I approached the Haymarket Bus Station in Newcastle on Saturday 26 August looking for the stand for the X75 special service to Belsay and Wallington. Stand N was the only one with roughly fifty people queuing for the second journey …
The Isle of Wight is known as the Holiday Isle. It’s bigger than you might think at around 24 miles wide and twelve miles from north to south, the largest in England. The southernmost town is Ventnor, nestled under the …
I visited Glasgow to seek out the famous Burrell Collection: huge, accessible, and, most importantly: free! From the northeast you can travel to Glasgow Queen Street via Edinburgh with LNER/Lumo/XC, continuing to Glasgow by Scotrail. Alternatively, use Northern Rail via …
Harewood House, one of the greatest stately homes in the region, is located between Leeds and Harrogate and is best reached from the northeast via York and the local service via Knaresborough into Harrogate. The bus station in Harrogate is …
The man who was responsible for the change of name from Whitley to Whitley Bay knew nothing about it. William Oliver, was Secretary of the Rockcliff Rugby Club in Whitley, and died on a trip in 1901 to Edinburgh. The …
It’s a long way from the northeast to Brighton in East Sussex, but easy to get to and perhaps a place to put on your own railway bucket list. I made a short visit there on Wednesday 29th March on …
First up is news that the £2 single maximum bus fare referred to last month has been extended to the end of June. Great news for bus passengers, and as it helps reduce congestion and carbon emissions, it meets many …
This column usually concentrates on rail services, since it is sponsored by nationalrail.com, a rail retailer. But occasionally something happens so big, and so unknown to many members of the public, that it is worth shouting from the rooftops! Bus …
Thursday, 5th January was not the most auspicious date for a trip out by train: an ASLEF strike day sandwiched between two RMT walk-outs. But LNER was running a skeleton service which allowed me to reach Wakefield via Doncaster, travelling …
The first Saturday of December found me heading into southern Scotland for a visit to Dumfries House, 47 miles north west of Dumfries. Following a major freight train derailment in October, the line was closed between Haltwhistle and Carlisle and …
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