Saturday 7th December 2024 As this fortnightly series moves ever closer towards its terminus today’s penultimate route 100 to be featured is Cheltenham’s Park and Ride operation. And if that sounds familiar, you’ve got good recall as I half featured the route back in June while on my 7-day All Line Rail Rover and stopped... Continue Reading →
Sunday 30th June 2024 Blog reader Stuart got in touch and kindly recommended I take a ride on the Faringdon Tourist Bus. It was a new one on me. A Saturday only route exploring border territory where Oxfordshire, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire come together, comprising three circular round trips, each lasting almost two hours. Journeys leave... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 3rd May 2022 It's a lovely train ride over to Gloucester particularly the scenic section through the Cotswolds between Swindon, Kemble, Stroud and Stonehouse. Gloucester railway station is perhaps not quite so scenic but its renowned claim to fame is having Britain’s longest continuous unbroken platform measuring 659 yards - that’s over a third... Continue Reading →
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