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Just buy a cattle class ticket, then, when you get on board, go to the SP carriage and pay the guard for the upgrade. Dead easy.

And for visitors

First time I've heard Victoria and wonderful in the same sentence. For many years it was a grim, dirty, dump. Its only redeeming feature was the architecture and the ornamental tiles, plus destinations, and booking office frontage.

I was a frequent user of the Harwich boat train to Picc, it certainly did go into Sheffield where the locomotive changed ends and I changed seats to be forward facing. It also stopped at March in the desolation of the Fens. Given the distance it was rarely late dep 07.40 ish from HPQ and...

I always wondered how crews got a job on the Altrincham-London/ Oxford road line and if they did this for their entire working life....which must have been a bit boring / repetitive after a while. That, and how they transitioned from the original stock to more contemporary technology with the...

Ah, please be aware the hike up and down the Great Orme can be deceptive and may take longer than you have planned. For the rest of the journey, have a look at Conwy Castle as you pass on the train...it's impressive when viewed from ground level. After that, have a look on the left at the...

To be honest, as others have said, once you leave Chester, the best views are on the right hand side...Colwyn Bay, once you leave the tunnel at Old Colwyn, is nice. Ironically, once you leave Llandudno Jnc for the short leg to Llandudno, the best views are on the left. How long are you...

Interesting choice of name given I always thought "The Mancunian " used to apply to the, then London Rd -Euston service with "The Comet" coming the other way. Used to pass, I was told, at Congleton where I was happy to be stuck on a bus due to the former infamous level crossing being closed.

As I recall, there were no services on a Sunday (late 60's early 70''s) because we had to get the Tube to Amersham, then change to a DMU for Wendover.

The television tower is a must...as is the currywurst museum, well ok, you don't have to visit the museum to enjoy this culinary delight (with mayo !)

I would have thought Watford Gap would have been ideal given the location next to the WCML...you can also get some bus spotting and canal boat spotting as "added value "...if you are so inclined.

Any reason you have to start from Litchfield and not Rugeley taking you directly to Cannock ?

Thanks for that clarification. I had a vague idea as to what a Mk3 sleeper carriage was, hence looked it up, so not too bad for o'night accom.

That's one deterrent, the other would be the clientele....imagine being stuck on a train with no escape. I didn't watch a full programme, there are only so many minutes of pretension in the form of the presenter any normal person can be exposed to...however, the catering staff seemed...

Oh really ? in that case, why not just amend timetables to read " may or may not stop at "X" "Y" "Z" stations depending on our whim ".....you see, the problem is, normals tend to board trains under the impression the service will stop at the station they wish to alight at. Most, if not all...