After an enjoyable couple of nights in Corrour, followed by a less enjoyable journey south via a combination of train and rail replacement minibus, we were back in Edinburgh ready to start the penultimate leg of our journey home.

The middle of April saw us heading to London ready to begin my fifth trip to Scotland of the year. This one would be starting with an overnight journey onboard on one of the UK’s three sleeper services, Caledonian Sleeper’s ‘Highlander’ to Fort William.

Following a couple of days based in Newcastle to complete some more Exploring the East Coast, I had decided to make my way back south by a slightly more unusual method. As such I headed from the Tyne to the Wear and to Sunderland station to begin my journey to London with Grand Central.

Having already had plenty of trips with LNER up and down the East Coast Mainline (ECML), I decided it was time for another as I headed to Newcastle for a couple of nights to explore some more of the East Coast. Thanks to a discount (more on that later) I was travelling in first once again and was hoping to try out the ‘Dish’ menu that I keep missing out on.

Having enjoyed a weekend in Glasgow, including a day exploring the railways around the city, we had made our way back over in Edinburgh ready for our journey back south with LNER in first 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.