All posts under the category of rail travel. This also includes posts relating to the planning stages, as well as posts after.
UK rail trip – 2022 Day 55 – 27th May, 2022 This evening, I’ll be flying back to Sydney. But I still had the bulk of the day to wander around. I checked out of the hostel, but was able to leave my belongings in the luggage room. I’ll be back in the afternoon for them. This morning, I’m off to Perivale, where parts of the final serial of...
UK rail trip – 2022 Day 54 – 26th May, 2022 Today, I’ve decided to walk some of the Regent’s Canal. I could have caught the London Underground directly to somewhere like St. Pancras. Instead, I decided to take an around about way. I made my way to Aldgate London Underground station and caught a train to Finchley Road station. A short walk up...
UK rail trip – 2022 Day 53 – 25th May, 2022 I was up much earlier than expected. But that’s ok. It would give me plenty of time to grab something to eat and make my way to Cardiff Central. Today, I’m making a return visit to Aldbourne (Devil’s End). I checked out, dropped into Macca’s, which was just across the street, and picked...
UK rail trip – 2022 Day 52 – 24th May, 2022 Today I’m leaving Manchester, at least on this trip, for the last time. I checked out by 07:30 and walked to the nearby Castlefield-Deansgate tram stop and caught a tram to Manchester Piccadilly. It was an overcast day, with scattered showers forecast. Thankfully, at the moment, it wasn’t raining...
UK rail trip – 2022 Day 51 – 23nd May, 2022 I checked out of the hostel at around 08:00 and made my way to Aldgate East London Underground station. I took a Hammersmith & City line train to Euston Square, walking the remaining short distance to London Euston. Today, I’m making my way back to Manchester. As it’s a Monday, I’m meeting...
UK rail trip – 2022 Day 50 – 22nd May, 2022 Today I’m meeting Ed Pratt and Luke Grenfell-Shaw. For those in the cycle touring community, Ed Pratt will be quite well known. In 2015, Ed set off from Somerset with the intention of unicycling around the world while raising money for the British charity School in a Bag – a charity that provides...
UK rail trip – 2022 Day 49 – 21st May, 2022 Today, I’m leaving Liverpool and going back to London. Glad to be leaving the YHA Liverpool Central hostel. One of the worst run hostels I’ve ever stayed at. I left the hostel and walked down to Liverpool Lime Street for the last time. Liverpool Lime Street (08:27) Northern 1:03 (200:32) Manchester...
UK rail trip – 2022 Day 48 – 20th May, 2022 Today I’m off to Portsmouth. So, it was going to be a fairly long day. I walked down to Liverpool Lime Street (with orange juice in hand) and boarded the 08:48 Avanti West Coast service to London Euston. It was a wet morning, but hopefully there would be better weather down south. Liverpool Lime Street...
UK rail trip – 2022 Day 47 – 19th May, 2022 I woke up with still no idea as to where to go today, so I walked down to Liverpool Lime Street (and Tesco). I thought I may as well catch a train down to London. So, I hopped on my intercity train of choice, an Avanti West Coast class 390 Pendolino. Liverpool Lime Street (09:47) Avanti West Coast 2:16 (185:51)...
UK rail trip – 2022 Day 46 – 18th May, 2022 Today I’m off to Stratford-upon-Avon. After buying my customary litre bottle of orange juice at Tesco, I walked across the road to Liverpool Lime Street. My first train of the day would be a London Northwestern Railway class 350. This will take me as far as Birmingham New Street. A London Northwestern...