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    Antique Violin Stolen From Train Luggage Rack

    https://www.itv.com/news/2019-10-30/250k-antique-violin-left-on-train-was-stolen-from-luggage-rack/ I feel for the owner and I hope he gets his instrument returned safely but who would take the risk of putting something so valuable on a luggage rack? It looks like he left it on the train...
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    Citylink Gold, Glasgow- Inverness

    The timing of the nonstop Citylink gold bus from Glasgow to Inverness is 3h23, marginally slower than the train, 3h15 - 3h20. I've never used the gold bus before but with leather seats and complimentary snacks, it looks a no-brainer for the total cost of 50p booking fee as a Scottish entitlement...
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    Trivia: Football Grounds with Dedicated Stations

    I was surprised to discover that the team I support, St Johnstone, once had its own station, Muirton Halt, open on match days only, between 1936 and 1959. Although the line to Inverness runs close to the site of the old ground, Muirton park, I would not have thought it worth building a station...
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    Printing tickets at home

    I prefer to purchase my tickets on line before I travel but it's such a palaver that I wonder if it's worth the bother as you have to get them from the machine at the station and you need to enter the lengthy reference number on a touch screen which is sometimes not particularly responsive, I...
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    Train v Plane, Glasgow-London

    Hi, I'm new to this forum, apologies if this has been covered before. For over 25 years, I've always flown between Glasgow and London, but I wonder whether rail might now be better. When you look at the fare structure, by the time you've added extras such as hold bags and seat booking to your...

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