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Category “Train Travel in Scotland”

West Highland Railway: Worth the Hype?

Friday, 23 March, 2012

It’s been voted the ‘world’s most scenic train journey’ for 3 consecutive years by readers of Wanderlust magazine, so it’s high time I checked out the West Highland Line, since it’s practically on my doorstep after all. The Basics The West Highland Line starts from Glasgow Queen Street and goes either to Oban or Mallaig [...]

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Vintage railway posters on display in Edinburgh

Tuesday, 6 March, 2012

See Scotland By Train National Museum of Scotland Friday 16 March – Sunday 24 June 2012 A stunning collection of Scottish railway poster art goes on display at the National Museum of Scotland for the first time next week. The See Scotland by Train exhibition showcases 30 striking posters which give a flavour of rail [...]

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Train journeys in Scotland: Aviemore, Loch Ness & Strathspey Railway

Wednesday, 29 June, 2011

If you book twelve weeks in advance, you can get a bargain berth on a train from London Euston to Aviemore in bonny Scotland. After you’ve booked the train, search for cheap car hire online. You can get around by train in Scotland, but having a car does give you a little bit of extra [...]

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