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alistairtrainfanman said:
That's a lot of stuff for one day, I'm not sure you'll get as far as Holyhead.
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It is a lot and it is possible.

I should get to Holyhead - an 04.14 start means its possible! :D

Huddersfield 04.14 to Man Pic 05.06
05.20 Crewe 05.56
06.19 Holyhead 08.21
09.28 Llandudno J 10.28
10.33Blaenau Ffestiniog 11.30
11.45 Blaenau to Porthmadog (13.00)
13.56 Porthmadog to Macyynlleth 15.48
16.02 to New Street 18.18
19.00 to London Euston 20.39
Tube to Padd
21.33 Padd to Heathrow T123 22.01 Heathrow Connect
22.26 Heathrow T123 to Padd 22.54 Heathrow Connect
23.15 Beds to Penzance 08.00 (Seated! :s)
 
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Remember you'll need a Hayes & Harlington - Heathrow T123 for the Heathrow Connect.
 
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Tom said:
Remember you'll need a Hayes & Harlington - Heathrow T123 for the Heathrow Connect.
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Indeedy, £5.90 with the Y-P.

I am very impressed that the Ffestinog is included in the ALR price which is a nice bonus. £4 upgrade to First Class/Observation Coach too.
 
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At least your not doing the whole route from Pwelli (spelling?). It's a bit of a grind....
 
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David said:
At least your not doing the whole route from Pwelli (spelling?). It's a bit of a grind....
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Indeedy I'm not, plus the Ffestinog line will be more fun with any luck.

My only problem with lines that The Phwillei (again spelling!! ha) is that once you get to the end, the only way is straight back!
 
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I planned meself an ALR now, all of it! Won't be doing it till next July after my A level exams probably, but at least now I do have a plan :D I'll post it later if I remember

Anyway, I stand corrected on the not getting to Holyhead, but that is one 'ell of a long day!

Oh, and it's Pwllheli (and I didn't have to look it up!)
 
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alistairtrainfanman said:
Anyway, I stand corrected on the not getting to Holyhead, but that is one 'ell of a long day!
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I've had similar or longer days on all-lines! One time I did Holyhead (then via London) Great Yarmouth and Clacton all in one day, then back via London and home to Yorkshire. I remember it, as when I caught my unit home from Leeds, there was one of these market surveys being conducted, asking everyone where they'd travelled from. Rather than explain what I'd done, I just said Great Yarmouth! Probably one of my best days out, a 37 out of Holyhead at 03.50 (or some other ridiculous hour!), and another 37 into Great Yarmouth around lunchtime on a load 3 or 4 unit 'vice'.
 
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theblackwatch said:
I've had similar or longer days on all-lines! One time I did Holyhead (then via London) Great Yarmouth and Clacton all in one day, then back via London and home to Yorkshire. I remember it, as when I caught my unit home from Leeds, there was one of these market surveys being conducted, asking everyone where they'd travelled from. Rather than explain what I'd done, I just said Great Yarmouth! Probably one of my best days out, a 37 out of Holyhead at 03.50 (or some other ridiculous hour!), and another 37 into Great Yarmouth around lunchtime on a load 3 or 4 unit 'vice'.
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I would actually die if I did that.

Here is my ALR plan!

Day 1
Ross-on-Wye 1040
Gloucester 1130 1206 Stagecoach
Bristol T Meads 1330 1404 Virgin XC
London Waterloo 1658 xxxx SW Trains
London Paddington xxxx 2350 L Underground
Day 2
Penzance 0859 1001 First GW Sleeper
Liskeard 1131 1200 First GW HST
Looe 1227 1237 First GW
Liskeard 1304 1333 First GW
Truro 1421 1429 First GW HST
Falmouth 1452 1457 First GW
Truro 1521 1622 First GW
St. Erth 1653 1712 First GW HST
St. Ives 1724 1727 First GW
St. Erth 1740 1746 First GW
Plymouth 1933 2027 First GW HST
Penzance 2227 xxxx First GW HST
B&B xxxx Walk
Day 3
Penzance 0830
Dundee 2025 2054 Virgin XC
Glasgow QStreet 2217 xxxx First ScotRail
Glasgow Central xxxx 2341 Walk
Day 4
London Euston 0700 xxxx First ScotRail
London L Street xxxx 0800 L Underground
Norwich 0952 1040 one railway
Cambridge 1154 1230 one railway
King's Lynn 1320 1356 First CC
Ely 1426 1452 First CC
Peterborough 1525 1605 Central Trains
London King's X 1659 xxxx GNER
London Paddington xxxx 1848 L Underground
Gloucester 2044 2135 First GW HST
Ross-on-Wye 2220 Stagecoach
Day 5
Ross-on-Wye 0625
Gloucester 0720 0746 Stagecoach
Birmingham New S 0846 0918 Central Trains
Manchester Picc 1102 1127 Virgin XC
York 1255 1311 First TPX
Leeds 1422 1449 Northern Rail
Carlisle 1728 1858 Northern Rail
Edinburgh 2017 2100 Virgin XC
Day 6
York 0016 0201 GNER
Manchester Picc 0354 0520 First TPX
London Euston 0804 xxxx Virgin WC
London Paddington xxxx 0855 L Underground
Acton Mainline 0901 1044 First GW
London Paddington 1050 xxxx First GW
London King's X xxxx 1200 L Underground
Inverness 2007 2040 GNER
Day 7
London Euston 0804 xxxx First ScotRail
London St. Pan xxxx 1025 L Underground
Sheffield 1246 1311 Midland MainLine
Barnetby 1422 1654 First TPX
Doncaster 1740 1755 First TPX
Derby 1855 xxxx Virgin XC
 
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alistairtrainfanman said:
Anyway, I stand corrected on the not getting to Holyhead, but that is one 'ell of a long day!
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The distances according to the NRT (assuming sleeper runs via Castle Cary/Taunton etc) is 852⅔ miles. Beating my previous best in a day which was Leeds - York - Newcastle - Carlisle - Scarborough - Hull - Leeds (460)
 
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Liam said:
The penzance-dundee stretch will be awful!
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I was thinking the same! If he thinks he would die doing a train out of Holyhead at 03.50, I'm unsure how he'll cope with that journey!! ;)

If I get round to it next week, I'll try and dig out the details one or two of my all-lines from the 1990s and post up the full list of moves.
 
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Instead of getting a voyager from Penzance - Dundee, why don't you get a HST to London, tube to KGX, then catch a HST for Aberdeen?

If you catch the 0643 from Penzance, you can then get the 1400 KGX - Aberdeen, or the 0845 ex Penzance for the 1600 KGX - Aberdeen. Both options are a lot more comfortable than a voyager....

EDIT - Be careful about cathing the Highland Chieftain as well. Any delays, and you'll miss the sleeper from Inverness.
 
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Or you could always get the 0503 Golden Hind from penzance to Paddington and get a few lines in London before...
 
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Re: Travel miles I am going to get 493 on a FOSW next week in a day and thats only 12 hours traveling
 
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Jim said:
Re: Travel miles I am going to get 493 on a FOSW next week in a day and thats only 12 hours traveling
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My previous record was on a Freedom of North West and had a 9am start, back to Leeds by 11pm.

My second day of Cornish Branches and back to Leeds is a mere 417 but the miles arent whats important really :D
 
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I did about 500 in about 11 1/2 hours yesterday
 
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Just got my ALR for next week, I do like the wallet it comes with... I wonder what the FGW one looks like...

Will look a bit odd, up north but with me wallet covered with "South West Trains www.southwesttrains.co.uk" etc.
 
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I guess you will, any pictures of what it looks like online anywhere?
 
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Day's 3 -5:

3: East Croydon - Brighton - Southampton - Waterloo - Ashford via Tonbridge - Victoria via Maidstone - Gatwick - Victoria - Fenchurch St - Southend Cent - Southend Vic - Liverpool St - Kings X - Wakefield West - Huddersfield (0745 - 2315, 618.25m)

4: Huddersfield - Man Picc - Euston - Liv St - Marks Tey - Sudbury - Marks Tey - Witham - Clacton - Colchester - Norwich - Cambridge - London Kings X - Marylebone - Birmingham Moor St via Chiltern. (0728 - 2157, 636.5m)

5: New Street - Hereford - Cardiff - Rhymney - Cardiff - Maesteg - Bridgend - Swansea - Craven Arms Via HoW - Manc Picc - Sheffield - Manc Picc - York - Leeds (straight into day 6!) (0759-0623, mileages needed)

6: Leeds - Aberdeen...........(to be decided)

7: (to be decided) ............... Sleeper to London

8: London Bash - MML to Leeds via Sheffield.
 
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alistairtrainfanman said:
I'm not going to go to Dundee, I'm going to say I have done that far on a Voyager ;)
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I've probably done more, but i did around 418 miles on the same Voyager double-set last Saturday, and loved every second of it. I was on it from 11:00-20:00 with an hour at Glasgow, yet it honestly went very quickly for me.

Total for weekend- around 470 miles.

I'll also be doing at least 400 miles next week, and it will please most members when i tell you that some will be allocated to an HST bash, in the very rear carriage of the Country bound train.

I wonder if i can total 1,000 miles over the Easter period.. I'll have a look for the mileage website address on the internet.

Is there any up to date mileage websites which members know about?
 
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The Voyagers are generally fine, although it can be a bit of a lottery depending on what set you get. The last journey I made on one was from Cheltenham to York via Leeds for the NRM Cab-It, and I can honestly say that I was not uncomfortable at any time in the 3 hour journey. The vibration was practically non-existant and the seat was soft and spongy with a decent amount of leg room. However, I did Chelteemham to Taunton on one around 1 year ago and it was really rattly and the seat was harder than rock. They vary considerably, but I have made more good trips than bad since they were introduced.
 
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