Edinburgh day rail trip

[theageofthetra]

Hi am in Edinburgh until Monday and was wondering if anyone could recommend a scenic rail trip, tho appreciate the lack of daylight will limit options. I have done the Fife circular and think the B'oness railway is just doing Santa stuff for the kids. I have a Lothian buses weekly pass so could combine bus/train. Cheers for any help

 

[gazthomas]

Out and back to North Berwick might be a good option, once you're east of Edinburgh it gets quite nice.

 

[theageofthetra]

Good idea. There is that nice leisure centre on the cliff there too.

 

[mfc3024]

Hi am in Edinburgh until Monday and was wondering if anyone could recommend a scenic rail trip, tho appreciate the lack of daylight will limit options. I have done the Fife circular and think the B'oness railway is just doing Santa stuff for the kids. I have a Lothian buses weekly pass so could combine bus/train. Cheers for any help

You could do a return to Stirling or Perth if you fancy going to a bigger town/city - that whole area up there is lovely. Bridge of Allan is a nice village to visit if you get the Dunblane service out of Edinburgh.

 

[theageofthetra]

Thanks. Have been to Stirling but might give Perth & North Berwick a go. Are splits worth looking at on these routes?

 

[Eagle]

You could always head over to Glasgow and do a circuit of the Subway.

 

[CallySleeper]

Are splits worth looking at on these routes?

Nope.

 

[theageofthetra]

Bingo! That's it I'll do the Clockwork Orange. Watched years ago an old OnLine video about the old system that was a working museum up to the 70's modernisation. Are there any places you can go and find relics of the old system? Does the old Waterloo & City style cable hoist still exist?

 

[tractakid]

This thread is possibly relevant to my interests for early next year. In Edinburgh for a couple of days so might have time for a trip somewhere.

 

[theageofthetra]

Am going to the industrial museum st Summerlee on way to Glasgow for the Transport museum Ticket incl the Clockwork Orange was £15 from ticket office at Haymarket as long as I don't travel back at peak time.