LNER Class 43 at Stirling railway station, which also happened to be my ride between Edinburgh Haymarket and Stirling.
Also very sad, this could well be my very last trip on LNER Class 43 in Scotland. Since from the 9th December, the London King’s Cross – Inverness LNER route, will change over to the Azuma service (Class 800).
LNER Class 800 Azuma 800106 at Edinburgh Waverley, which also happened to be my ride between Peterborough to Edinburgh Waverley, which went via Newcastle and Carlisle. Which is, the first first time, I’ve ever done that route! About 99.9% of the time, they go straight up the ECML.
Also it was my longest journey, I’ve done on one of them! Got to say, I love the extra leg room! Also, I for one, do love the seats!
More Class 800 photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/trains/class-800/
Farewell 91108 after seven million six hundred thousand miles on the clock. You will be very much missed!
Well it had to happen, I’ve just made a LNER Azuma photo gallery. Which, will grow very fast indeed, over the coming weeks and months…
More LNER Azuma photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/trains/azuma/
So happy, that I’ve been on a LNER Azuma Class 800 at long last!
I only did a short journey between London and Peterborough. So can’t really comment much about the seats yet! But do, love the extra leg room.
But so think, they need to turn down the lighting! Way, way to bright, could do with wearing sunglasses, while travelling on the LNER Azuma’s…
Here are some more photos, I took of the new LNER Azuma train at Grantham railway station. And so not fair, this happens to be the train, my mate got off. When coming up to visit me from London for the day. Really hope, I get to use one soon!
More photos from this set can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/grantham/
Well happy, at long last got some photos of the new LNER Azuma trains. Also love that the departures board, tells you about the new Azuma service. Well done LNER!
More photos from this set can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/grantham/
Here are some more photos, I took at London King’s Cross railway station this week…
More photos from this set can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/railway-stations/london-kings-cross/
Today, I had to use three trains to get from Paisley to Grantham. The first train took me from Paisley Gilmour Street to Glasgow Central. Then, I of course had to walk from Glasgow Central to Glasgow Queen Street.
I could have got the 5:15pm to Edinburgh Waverley, but it was way to busy. So I waited till the 5:30pm ScotRail service, which worked out better, since it was a Class 365, eight-carriage train.
Still can’t believe how much better the Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line, since the electrification project. Just hope, that next time, I use the line. I get to use one of the Class 385 trains!
Once in Edinburgh, it was time to wait for the 7:36pm service to Grantham. Got to say, that LNER is so better than Virgin Trains! Which is, one of the main reasons I stopped going by train!
Also Adam the train manager was so funny!! He was coming out with things like “the buffet car is located in coach H for hungry” and “If you are still standing and not a fan of Elton John head to coaches E and F”
