massively weird statue-looking thing in the countryside near Durham?

[_pH_]

Can't have done. As teuchter says, there is only one line between Newcastle and Edinburgh, unless you go by some very circuitous route involving Carlisle, which would add about four hours to the journey.

Can you still go from Euston via WCML (don't know if it still happens but trains used to split at Carstairs, one half going tae glasgae, t'other half to edinburgh iirc; this was pre privatisation though iirc, so prolly all changed)

e2a: oh beg pardon. it was about newcastle - edinburgh. me and my londoncentric ways!

 

[D]

You're not stopping?

What, you didn't see me whiz by in my stylish specs?

I am off to see a show now! Edinburgh =

 

[Refused as fuck]

Well enjoy. But it's going to be rubbish without the Refused Party Program.

 

[teuchter]

How old would that make me?

Old enough to know better.

 

[Refused as fuck]

Young enough not to care.

 

[quimcunx]

*sends teuchter to bed without rhubarb crumble supper and before 'Great Railway Journeys' comes on telly *

*gives refused extra slice of lemon tart and lets him stay up to watch football*

 

[teuchter]

*notes quimcunx's apostrophe incompetence*

 

[quimcunx]

*notices teuchter peeking at 'Great Train Journeys' through the landing bannisters and sends his dad up to give him a thrashing*

 

[pogofish]

When there are works on the East Coast Line, they do tend to send trains on a rediculous diversion via Lanarkshire & even over to Carlisle before crossing back to Newcastle. Adds flaming ages to the journey. Last time I saw that in action was last October. Think the delay to waverely was @2hrs

 

[Firky]

It isn't the angel of the north you southern fucks, it is "the twocker's guardian angel"

I fucking love geordies

 

[D]

I'm going via Aberdeen not Inverness. More coastline action! (plus, it just turned out to be cheaper and more efficient to go via Aberdeen instead of Inverness)

 

[teuchter]

I'm going via Aberdeen not Inverness. More coastline action! (plus, it just turned out to be cheaper and more efficient to go via Aberdeen instead of Inverness)

That's a shame. You won't see any proper Highlands. Are you going back the same way?

 

[D]

That's a shame. You won't see any proper Highlands. Are you going back the same way?

I can go back any which way I please - was thinking I'd go through the Highlands. And maybe stop somewhere along the way and see some crazy-looking cows.

 

[teuchter]

I can go back any which way I please - was thinking I'd go through the Highlands. And maybe stop somewhere along the way and see some crazy-looking cows.

Don't know how much time you've got but you could go to Inverness and take the bus from there to Fort William or Spean Bridge (that will take you all the way along the Great Glen, and along Loch Ness-side) and then take the train from Fort William/Spean Bridge down to Glasgow - that journey is well worth doing.

I wouldn't particularly recommend Fort William as a stop-over place though.

But the hostel at Loch Ossian could be interesting. You can only reach it by walking in, or by the rail line. I think it tends to get booked out in the Summer, mind.

And then you could check out Glasgow which is more of a proper city than Edinburgh.

 

[JTG]

Also, now I'm in the train station in Newcastle and I must say - the approach was pretty damn cool.

Yeah, I did it in the opposite direction the other month and the stretch from the station and across the Tyne is gorgeous

 

[gentlegreen]

Does anyone else think the willow man by the M5, and possibly also that luminous green pole thing near WSM are a bloody hazard when you're trying to drive your car and not be distracted ?

 

[moose]

It was even more distracting when the first willow person suddenly wasn't there one time because it had been burned down.

 

[JTG]

It was even more distracting when the first willow person suddenly wasn't there one time because it had been burned down.

not as distracting as it was for the cop we'd put in there with a load of chickens and goats