I am a resident of the UK and have a UK passport. This should mean that I buy a Eurail, not an Interrail pass. The purchase is going fine until I come to the ‘Eurail Global Pass Adult traveler’ details. You have to submit a country of residence. But ‘United Kingdom’ is not available. Neither is ‘Great Britaiin’ or ‘GB’ or whatever we are calling ourselves today. What is going on? Am I missing something?
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If you're a resident of the UK, then you're a resident of Europe and therefore you don't qualify for Eurail but for Interrail:
https://www.interrail.eu/en/support/interested-in-interrailing/do-i-need-an-interrail-or-eurail-pass
Interrail and Eurail have nothing to do with European Union 
Countries like Serbia,Moldova,Russia and many more like UK are not in the EU but citizen of these Countries are eligible for Interrail :)
Interrail and Eurail have nothing to do with European Union Countries like Serbia,Moldova,Russia and many more like UK are not in the EU but citizen of these Countries are eligible for Interrail :)
In fact, Interrail was introduced before the UK joined the EU (!) and it was already valid in the UK back then...
OK. I understand that UK residents apply for Interail. It is, in fact, impossible to buy a Eurail pass. However, though it might seem obvious to those with experience of Interrail/Eurail there is no definitive information on any web site. EVEN from the Eurail Help, who had previously told me this:
For UK residents as yourself, we have the Eurail Pass.
Although both are very similar in use, a few legally-binding conditions apply differently to each type, like the fact that you have to be able to show a EU ID while using your Interrail Pass (and vice versa) and the fact that Inbound/Outbound conditions only apply to Interrail Passes.
However, though it might seem obvious to those with experience of Interrail/Eurail there is no definitive information on any web site. EVEN from the Eurail Help, who had previously told me this:
For UK residents as yourself, we have the Eurail Pass.
Although both are very similar in use, a few legally-binding conditions apply differently to each type, like the fact that you have to be able to show a EU ID while using your Interrail Pass (and vice versa) and the fact that Inbound/Outbound conditions only apply to Interrail Passes.
The link I posted earlier is clear. The information from “Eurail Help” you post now is incorrect and has never been correct.
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