Recent content by Gorby

I wanted to update this thread. I finally managed my BritRail last week, I did it First Class and thoroughly enjoyed the days I just bashed the rails. Had to throw in some family time at the weekend but would do it again in a heartbeat. I ended up with an M-Pass as I left it late to book, and...

Debit cards are common and not "just for the poor" in the US. As they are in effect a direct gateway to a bank account, such places as car rentals won't accept them as they have no guarantee of payment unless they stick a hold on the amount of the rental + $a few hundred. If you bang up the car...

Thanks for the feedback. I'm not sure if a GWR train is my breakfast timing, but LNER and WC are. We will see, currently scheduled to come over early March.

I messed that up, when my dad was alive and I came back more often, we went to Marklews, but I meant Ernie Becketts in this case! Doh! Even though I come home every two years or so, I'm still fond of the place!

I will confess to being a Marklew's aficionado if I want to walk, Steels for a sitdown (or Papa's). As a kid growing up there I always enjoyed Brenda's Chippy near the old Dolphin (Is that still there now?)

I do appreciate the full answer, and interesting about the Pullman Menu options on GWR, that is also a possibility. I'll dig more too. Thank you. I'll take my sausage in batter, Chips & mushy peas on a tray while walking along the seafront any day. Thanks.

I'm getting closer to coming over and spending a few days on a BritRail pass, but I have very fond memories of a great breakfast with my dad as we traveled from Cleethorpes to London in the 70s. Full silver service I recall but I was a kid then. Fast forward I had to travel from KGX to Leeds in...

Thank you, it's nice to have a PDF version of it, and thanks for the tip on M-Pas.

Thank you. Believe it or not I found a pristine printed version still neatly folded in one of my old timetables. That has helped me. I ended up buying the European Timetable, that gave me enough of a big picture. Not sure if my travels will be November of maybe January but I do appreciate your...

The European timetable downloaded on my iPad does the trick and allows me to see what/if I can/want to do. Thanks for the suggestion. Not sure if I'll be over in Nov/Dec or Jan now! All depends on work and airfares.

Hi all, Over 40 years ago, my first summer holiday as an apprentice I did a one week ALR. I remember thinking I would love to do this again when I'm older, wiser and can afford 1st class. Well, having jumped continents, I may be back in November, and may get a window to do a 4 day Britrail (or...

This thread has been very informative. I'm hoping to come back over later this year, and I travel with both my UK and US passport. Easy to know which one to show when validating.