Independent Travellers Edition
The Independent Travellers Edition (ITE) of the European Rail Timetable appears twice-yearly in Summer and Winter editions. The idea of this edition is to make it more widely available through the booktrade, as most bookshops would not sell enough to justify stocking the monthly edition. However, it is also available direct from Thomas Cook Publishing and on their website.
It has an extra 32 pages at the front with a 6-page feature on Rail Passes (which also appears in the regular May edition) and detailed country by country information on embassies, tourist offices, public transport, telephones, holidays and more. Apart from these extra pages the content of the Summer ITE is identical to the June edition, and that of the Winter ITE is the same as the December edition. A voucher, valid for one year, enables the purchaser to buy a later monthly edition with £5 off in order to obtain the latest timings.
Europe - Summer
Summer rail timings from mid-June (where available) including timings for Finland, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and the Baltic States from the last Sunday in May. Contains all 544 pages of rail and ferry timings from the June edition. Subsequent monthly editions may be required for latest updates.
Rail Passes feature and country by country travel information.
Publication date nominally June 1st; copies ordered in advance through Thomas Cook Publishing are despatched from around May 28th. Availability through the booktrade will be a little later.
Europe - Winter
Winter rail timings (where available) from mid-December. Contains all 544 pages of rail and ferry timings from the December edition. Subsequent monthly editions may be required for latest updates.
Rail Passes feature and country by country travel information.
Publication date nominally December 1st; copies ordered in advance through Thomas Cook Publishing are despatched from around November 28th. Availability through the booktrade will be a little later.