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    London North Eastern Railway (LNER) First Class service

    I ended up getting the 4pm KX to Edinburgh, and as advised I had the sausage roll, having first settled for a cup of tea and a biscuit. 2 glasses of red to accompany the sausage roll which came with an excellent sauce. Altogether good service.
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    London North Eastern Railway (LNER) First Class service

    Thanks for the info/recommendations. I'll book the 1.30pm which with Railcard comes in at £93 one way, which is not so bad.
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    London North Eastern Railway (LNER) First Class service

    Ha! But that steak was so fine and the photo so well done ;) Thanks for the confirmation that a late lunch would be in order on the 1.30. Any recommendations from the menu? My other thought was to pop into the new Piebury Corner for a carry-out and go 2nd, http://www.pieburycorner.com/...
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    London North Eastern Railway (LNER) First Class service

    OK, been away too long, but now planning a trip up to Edinburgh from Kings Cross this coming Friday. Three trains take my fancy (with FC fares): 12 Noon (most expensive), 1pm and 1.30pm (the cheapest). Any advice on why not do the cheapest? I know its a bit slower, but how are the food options?
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    London North Eastern Railway (LNER) First Class service

    lol It had been a tiring week :) --- old post above --- --- new post below --- No, I think it was a Virgin radio show
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    London North Eastern Railway (LNER) First Class service

    Currently on the 13.00 out of KX to Waverley this fine Sunday. Not done this journey for a while and I'm on a FC Advance ticket that gave me admission to the FC Lounge at KX - which was disappointing as both coffee m/c s were out of order and food v.limited, but still a place to sit quietly -...
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    London North Eastern Railway (LNER) First Class service

    'Fraid not, I opted for the 'British Breakfast' - and very fine it was too. I will post a pic, unless that has already been done. (The one shown just now was one of the last shots of the dinner that was once available in the paid-for restaurant car.) --- old post above --- --- new post below...
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    London North Eastern Railway (LNER) First Class service

    There seem to be four possible trains to choose from, the first leaving in late afternoon and the last getting in very late. 16:30 / 20:52 , 4:22hrs 17:00 / 21:43 , 4:43hrs 17:30 / 22:17 , 4:47hrs 18:30 / 23:38 , 5:08hrs Is there anything else, other than elapsed travel time to...
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    Weather Problems

    Lynn Corrigan ‏@lynncorrigan Just received an ad from East Coast offering 25% off your journey, i.e. the train stops at Newcastle
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    Weather Problems

    East Coast Trains ‏@eastcoastuk And, here is another pic of the landslip between Berwick and Newcastle http://ow.ly/i/JnyH. Engineers are working hard to fix it.
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    Awkward Stations to Find in towns

    Morningside Station in Edinburgh has mythical status - still spoken about but not accessible in any sense
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    Weather Problems

    I see that this made the BBC website front page link :)
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    London North Eastern Railway (LNER) First Class service

    been a long while since I travelled EC FC from Edinburgh to London Kings Cross (KGX) but did so yesterday mid-afternoon, returning on the 18.00hrs from KGX today. Good trip down and was plied with enough sandwiches, tea and the scones to almost ruin my evening meal in London. Uneventful and...
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    HST Diagrams

    many thanks

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