UK rail trip – 2022 Day 8 – 10th April, 2022 Today, I actually had a firm destination in mind. I decided I would catch the train out to the Cornish city of Penzance. Before I made my way to Birmingham New Street, I went and looked for something to eat. Maccas to the rescue, as...
UK rail trip – 2022 Day 7 – 9th April, 2022 Having finally adjusted to British time, I was up at around 08:00. I checked out, dropped my wristband into the restaurant below (which takes care of checkout in the less busy months), and crossed the street to the local Maccas...
UK rail trip – 2022 Day 6 – 8th April, 2022 The Caledonian Sleeper arrived at London Euston just before 08:00. 11 hours by train from Inverness. There was a different locomotive on the front, compared to the two that pulled the train out of Inverness. This change takes place...
UK rail trip – 2022 Day 5 – 7th April, 2022 Having not yet adjusted to UK time, I awoke at around 06:30. So, I decided to get up and take a walk around town. It would be a few hours before anything opened, with the exception of the local Co-Op supermarket. As expected, it was...
UK rail trip – 2022 Day 4 – 6th April, 2022 After breakfast, my host and I caught the bus into Inverness city centre. Al needed to carry out a few errands, I needed to catch a train to Kyle of Lochalsh. On the way in, I saw a canal with some locks. I made a mental note to...
UK rail trip – 2022 Day 3 – 5th April, 2022 London King’s Cross (11:59) LNER 8:03 (8:03) Inverness (20:02) 1W16 934 km (934 km) I checked out of my hostel. As I had plenty of time, I decided to walk to London King’s Cross rather than take the Underground. Carrying...
UK rail trip – 2022 Day 1 & 2 – 3rd & 4th April, 2022 Today was going to be a very long day. It would involve flying from Sydney to Melbourne, before flying from Melbourne to London (with a 90-minute stop in Darwin). Even though this is going to cover more than 24...
Note: Some train companies, mentioned in this post, have since ended their franchises, now being run by other companies. The day began by catching the 04:04 First Transpennine Express service from Manchester Piccadilly to Doncaster – a rather quiet service at that time of morning...
In July, 2004, it was my first real visit to the European continent, beyond a quick weekend to Paris the year before. I spent three weeks, doing a fair bit of trainspotting, from points north to points south. Those that have read my earlier post, A couple of days at Tehachapi Loop, know...