With our stay in Glasgow being bookended by trips with LNER, you’d think I’d have had my fill of trains for the weekend. However, with Beth and my in-laws attending various Folk music concerts which don’t fall within my circle of interests, I decided to spend my Saturday exploring some of the railways that fan out from Glasgow Central.
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PBO-EDB LNER – 1st Class
The end of January saw my second trip to Scotland of the year, with Beth & I heading north with my in-laws to spend the weekend in Glasgow. The first part of this trip saw us travelling from Peterborough to Edinburgh with LNER and on this occasion we’d decided to upgrade to first class.
FCO to LHR ITA Airways Economy
Having spent the morning exploring the Vatican City and Rome, I had jumped onboard the Leonardo Express to take me from Roma Termini to Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, ready to make the final leg of my trip, the flight from Rome to London with ITA Airways.
ROM-FCO Leonardo Express
Operator: Trenitalia Leonardo Express Headcode: N/A Route: ROM-FCO Class: 2nd Class Seat: N/A Date: Wednesday 11th January 2023 With my (Not Quite) All the Small Things trip across Europe coming to a close, it was time to head from the centre of the Italian capital to its main airport to get home the easy way, … Continue reading ROM-FCO Leonardo Express
The Vatican City & Rome – The Country Within A City
Having arrived at the imposing station of Roma Termini onboard a Trenitalia Frecciarossa service from Bologna, my first task was to make my way to my hotel to regroup. Having arrived into Rome in the early evening I opted just to get some food and leave the exploring for the following day and so it was in the cooler morning air that I started to make my way across the Italian capital.
RIM-BLQ-ROM Trenitalia Frecciarossa – Business Class
Having had a couple of nights based in the costal city of Rimini, it was time to continue my journey with an afternoon of travelling. From Rimini a pair of Trenitalia would take me first north to Bologna, before then heading south and west to the Italian capital, Rome.





