(13 Dec 2013, 9:34 pm)Brampton Trev wrote Regarding the long trips - have you tried the X95 Carlisle <> Edinburgh? About 3.5 hours each way and hourly service. Have yet to try it - will be a summer day out next year so the return can be in daylight and on a Friday as the last working into and out of Carlisle is about 2 hours later on a Friday.
I've always been somewhat inclined to use the X95 just to say I've used it, but East Coast always wins in the end...