Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email The train drivers’ union, Aslef, has annou… Read More

Going on a train journey can be part of an exciting day out for the family but what if you haven’t bought a certain member because you didn’t think they were allowed to come? Dog… Read More

Argyll and the Isles — close to Glasgow — are marketed as Scotland’s ‘adventure coast’, and I recently saw them up close and personal with a folding bike, a… Read More

Kinlochleven lies at the eastern end of the beautiful sea loch, Loch Leven Our first home swap exploring the Scottish Highlands "We have just come back from our first ever home swap holida… Read More

For the inside track on the best railway journeys in the world there is no greater authority than Mark Smith, creator of the acclaimed Man in Seat 61 website. He used to be station manage… Read More

Dundee Airport (IATA Code: DND) is traceable to Dundee town in the Scotland country of the United Kingdom. It is located along the shores of the Fifth of Tay, overlooking the Tay Rail Bridge… Read More

Loss of overnight London to Scotland rail service raises prospect of renationalisationfrom UK homepage https://ift.tt/NnKfBivvia IFTTT Loss of overnight London to Scotland rail service raise… Read More

Many train firms will not run any services on Wednesday or Friday as Britain’s train services will be decimated by strike action on two days this week. Train driver members of As… Read More

If you are planning a train trip, you will find yourself in need of a train ticket. You can buy one from your local railway station or you can opt for online train ticket booking. However, t… Read More

Have you always wanted to stay in a historic village? Then this is your chance. New Lanark Mill Hotel is a 4-star accommodation, located in the wonderful village named New Lanark. This vill… Read More

A Caledonian Sleeper train at Edinburgh Waverley station. Jane Barlow/PA Images via Getty ImagesThe Caledonian Sleeper travels overnight from London to Scotland a few days each week.I booked… Read More

Caledonian Logistics opted for the best of both worlds with its latest fleet order, choosing a fleet of 35 Mercedes Actros trucks in rigid and tractor unit form. The Aberdeenshire-based comp… Read More

The legendary Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the United Kingdom and is on many adventurer’s bucket list. Every year over 100,000 people reach the summit, which sta… Read More

The boss of trains in Caledonia has been accused of ignoring Scottish government lock rules and traveling from London to Inverness for a business trip. Rupert Soames, chief executive of… Read More

The new £150m fleet of Caledonian Sleeper trains, complete with en-suite double rooms, is unveiled.from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2D60LSE Read More

Sleeper trains! Jess and I are big fans, and we’re taken them in a wide variety of countries. We’ve ridden all sorts of sleeper train, from creaky old eastern European models thr… Read More

There’s a good set of benefits for those of us lucky enough to work on the railways. As is to be expected in a unionised industry that is very proactive when it comes to … Read More

Where handicraft wicker purses Read our privacy noticeThanks for signing up to Simon Calder's Travel emailThe new route will, to some extent, compete with easyJet from Brist… Read More

Note: I realize that right now is not a good time to be traveling. However, as long as there are still contests available, I will continue to share them.  Hopefully, once this all passe… Read More

I’ve been considering writing a bucket list post for some time now, so when I heard about the AliKats’ bucket list challenge I decided that now was as good a time as any to final… Read More

Some insights into the lives of three comedy performers at the Edinburgh Fringe… (1) GERRY CARROLL is performing at the City Cafe, part of the Laughing Horse Free Festival. He describ… Read More

Dundee fica a pouco mais de uma hora de trem de Edimburgo, na costa leste da Escócia. Foi nomeada a primeira Cidade do Design da UNESCO no Reino Unido e apresenta uma cresce… Read More

There are now approximately 6000 new rail vehicles that have been ordered, are under construction or being introduced into service in the UK. It’s an almost unprecedented number, that… Read More

As one year ends, another begins (duh!), and I’m sure I’m not the only one already pondering travel plans for the year ahead. Until I win the lottery, planning is a balancin… Read More