Rail Britain : Travel Blog

I will be undertaking a 14 day First Class All Line Rail Rover from Saturday 20 June 2009
Sadly the cost increased to £990 from 16 May 2009, but it is still cheaper than buying separate tickets

The ticket was purchased today, Saturday 23 May 2009, at Glasgow Central

You can follow each days travel as it happens
In most cases there will be an update for each leg of the journey
Seat reservation details will not appear until the journey has been completed

Saturday 20 June 2009 :
00:23 Falkirk Grahamston – London Euston (sleeper) : FSR
10:00 London Liverpool Street – Great Yarmouth : NXEA
13:10 Great Yarmouth – London Liverpool Street : NXEA
17:30 London Euston – Glasgow Central : VT
22:51 Glasgow Queen Street – Falkirk Grahamston : FSR

Sunday 21 June 2009 :
08:01 Croy – Edinburgh Waverley : FSR
09:00 Edinburgh Waverley – London Kings Cross : NXEC
This days travel was changed to –
08:49 Edinburgh Waverley – Newcastle : XC
10:00 Newcastle – London Kings Cross : NXEC
14:00 London Kings Cross – York : NXEC
16:36 York – Edinburgh Waverley : XC
19:37 Edinburgh Waverley – Glasgow Central : NXEC
21:40 Glasgow Central – London Euston (sleeper) diverted via ECML : FSR

Monday 22 June 2009 :
07:43 London Euston – Birmingham New Street : VT
09:42 Birmingham New Street – Bristol Temple Meads : XC
11:59 Bristol Temple Meads – London Paddington : FGW
14:06 London Paddington – Penzance : FGW
21:45 Penzance – London Paddington (sleeper) : FGW

Tuesday 23 June 2009 :
06:45 London Marylebone – Wrexham General : WSR
11:04 Wrexham General – Chester : ATW
12:35 Chester – London Euston : VT
16:30 London Euston – Glasgow Central : VT
20:48 Glasgow Central – Edinburgh Waverley : XC
23:40 Edinburgh Waverley – London Euston (sleeper) : FSR

Wednesday 24 June 2009 :
07:55 London St Pancras – Sheffield : EMT
10:27 Sheffield – Leicester : EMT
11:30 Leicester – Nottingham : EMT
12:28 Nottingham – London St Pancras : EMT
16:30 London Euston – Glasgow Central : VT
21:41 Glasgow Queen Street – Perth : FSR
23:21 Perth – Crewe (sleeper) : FSR

Thursday 25 June 2009 :
06:24 Crewe – Chester : VT
07:08 Chester – Cardiff Central : ATW
10:25 Cardiff Central – London Paddington : FGW
It was later found this days travel could be changed as follows –
10:25 Cardiff Central – Reading : FGW
12:10 Reading – Birmingham New Street : XC (no seat reservation)
13:50 Birmingham New Street – London Euston : VT (no seat reservation)
16:30 London Euston – Glasgow Central : VT
20:48 Glasgow Central – Edinburgh Waverley : XC
23:40 Edinburgh Waverley – London Euston (sleeper) : FSR

Friday 26 June 2009 :
08:04 London Kings Cross – York : GC
10:40 York – Manchester Piccadilly : FTPE
12:46 Manchester Piccadilly – Preston : FTPE
This days travel was changed to –
10:28 York – Manchester Piccadilly : FTPE (no seat reservation)
12:16 Manchester Piccadilly – Preston : FTPE (no seat reservation)
13:53 Preston – Edinburgh Waverley : VT
16:33 Edinburgh Waverley – Inverness : NXEC
20:38 Inverness – London Euston (sleeper) : FSR

Saturday 27 June 2009 :
10:00 London Liverpool Street – Great Yarmouth : NXEA
13:10 Great Yarmouth – London Liverpool Street : NXEA
17:30 London Euston – Glasgow Central : VT
22:48 Glasgow Queen Street – Croy : FSR

Sunday 28 June 2009 :
08:01 Croy – Edinburgh Waverley : FSR
09:00 Edinburgh Waverley – London Kings Cross : NXEC
14:00 London Kings Cross – Aberdeen : NXEC
21:42 Aberdeen – London Euston (sleeper) diverted via ECML : FSR

Monday 29 June 2009:
09:40 London Euston – Manchester Piccadilly : VT
12:15 Manchester Piccadilly – London Euston : VT
16:30 London Euston – Glasgow Central : VT
21:41 Glasgow Queen Street – Perth : FSR
23:21 Perth – London Euston (sleeper) : FSR

Tuesday 30 June 2009 :
08:40 London Euston – Crewe : VT
10:49 Crewe – Holyhead : VT
13:58 Holyhead – Crewe : VT
16:31 Crewe – Liverpool Lime Street : LM
17:48 Liverpool Lime Street – London Euston : VT
21:15 London Euston – Fort William (sleeper) :FSR

Wednesday 01 July 2009 :
11:40 Fort William – Glasgow Queen Street : FSR
15:50 Glasgow Central – Edinburgh Waverley : NXEC
18:30 Edinburgh Waverley – Aberdeen : NXEC
21:40 Aberdeen – London Euston (sleeper) : FSR

Thursday 02 July 2009 :
08:30 London Euston – Glasgow Central : VT
13:40 Glasgow Central – London Euston : VT
18:30 London Euston – Glasgow Central : VT

Friday 03 July 2009 :
04:25 Glasgow Central – London Euston : VT
It was later found this days travel could be changed as follows –
09:23 London Euston – Birmingham New Street : VT (no seat reservation)
11:04 Birmingham New Street – Reading: XC (no seat reservation)
13:11 Reading – Cardiff Central : FGW (no seat reservation)
16:15 Cardiff Central – Crewe : ATW
19:09 Crewe – Preston : VT (no seat reservation)
20:15 Preston – Glasgow Central : VT (no seat reservation)
09:30 London Euston – Penrith : VT
13:03 Penrith – London Euston : VT
16:30 London Euston – Glasgow Central : VT
21:00 Glasgow Queen Street – Edinburgh Waverley : FSR
23:30 Edinburgh Waverley – Glasgow Central : FSR

ATW : Arriva Trains Wales
EMT : East Midlands Trains
FGW : First Great Western
FSR : First ScotRail
FTPE : TransPennine Express
GC : Grand Central
LM : London Midland
NXEA : National Express East Anglia
NXEC : National Express East Coast
VT : Virgin Trains
WSR : Wrexham & Shropshire
XC : Cross Country (XC Trains)