UK rail trip – 2022 Day 43 – 15th May, 2022 I got up at around 08:00 and packed up. It was a Sunday morning, so nothing was open apart from the Co-Op supermarket on top of a hill. There are two ways to reach the Co-Op – up a steep set of stairs or via the road and into...
UK rail trip – 2022 Day 42 – 14th May, 2022 Today was going to deliberately be a lazy day. I had no plans for today, apart from doing some washing. I wandered down to the Kyle Community Facilities where the laundry facilities were located. I opted for the card operated washing...
UK rail trip – 2022 Day 41 – 13th May, 2022 I awoke not long before the train passed through Carstairs. This is where the line to Edinburgh branches off. A night of broken sleep. I’m not as good at sleeping overnight on trains, in a seat, as I used to be. However, I was...
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...