In this episode of the UK Travel Planning Podcast Tracy introduces her husband Doug Collins who not only shares his passion for train travel in the UK but also practical tips to make your own UK rail adventures smoother and less stressful.

Doug discusses his background in the UK train industry and lifelong love of train travel before considering both the advantages and disadvantages of travelling around the UK by train.

He then goes on to share his top tips for anyone planning to travel by train in the UK. Doug also shares his favourite train journeys including the Caledonian Sleeper and East and West Coast Mainlines from London to Edinburgh and/or Glasgow.

Tracy and Doug also share their future train travel plans which include the famous Jacobite train from Fort William to Mallaig in Scotland (known to Harry Potter fans as the Hogwart's Express)

For more information about the train journeys and places mentioned plus the full show notes for this episode visit https://uktravelplanning.com/episode-2-how-to-travel-the-uk-by-train/

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Introduction to UK train travel