Train Journeys in the UK

[katrionabowman]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., "vheggie" <vheggie at y...> wrote:
> According to the latest timetables, it can take upwards of 4.5
> hours to get from London KX to Edinburgh, 7.5 hours to get to 
> Aberdeen, and up to 11.5 hours to reach Inverness.  A train journey 
> of 10 hours is not entirely unreasonable, especially if the train 
> has to take an 'unusual' route - especially over the mountains...

and let's not discount the great british weather... a good storm can
easily add several hours to your trip, then there's "leaves on the 
line" and "the wrong kind of snow". that's one thing i *don't* miss  
about the uk 8-)

kt in seattle - who due to a previous train derailment and incredibly 
bad rain, once took 12 hours to get from edinburgh to london.