The tour of 2025 included many Cross-Country trains and only 8 of the other 22 Train Operating Companies (ToC) excluding Eurostar and Caledonian Sleeper. So I wondered if I could devise a tour that used all the ToCs.
First was to check that they all ran regular services with First Class accommodation. Several hours investigation has identified 16 ToCs which do, and I aim to use all of these during this two-week summer tour of 2026.
Several more hours have identified 23 stations with decent hotels within 10 minutes slow walk, and in a further few hours I've now got a list of 14 regular direct services between these stations. I have eliminated Edinburgh (EDB) from this list because its nearby hotels are either very expensive or at the top of a very steep hill.
The basic plan, and it may change a few times before the start date, is (one line = one day):
- travel from Hotel1 to Hotel2,
- day-trip from Hotel2 to somewhere,
- travel from Hotel2 to Hotel3
- day-trip from Hotel3
- etc
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