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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Tonka. on 03 November 2009, 17:54:54
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To travel from Newquay, in Cornwall to Kyle of Lochalsh, in the Scottish Highlands would take approximately 12hrs by car (miggy V6) and cost around £120 in petrol I think.
Check the route here http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&tab=wl
A long old journey, so why not take the train.................. :y
The cost might put you off though http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8340561.stm
Here is the proof http://www.thetrainline.com/buytickets/Default.aspx?base :o
Also the train takes 28.5 hrs :-?
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To travel from Newquay, in Cornwall to Kyle of Lochalsh, in the Scottish Highlands would take approximately 12hrs by car (miggy V6) and cost around £120 in petrol I think.
Check the route here http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&tab=wl
A long old journey, so why not take the train.................. :y
The cost might put you off though http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8340561.stm :o
Here is the proof http://www.thetrainline.com/buytickets/combinedmatrix.aspx?Command=TimeTable :o
Also the train takes 28.5 hrs :-?
I'd still take the car, but 12 hrs might be a bit optimistic! IIRC it took us the best part of 8 hrs from here up to the Highlands. And it's taken us 10 hrs in the past to get to DaveDNDs' Stomping ground!!! :o :o
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Tell me about it. I enquired about two tickets to Poole, the cheapest we could find was £105.00 one way >:( >:( >:(
Public transport, pah :(
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PS Your BBC & train timetable/prices links don't work :'( :y
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To travel from Newquay, in Cornwall to Kyle of Lochalsh, in the Scottish Highlands would take approximately 12hrs by car (miggy V6) and cost around £120 in petrol I think.
Check the route here http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&tab=wl
A long old journey, so why not take the train.................. :y
The cost might put you off though http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8340561.stm :o
Here is the proof http://www.thetrainline.com/buytickets/combinedmatrix.aspx?Command=TimeTable :o
Also the train takes 28.5 hrs :-?
Had to collect a car from Glasgow-ended up flying as cheaper than the train. How stupid is that?
Especially when the government spend ten times (per passenger mile travelled) more on rail than roads >:(
Lovely flight though-and took 5 hours less.... :y
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Newquay to Kyle of Lochalsh
Cheapest available fare £98.50 return incs. 6 changes.
20 hrs out 19.45 hrs back.
National Rail Enquires.
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"Let the train take the strain,"b0lloks. They keep banging on about using public transport, until they come up with clean, safe, reliable and reasonably priced services I'll stick to my motor.
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last time i drove to Scotland took just over 18 hrs
Plymouth to Inverness overnight in my Landcruiser
Myself , the wife and 3 children
So how much would this have costs on the train for 5
and HOW do go about the train towing the caravan ;D ;D
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That's a distance of 707 miles, and I'm afraid you ain't covering that in 12 hours unless you drive flat out at every oppertunity for the entire journey.
You'll make the £120 in petrol (just about), but only if you drive like Miss Daisy for the entire journey.
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Whilst the A82 and A87 are cracking roads, I would not plan a journey along them using speeds/times reflected from other roads further south.
Not a lot of dual carriageway. Indeed, some parts are single track with passing places! Ok, perhaps not, but the sheep on the road certainly encourage you to keep the speed down......
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Whilst the A82 and A87 are cracking roads, I would not plan a journey along them using speeds/times reflected from other roads further south.
Not a lot of dual carriageway. Indeed, some parts are single track with passing places! Ok, perhaps not, but the sheep on the road certainly encourage you to keep the speed down......
totally agree
a lot of roads in the highlands are marked as A roads and are indeed single track roads with passing places
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.... and are indeed single track roads with passing places
There aren't that people up there to pass though! ;) ;) :y :y
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.... and are indeed single track roads with passing places
There aren't that many people up there to pass though! ;) ;) :y :y
True, but try doing warp factor 5 up a single track and meeting postman pat in his seven and a half tonner coming towards you .....
exit, stage left/right/you choose! ;D
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True, but try doing warp factor 5 up a single track and meeting postman pat in his seven and a half tonner coming towards you .....
exit, stage left/right/you choose! ;D
Completely agree!
And they don't pussy foot about in an inch of snow. Just business as usual. :y :y :y
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last time i drove to Scotland took just over 18 hrs
Plymouth to Inverness overnight in my Landcruiser
Myself , the wife and 3 children
So how much would this have costs on the train for 5
and HOW do go about the train towing the caravan ;D ;D
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A caravan in front of a train might make T.B chuckle ::)
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Newquay to Kyle of Lochalsh
Cheapest available fare £98.50 return incs. 6 changes.
20 hrs out 19.45 hrs back.
National Rail Enquires.
Sounds a nice trip - I really want to do those branches
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Newquay to Kyle of Lochalsh
Cheapest available fare £98.50 return incs. 6 changes.
20 hrs out 19.45 hrs back.
National Rail Enquires.
Sounds a nice trip - I really want to do those branches
The train journey to Kyle of Lochalsh was featured on Michael Palin's Great Train Journeys of the World.
High acclaim indeed.
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Newquay to Kyle of Lochalsh
Cheapest available fare £98.50 return incs. 6 changes.
20 hrs out 19.45 hrs back.
National Rail Enquires.
Sounds a nice trip - I really want to do those branches
The train journey to Kyle of Lochalsh was featured on Michael Palin's Great Train Journeys of the World.
High acclaim indeed.
Sitting on a PVR to be rewatched
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That's a distance of 707 miles, and I'm afraid you ain't covering that in 12 hours unless you drive flat out at every oppertunity for the entire journey.
You'll make the £120 in petrol (just about), but only if you drive like Miss Daisy for the entire journey.
...or easily for £80.00 in diesel in a 2.5td. ::)
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its not that nice on the train i came back to nottingham from carmarthen it took three changes and nearly seven hours {four hours in the car} i was shattered when i finaly got home ! ::) :-/ :y
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Something else that always seems to get overlooked on the car V's train debate is nose pickability!!!!!!
I would personally find it very wrong to sit in front of anyone on a train and have a good old rummage up there, but in a car I can rummage till my heart (and nose) are content!!!!! ::) ::) ::) ;D :D :y
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Something else that always seems to get overlooked on the car V's train debate is nose pickability!!!!!!
I would personally find it very wrong to sit in front of anyone on a train and have a good old rummage up there, but in a car I can rummage till my heart (and nose) are content!!!!! ::) ::) ::) ;D :D :y
Valid point. :y Don't forget f@rting too.
Kevin
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Something else that always seems to get overlooked on the car V's train debate is nose pickability!!!!!!
I would personally find it very wrong to sit in front of anyone on a train and have a good old rummage up there, but in a car I can rummage till my heart (and nose) are content!!!!! ::) ::) ::) ;D :D :y
Valid point. :y Don't forget f@rting too.
Kevin
And the music, and don't forget shouting abuse idiots.
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on a train too you always have to sit next to other people and listen to the crap they talk about, usually on the phone. Who's had it off with who, what 'ya doin'
Peace and quite in the car with the cruise control set at 90 70 8-)
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Something else that always seems to get overlooked on the car V's train debate is nose pickability!!!!!!
I would personally find it very wrong to sit in front of anyone on a train and have a good old rummage up there, but in a car I can rummage till my heart (and nose) are content!!!!! ::) ::) ::) ;D :D :y
Valid point. :y Don't forget f@rting too.
Kevin
And the music, and don't forget shouting abuse idiots.
True. can't take my Alpine V12 and collection of Iron Maiden CDs on a train. :(
Kevin
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A couple of years ago I did from Northwich to Uig on Skye as I had some work to do on North Uist. I set off a 11pm to get the 9am ferry and arrived in Uig at 8am. I will never forget the trip because it was in my wifes Rover 25 diesel, I couldn't stand up straight for a week ;D
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I investigated transport costs to/from Scotland/Essex in February. It was hilarious.
Had a wedding in East Kilbride and wanted to show the missus what Scotland was like in the winter afterwards.
Ended up using EasyJet from Stansted for about £50 each way and hiring a Focus (turned out to be a diesel Picasso) and doing 1250 miles round the coast.
Looked at train or plane back from Inverness as I thought it was a big place, and might have had to visit France to arrive at London City Airport! Train journey times and costs were obscene.
Scenery up there was FANTASTIC and snow ploughs were the ones to avoid! :y
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That's a distance of 707 miles, and I'm afraid you ain't covering that in 12 hours unless you drive flat out at every oppertunity for the entire journey.
You'll make the £120 in petrol (just about), but only if you drive like Miss Daisy for the entire journey.
...or easily for £80.00 in diesel in a 2.5td. ::)
Only if you drive like a girl.
Start flooring it (in order to do the journey in 12 hours) and you won't be getting anywhere near what Vx claim in MPG.
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12 hours is more than optimistic The road from Fort William to the Kyle is the longest 45 miles anywhere it takes forever but don't you just love Scotland's scenery :) :) :) :) :) :)