(14 Apr 2014, 10:57 pm)Dan wrote Have edited my journey details somewhat of that "round the UK" trip I've mentioned previously...
First day being done on a Tuesday, and the next on a Wednesday.
Newcastle (0625) - Edinburgh (0807): East Coast
Edinburgh (0935) - Glasgow (1100): Citylink (Fares as low as £1)
Glasgow (1200) - Dundee (1423): Citylink (Fares as low as £1)
Dundee (1550) - Aberdeen (1710): Citylink Gold (Fares as low as £1)
Aberdeen (1915) - London (0645): Megabus (Fares as low as £10)
London (0930) - Cardiff (1300): Megabus Gold (Fares as low as £5)
Cardiff (1515) - London (1900): Megabus (Fares as low as £5)
London (2000) - Newcastle (2256): East Coast - hopefully in First Class.
I aspire to do this trip when Lothian's new buses enter service in Edinburgh and Stagecoach's new Volvo B5LH/ADL buses enter service in Dundee. There's always something new to get in London, and I fancy going to Cardiff because the TV show "Torchwood" was set there (I'm a big fan).
Aberdeen looks good for variety and Glasgow has loads of coaches from what I've seen - will be a nice opportunity to build up my photographs of those vehicle types.
Not sure what the allocations are going to be like. Obviously on the "Gold" services and East Coast train services I'll have plug sockets. I'm assuming the normal Citylink services don't have plug sockets, but does anyone know what the two normal Megabus services are usually allocated? Really could do with that overnight one being allocated an Astromega with plug sockets...
I don't have a timetable to hand, but if you are going 1st class on the train, the restaurant car (on the HST sets anyway), doesn't have plug sockets.