London Midland ran a lot of the services that were originally run by Central Trains, as well as some Silverlink services towards London.
Virgin Trains operate from Birmingham New Street to London Euston or Chiltern Railways operate from Birmingham Snow Hill to London Marylebone. Also, London Midland operate the same route as Virgin Trains, however the trains take around 1 hour longer in each direction. Virgin Trains are the quickest, but usually the most expensive.
The company East Midlands Trains chiefly operates throughout the East Midland area of England. Trains travel through Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and through to London.
By taking an East Coast service from Kings Cross to Grantham and then an East Midland Trains service from Grantham to Sleaford. Travel time around 2hrs.
Trains are locomotives and carriage's in any Country. London is no different. There are also Underground trains in London.
Yes, tourists and residents can film trains in the London Underground.
TGV is the name used by SNCF (French Railways) for their high speed trains. High speed trains which cross into other countries are run jointly with SNCF and other railway companies. They are some times branded as 'TGV', but sometimes other names are used. - Trains from France to Brussels, the Netherlands and northern Germany (Cologne) via Brussels are called 'Thalys'. - Trains to London, and London to Belgium are called 'Eurostar'. - Trains to southern Germany (Frankfurt etc.) are provided by both railway companies, and are either called TGV or ICE for the German trains.
Air France, British Airways, British Midland International all fly from London to Paris.
Virgin Trains services between London Euston and Liverpool Lime Street.
London King's Cross. Trains to Leeds stop at Wakefield Westgate.
Eurostar
Virgin Trains every 20 minutes during the day from Birmingham New Street to London Euston, taking just under 1hr 30mins. London Midland every 20 minutes during the day from Birmingham New Street to London Euston, taking just under 2 hours 15 minutes. The fares are cheaper on this service. Another alternative is Chiltern Railways from Birmingham Moor Street and Birmingham Snow Hill which is in between Virgin Trains and London Midland in terms of journey time and price.
East Midlands Trains serves a number of counties in the East Midlands region of England. They serve Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire.