changes, mostly valid to mid-December.
Feature: Tourist Railways, covering the principal heritage and tourist lines Europe-wide.
Shipping: latest changes.
Publication date: nominally July 1st; subscriptions and advance orders are despatched from around June 25th.
August edition
Rail Timings: Summer timetables, with updates and further mid-term changes, mostly valid to mid-December. Swedish timings valid from mid-August (with 2 pages of Swedish timings valid to mid-August).
Shipping: latest changes.
Publication date: nominally August 1st; subscriptions and advance orders are despatched from around July 25th.
September edition
Rail Timings: Summer timetables, with updates and further mid-term changes, mostly valid to mid-December.
Advance Timings: Winter Supplement, 16 pages of advance winter timings for international services, valid from mid-December.
Feature: High-Speed Trains, covering the latest developments on high-speed services and rolling-stock.
Shipping: latest changes.
Publication date: nominally September 1st; subscriptions and advance orders are despatched from around August 25th.
October edition
Rail Timings: Summer timetables, with updates and further mid-term changes, mostly valid to mid-December.
Advance Timings: Winter Supplement, 32 pages of advance winter timings for international services, valid from mid-December.
Shipping: latest changes.
Publication date: nominally October 1st; subscriptions and advance orders are despatched from around September 25th.
November edition
Rail Timings: Summer timetables, with updates and further mid-term changes, mostly valid to mid-December.
Advance Timings: Winter Supplement, 48 pages of advance winter timings for international services, valid from mid-December.
Feature: Night Trains, describing the types of sleeping accommodation available and the latest developments to overnight services.
Shipping: latest changes.
Publication date: nominally November 1st; subscriptions and advance orders are despatched from around October 25th.
December edition
Rail Timings: New Winter timetables for most countries in Europe, valid from mid-December. Most schedules are valid to mid-June, but are subject to alteration.
Shipping: latest changes.
Publication date: nominally December 1st - validity is from the timetable change date (December 10th in 2006); subscriptions and advance orders are despatched from around November 28th.