Looking for Advice - Newcastle to Salisbury 1st March

mistuk said:

Looking to get from Newcastle to Salisbury on 1st March. Looks like industrial action impacting LNER services, but also industrial action impacting CrossCountry to and from Edinburgh.

Are the CrossCountry services likely to operate but originate from Newcastle, or are they likely to be cancelled?

Is there any other route I can take to Salisbury?

Thanks for your help

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30907 said:

Revised timetables are in place for LNER but not for XC.

Any XC that starts at NCL (eg 1035, 1236 to Reading) should be a safe runner.

Lumo (and Grand Central from Sunderland, less reliably) will be operating. The only alternative is Northern to Carlisle then Avanti to Birmingham/Euston.

All things being equal I would go with LNER, but anything will be crowded

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387masterrace said:

I'm travelling from Durham to Bristol on the 1st of March and the rail situation is so dire that for the first time in my life I am taking a British domestic flight (Newcastle to Bristol). Was £18 when I booked it but seems like prices have increased quite a bit since then.

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paul1609 said:

All the morning flights to Heathrow that day with BA appear to be £92, bus to Woking, SWR to Salisbury.

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totally said:

Via Carlisle is not an option as Northern are on strike, all services withdrawn, on March 1st.

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Snow1964 said:

then easy train journey to Salisbury (change at Southampton Central).

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Haywain said:

There are direct trains from Southampton Airport Parkway to Salisbury.

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