UK rail trip – 2022 Day 40 – 12th May, 2022 I woke up and checked out of the hostel. One of the first things I had to do this morning was to make a reservation for tonight’s Caledonian Sleeper to Fort William in Scotland. I caught the London Underground to King’s...
UK rail trip – 2022 Day 9 – 11th April, 2022 It was an early morning arrival at London Paddington – just before 05:00. Today, I decided I’d go to Edinburgh. Instead of going directly from London King’s Cross, I decided I’d take a train from the station...
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...