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Recent content by Mainliner

  1. Mainliner

    Round UK ‘circumnavigation’ by train

    Thanks for the comments/suggestions!
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    Round UK ‘circumnavigation’ by train

    It’ll be interesting to compare the experience 44 years on :)
  3. Mainliner

    Round UK ‘circumnavigation’ by train

    Noted, thanks!
  4. Mainliner

    Round UK ‘circumnavigation’ by train

    Thanks - depending on what time I get to Kyle, I might try for the 16:30 departure from Broadford, with a taxi backup if it goes wrong!
  5. Mainliner

    Round UK ‘circumnavigation’ by train

    Thanks for those suggestions!
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    Round UK ‘circumnavigation’ by train

    Yes, I’ve done Broadford-Armadale by taxi before, and realistically it would probably need that!
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    Round UK ‘circumnavigation’ by train

    Happy to do that!
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    Round UK ‘circumnavigation’ by train

    Thanks, I’ll do some comparisons!
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    Round UK ‘circumnavigation’ by train

    I don’t want to double back, but I’ve done Devon and Cornwall and the Far North line before, so I don’t mind skipping those. Re the latter, I’d go Inverness-Kyle, bus down through Skye and then go Mallaig-Glasgow. Happy to use preserved railways, e.g. Porthmadog-Blaenau.
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    Round UK ‘circumnavigation’ by train

    Hi all. I couldn’t immediately find a thread covering the above topic. What I have in mind is an around England, Scotland and Wales trip, as close to the coastline as possible, with overnight stays as required, but not using branch lines or doubling back anywhere, so I realise that on that basis...
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    Why should I trust rail travel?

    I do a fair amount of leisure travel by train, and am not too bothered by delays/cancellations when I don’t need to get there or back by a certain time, especially if I then receive 50% or 100% delay repay. However, if I travel by train to a port or airport, I do go the day before the...
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    Altnabreac station and the various legal disputes around it

    I’d be up for that (but not in midge season, of course) :{
  13. Mainliner

    2026 BLS Tours

    Indeed - and for retired people like myself, the main issue isn’t holiday leave, but clashes with other booked arrangements, which precluded me from going on the Lord of the Isles trip and other trips. People really do need more notice.
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    Locomotive Services Fleet (LSL) updates

    …which shows what the customers thought of the trial, and that at least a proportion of them would likely not remain customers if all windows were permanently sealed.

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