Day 6<\/p>\n
Arrived in London Euston at 06:15 (see Day 5 for train details)
\nThis allows one hour to walk to London St Pancras<\/p>\n
07:55 London St Pancras – Sheffield
\nOperated by East Midlands Trains
\nReservation Coach G Seat 36
\nDuring booking it was not known if this was a facing seat
\nSeat used Coach G Seat 40
\nThis service was operated by 222001
\nA service of drinks was performed at regular intervals throughout this service between London St Pancras and Derby, however there was no further service between Derby and Sheffield even though the staff were still present
\nThis service arrived in Sheffield at 10:04<\/p>\n
10:27 Sheffield – Leicester
\nOperated by East Midlands Trains
\nReservation Coach G Seat 28
\nThis service was operated by 222001
\nDue to a points failure to the south of Derby this service was delayed 20 minutes
\nThis service arrived in Leicester at 11:45, 20 minutes late<\/p>\n
11:30 Leicester – Nottingham
\nOperated by East Midlands Trains
\nReservation Coach G Seat 28
\nThis service arrives in Nottingham at 11:59
\nThis service was missed<\/p>\n
12:28 Nottingham – London St Pancras
\nOperated by East Midlands Trains
\nReservation Coach J Seat 20
\nSeat used was Coach J Seat 49
\nDue to an earlier delay, this service was boarded at Leicester at 12:57
\nThis type of train does not have power points for laptops or mobile phones
\nOn boarding drinks were offered
\nThe locomotives were 43043 and 43055
\nThis service arrived in London St Pancras at 14:14<\/p>\n
This allows one hour to walk to London Euston<\/p>\n
16:30 London Euston – Glasgow Central
\nOperated by Virgin Trains
\nReservation Coach G Seat 01
\nThis service is operated by 390016
\nThe drinks trolley appeared 15 minutes after departure, where I selected the Cusquena lager and was given a small bag of prezels
\nOrders for evening meal were taken shortly afterwards (menu P1)
\nI selected the Salmon and vegetable bake followed by cheese and biscuits
\nThe cheese and biscuits were no longer available, so I opted for the Strawberries and cream dessert, but was also presented with a Teabread cake slice
\nThe meals were served between 17:00 and 17:30
\nShortly after leaving Preston at 18:40, 10 minutes late, there was another round of drinks
\nThe sandwich on offer was Roast Ham and Piccalilli
\nOn passing Carlisle, still 10 minutes late, there was another rounds of drinks
\nThis service arrived in Glasgow Central at 20:45, 5 minutes late<\/p>\n
This allows 20 minutes to walk to Glasgow Queen Street<\/p>\n
21:41 Glasgow Queen Street – Perth
\nOperated by First ScotRail
\nA seat reservation
\nThe alternative below was used in order to swap luggage at Croy, subject to walking time available to Glasgow Queen Street
\n21:00 Glasgow Queen Street – Croy
\nThis was operated by 170425
\n21:35 Croy – Stirling
\nThis was operated by 170474
\n22:07 Stirling – Perth (which is the 21:41 service above)
\nThis was operated by 170406
\nThis service arrives in Perth at 22:36<\/p>\n
23:21 Perth – Crewe (sleeper)
\nOperated by First ScotRail
\nSupplement \u00a343.00
\nReservation Coach J Berth 13
\nI was advised on boarding that there was no hot option for breakfast, as they were out of date
\nIn the Lounge Car I ordered Tomato Soup, Glenfiddich, and tea, but was advised there was no tea due to no water
\nI also asked for ice for my whisky, but was advised they had none
\nBreakfast turned out to indeed be the hot option, which was served at 04:45 shortly after leaving Preston, consisting of an all day breakfast panini, strawberry yoghurt, a bag of apple slices, orange juice, and a cup of tea
\nThe locomotive was 67004, replaced by 90020 from Edinburgh Waverley
\nThis service arrived in Crewe at 05:20, 12 minutes early<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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