12LDA28C
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I'm finding this difficult to understand. It's absolutely lovely. It's very much like Shap (one of the nicest unsung bits of the railway) but going on for hours rather than only about half an hour.
One of my most enjoyable journeys I can remember was going down there at sunset in 1st on a 170 with the shadows from the mountains.
As for Kyle it's like the Conwy Valley but twice as long. And (for completeness) Wick is beautiful for its bleakness.
Likewise. Plenty of interest between Perth and Inverness, both infrastructure and scenery. Decent line speed for the most part as well.
I personally hate the bit between Marylebone and Moor Park/Rickmansworth on the way up to Aylesbury. I find it so boring and rather slow, just endless back gardens on slow diesel trains (which are often comprised of 2 carriage trains). It doesn't help that the latest Chiltern timetable has been cut back either, with an hourly service on weekends. I suppose the only interesting part of the journey is passing the Neasden LU depot.
The Chiltern Main Line on the other hand, I love!
The southern end of the Met is rather dull although it's not really the 'diesel trains' that are slow, particularly when a 168 is diagrammed, more the 60mph maximum line speed between Harrow and Amersham.
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