To get from London to Daresbury:

• At http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/transp/home.htm
• Rail Service Operators in Cheshire
  • Railtrack
  • Central Trains
  • First Great Western Trains
  • First North Western Trains
  • Merseyrail Electrics
  • Virgin Trains
  • Wales and West Passenger Trains Ltd

• Following written early September 2000

• Summary: to get to Daresbury Laboratory from London, take the Virgin train from London Euston to Runcorn. Book in advance using TheTrainline.com to get good, reliable, cheap tickets. You can save over 100 pounds doing it this way. I lie not!!

• Book in advance enough and you may get a return ticket for 20 UK pounds or less (go for the special offers section when it gives you the "standard" list of prices). Otherwise, a "super save return" costs around 45 UK pounds. A standard (economy) "open" return can be over 140 UK pounds - this is the one to avoid if you can. The "super save return" does allow you some flexibility to change train times providing you avoid "peak hour" - which has been extended to bizarre times.

• Warning: If collecting tickets from London Euston, this can take ages standing in the queue - despite known laws of physics which would imply to the unwary that it should not. Best if you can get them delivered by post (preferred) or use the E-ticket system. Be informed that it helps if you input the correct information into the E-ticket machine for it to work (e.g., use the correct PIN/reference number you are provided). If this does not work - then join the queue to get it sorted (Aahhrrr!).

There are 4 train stations near Daresbury Laboratory that are worth Considering

• The above recommendations about using TheTrainline.com apply if you are travelling around to other places.
  • Runcorn (Main Line Station with Taxi Cab rank) (is the one I get when travelling down South to Oxford or London. Though others in the lab also go from Warrington Bank Quay to get to London)
  • Runcorn East (Small station 45 minutes walk to Daresbury Laboratory station. Not always manned.)
  • Warrington Bank Quay (Main Line Station with Taxi Cab rank)
  • Warrington Central (next to the centre of Warrington)
  • (The station to get from London to Runcorn/Warrington is London Euston)
  • (It is generally best to get the train from Warrington Bank Quay if you wish to go to Glasgow or Edinburgh)

Train time-tables

• TheTrainLine (Excellent way to book and pay for cheap tickets over the internet - can save you 100 pounds or more on a trip)
  • You can use TheTrainLine to find out times, book tickets and reserve seats for any train operator in mainland UK.
  • Get budget tickets as well
  • At http://www.thetrainline.com/

• UK National Rail Network
  • At http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
  • UK National Rail Network railcards (Network Railcard for "Anyone aged 16 and over who wants to travel by train around London and the South East area".): (May need passport style photo when applying - as well as the UKP 20.00) : http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/railcards/fs_railcards.htm
  • Timetables, Fares & Tickets: http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/enquiries/enq.htm

• Railtrack site for Timetables: http://www.railtrack.co.uk/travel/

• Booking Virgin Train Tickets on-line: http://www.virgintrainsfares.co.uk

• UK Rail: http://www.rail.co.uk/ukrail/planner/planner.htm

• Railtrack
  • UK Train timetables
  • At http://www.railtrack.co.uk/travel/index_personalise.html

• Germany/German Railways Web based Timetable Searches
  • Includes ordering and reservation of tickets. Plus routes, departure/arrival platforms and route information.
  • At http://bahn.hafas.de/english.html

• SNCF
  • France/French and European Train timetables
  • At http://voyages.sncf.fr/voyages_gb/acgb_accueil.html

• London Transport/Public Transport Page
  • At http://www.londontransport.co.uk/
  • London Tube/Underground Trainsit/Train System: http://www.londontransport.co.uk/tube/index.shtml
  • London Tube/Underground Trainsit/Train System Maps: http://www.londontransport.co.uk/tube/mau_maps.shtml
  • London Tube Fares Information: http://www.londontransport.co.uk/ftt_home.shtml
  • London Tube Fares Information (Period Travelcards and Season Tickets): http://www.londontransport.co.uk/ftt_season.shtml
  • London Tube Photocard Information: http://www.londontransport.co.uk/ftt_photocard.shtml
  • Visitor Travelcards (Cannot be bought in London - "Visitor Travelcards are generally only available for purchase overseas and cannot be purchased once in the UK. However, some UK travel agents will offer Visitor Travelcards as part of a package trip to London."): http://www.londontransport.co.uk/ftt_visitor.shtml

Train station Contact Information

• London Euston
• WWW: http://www.railtrack.co.uk/stations/euston/
• Customer Reception 0171 922 6482
• Lost Property Office 0171 922 6477
• Duty Station Manager 0171 320 0117
• Rail Travel Enquiries (24 hours) 0345 484950
• Bus and Underground Travel Information (24 hours)
• London Travel Check 0171 222 1200
• British Transport Police (24 hours) 0171 380 1400

• Virgin Trains: http://www.virgintrains.co.uk/
  Telephone assistance: 0345 222 333
• From: Yellow Pages UK (search on RAILWAY STATIONS & OFFICES) - doesn't work?
  

• North Cheshire Rail Users' Group: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/IanWatson2/ncrug.htm
• NORTH CHESHIRE RAIL USERS' GROUP: http://www.chester-le-track.co.uk/ and http://www.northwesttrains.co.uk/.
• UK & Ireland Railway Webring: http://freespace.virgin.net/ian.jessop/ukirwr/index.html
• List of sites in UK & Ireland Railway Webring: http://nav.webring.com/cgi-bin/navcgi?ring=ukrail;list

Liverpool and Manchester Airport to Daresbury Lab

Frodsham

• Frodsham & District Taxis
• 106, Main St,
  Frodsham, Cheshire, WA6 7AR, UK.
  Tel: 01928 735353
  
• From: Yellow Pages UK (search on taxis)
  

From: Transport in Cheshire UK (April 2001)

• At http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/transp/home.htm
• Bus Service Operators in Cheshire
  • Arriva plc UK
  • Cheshire Busline - Cheshire County Council
  • GuideFriday - provide open top Bus tours of the City of Chester
  • National Express Coaches
  • Busweb - UK Bus Service Information

Following written early September 2000

The following is from a November 1997 guide of the "Cheshire County Council Transport Co-ordination: Your Guide to Bus Time Tables, Warrington, page 106. (On the front cover, it says: "Ring the Cheshire Busline, Warrington: Tel: 01925 444250. Mon-Fri 8am to 6pm. Sat, 9am to 1pm"). I am refering to this as the Cheshire Busline Website (in typical English fashion(?)) is pretty sparse on hard information: plus it has been well over a year since I went on a bus from Daresbury (bus stop opposite the Ring-O-Bells pub in Daresbury Village) to Warrington that actually had bus timetable sheets)..

Warrington - Chester Bus No C30 or X30 (via Darebsury Village, Runcorn, Frodsham and Helsby)

• Warrington to Daresbury: A possibly unreliable summary is that (from 9am to 7pm - maybe longer but can be more irregular outside these hours) the bus leaves at 10 minutes past the hour from Warrington Bus Station; gets to Daresbury Village 16 minutes later (opposite the Ring-O-Bells) at 26 minutes past the hour; and arrives in Chester at 25 minutes past the next hour at the Chester Bus Exchange near the centre of Chester (inside the city walls). (The train station it outside the Chester city walls and a bit of a walk).

• Daresbury to Warrington: A possibly unreliable summary is that (from 8:40am to 5:40pm - maybe longer but can be more irregular outside these hours) the bus leaves at 40 minutes past the hour from Chester Bus Exchange; gets to Daresbury Village (opposite the Ring-O-Bells) at 40 minutes past the hour; and arrives in Warrington Central Bus Station 16 minutes later, at 56 minutes past the "same" next hour at the Chester Bus Exchange near the centre of Chester (inside the city walls). (The train station it outside the Chester city walls and a bit of a walk).

Hatton Arms (Hatton Village)

• Mainly a Pub-Restaurant but also has rooms.
• Great, friendly atomosphere
• Restaurant is not open Monday night.
• Restaurant (at least on Tuesday) opens at 7pm (just drink in the bar until time) and will generally accept guests to the restaurant until 9pm.
• 30 minutes walk from the lab. Very nice day or evening walk (watch out for traffic on Daresbury Lane as no foot paths for most of the way).
• From: Yellow Pages UK (search on public houses)
• Hatton Arms
  Hatton Lane, Hatton
  Warrington Cheshire WA4 4DB
  Tel: 01925 730314

Hospitals relevant to Daresbury Laboratory

• Halton General Hospital NHS Trust
  Hospital Way, Runcorn Cheshire WA7 2DA, UK.
  Tel: 01928 714567

• Warrington Hospital NHS Trust
  Lovely Lane, Warrington, WA5 1QG, UK.
  Tel: (01925) 635911

Clinics relevant to Daresbury Laboratory

• Murdishaw Health Centre
  Goosewood Rd, Murdishaw,
  Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 6ES, UK.
  Tel: 01928 712061

• Stockton Heath Clinic
  65 Whitefield Rd, Stockton Heath,
  Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 6NA, UK.
  Tel: 01925 602971

From the Mersy 1999/2000 Yellow Pages

Electricity relevant to Daresbury Laboratory

• Manweb Helpline. Tel: 0845 272 2424 (freecall)
• Norweb. Tel: 0800 195 2953 (freecall)

Councils relevant to Daresbury Laboratory

• Halton Borough Council
• http://irisi.works.co.uk/GRAPHICS/CSITES/halton/
• Enquiries Tel: (0151) 424 2061
• Emergencies (after hours) Tel: (0151) 424 4857

• Warrington Borough Council
• http://www.warrington.gov.uk/
• Enquiries Tel: 01925 444400

Phone Assistance

• Help with UK calls: Tel: 100
• Help with international calls: Tel: 155

Airports

• Manchester Airport Flight Enquiries. Tel: (0161) 489 8877
• Liverpool Airport. Flight enquiries and car parking: Tel: (0151) 486 8877

Gas relevant to Daresbury Laboratory

• "If you smell gas anywhere, either in the house or in the street, call immediately." Tel: 0800 111999 (freecall)

Water relevant to Daresbury Laboratory

• Dee Valley Water. Tel: (01978) 846946
• Norweb. Tel (Leaks): 0800 330033 (freecall) | Tel (Water supply): 0345 462200

Police

• The Police Services of the UK
• WWW: http://www.police.uk
• "in an emergency dial 999"

• Cheshire Constabulary
• WWW: http://www.cheshire.police.uk/
• Personal safety awareness: http://www.cheshire.police.uk/personal_safety.shtml

• Local Police Station contact Information: http://www.cheshire.police.uk/division_addresses.shtml
  • "The Cheshire Constabulary main switchboard number is 01244 350000. This number is for everyone in the county, wherever you are and no matter whom you want to contact. Call this central number or contact your local station as listed below. "
  • Warrington

    Warrington Police Station
    Arpley Street, Warrington, WA1 1LQ, UK
    Tel: 01925 652222

    Stockton Heath Police Station
    Grappenhall Road, Stockton Heath, WA4 2AF, UK.
    Tel: 01925 264412

  • Halton

    Halton Police Station
    Halton Lea, Runcorn, WA7 2HG, UK
    Tel: 01928 713456

• Halton Division: http://www.cheshire.police.uk/halton/
• Warrington Division: http://www.cheshire.police.uk/warrington/