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Scotland by train

For those unused to the vagaries of the UK rail network, Wikitravel has a useful guide to Rail travel in the UK. There are five train operators linking Scotland with England:
  • East Coast operate frequent services from London Kings Cross to Edinburgh via Peterborough, York and Newcastle. Some services extend to Glasgow, Inverness or Aberdeen.
  • Virgin Trains operate frequent services from London Euston and Birmingham to Glasgow via North West England and the Lake District and slightly less frequent services fromBirmingham to Edinburgh via North West England and the Lake District.
  • Cross Country Trains connect Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh to Birmingham via Leeds, Sheffield and the East Midlands. Many services continue on to Reading and the South Coast, or through Bristol to South Wales or South West England.
  • Transpennine Express operate services between Glasgow/Edinburgh and Manchester (and Manchester Airport)
  • ScotRail operate the overnight Caledonian Sleeper trains linking London Euston with Glasgow, Edinburgh and principal towns and cities in the Highlands. There are two Caledonian Sleeper trains which leave every night (except Saturdays) from Euston:
  • The Lowland Sleeper departs Euston at approximately midnight (2300 on Fridays), and divides en-route for either Glasgow or Edinburgh.
  • The Highland Sleeper departs Euston at around 2000 hours, and divides en-route for Aberdeen, Inverness or Fort William.
  • Note if you are intending to use the Caledonian Sleeper to an intermediate destination north of the Central Belt (e.g. Stirling, Perth, anywhere in Fife, Dundee or up the Angus coast) - the Highland train will drop you off at an unsociable time in the morning possibly before any other public transport is running. For this reason it is often more convenient to use the Lowland train to either Glasgow or Edinburgh and use a daytime service to complete the journey. In addition, passengers who wish to travel in the seated coach to any destination on the West Highland Line to Fort William must change coaches at Edinburgh Waverley. For further information regarding UK rail travel consult National Rail . For international travellers, Scottish Rail passes are available, as are BritRail passes .

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