Train Journeys

This is where we can discuss about train journeys and i will only ask 2 questions.

What is your best train journey ever?

What is worst train journey ever?

Don't think i've ever had a good train journey, ever time im on the train its full of overcrowding, noise, and chavs and tramps as far as the eye can see!

I think the best train journey I've had was when I was about eight years old, I was lucky enough to travel on an old steam train, (can't remember what it was called), But it was pretty exciting at the time!

The worst train journey I've had was when I was coming back from visting my grandparents, there had been an accident on the line, luckily nobody had been hurt, but we were stranded for nearly four hours...which is pretty bad considering the journey normally takes an hour and a half!!!

ive only done one train ride,1978 from kings lynn to york,it was fun

The best train journey I experienced was on the West Highland Line from Glasgow to Fort William. The weather was fine - it was during July, although sunny conditions can not be guaranteed in Scotland The scenery is stunning especially when you pass Loch Lomond and further north.

My best train journeys albeit long ones were from Wolverhampton to Aberdeen.
Went through Cumbria which was picturesque enough but when getting into Scotland the views were always even more spectacular.
Made the journey worthwhile .

(24-03-2014 16:49 )Billy_Nomates Wrote:  The best train journey I experienced was on the West Highland Line from Glasgow to Fort William. The weather was fine - it was during July, although sunny conditions can not be guaranteed in Scotland The scenery is stunning especially when you pass Loch Lomond and further north.

Hi

I came to London in 1972 but would visit my family in the summer, the train would leave Kings Cross and on to Glasgow, arriving early 05.15 am time then on to Fort William, my stop was Garelochhead and the view as we approached were as you say stunning.

Did it a few times in winter, again it was spectacular when it was blowing a gale or snowing

I love going by train even if it's just up to London.

I've made a few journeys behind heritage locomotives and they include:
Settle and Carlisle behind LNER A2 Blue Peter, Paddington to New Quay behind D1015 Western Champion, Home Counties behind LNER A1 Tornado.

Unfortunately a few years ago I moved to a part of the country which are less well served by rail tours. This and the quantity of planned engineering at the weekend makes finding a journey more difficult.

The one I want to do most is the Caladonian Sleeper with the right lady for company. There was a time when one way to Scotland could be had for sixty quid or so but they've new trains now so it's a lot more.

For those interested I would recommend the advice to be found in the Man In Seat 61 website.

i am a massive train fan , love travelling on them , i have travelled on the train in 27 different countries,
in the UK i love travelling along the sea wall between Exeter and Newton abbort was my local line as a child and where i got my love of trains also so beautiful by the sea,
other lines in the uk i like are the Cambrian coast between Carlisle and Barrow i personally think this more pretty area than the other more famous area in the area the S & C,
in Scotland have always liked the west highland line to fort William and Mallaig i used to love getting on the train in Crewe and waking up in a different world in somewhere like Rannoch,
also i line that is truly breath taking is from Inverness to Wick in the far north, only done it a couple of time as its so far away its mindblowing going through the wilderness with nothing in it amazing that places like this still exist in the UK,
i resonantly checked on a railway map and the only lines in the uk i have not travelled on are as follows
Salcoats to Ardrossan Harbour in Scotland
in England
Middlesbrough to Whitby
Liverpool to Southport
Huddersfield to Barnsley
Hazel Grove to Buxton
Watford to St Albans
Ascot to Alton
i have done all my passenger lines in Wales and north and south Ireland
also travelled on a lot of special trains that have gone to places that only normally see fright trains,

will list my fave journes in Europe tomorrow

Do you mean the Cumbrian coast between Barrow & Carlisle? Not Cambrian Typo. The S&C is marketed a lot more than the Cumbrian Coast plus going passed Sellafield may put some folk off.