There are actually two options to travel between London - the first being on the Great Western Railway which I took into London, and another by Chiltern Railways on a different line altogether departing from London Marylebone. Having a London Terminals ticket allows me the flexibility to decide whichever station I would like to depart … Continue reading Chiltern Railways: London Marylebone to Oxford by Train
After 7.00pm, the Emirates Air Line slows the ride down to 12-13 minutes each way for a relaxing sightseeing trip across the Thames with the night lights of London. Since there isn't an extra charge for night flights, I decided to do my second ride after the sun had set for a different experience on … Continue reading Emirates Air Line: Emirates Greenwich Peninsula to Emirates Royal Docks by Cable Car (Night Flight Experience)
After I arrived at Emirates Royal Docks station, I decided to head back to Emirates Greenwich Peninsula immediately as there was a long queue of passengers wanting to board the Emirates Air Line, making this a 360 Degree tour. Flying back out of Emirates Royal Docks station. Looking right towards The Crystal. Gateway Tower Royal Victoria … Continue reading Emirates Air Line: Emirates Royal Docks to Emirates Greenwich Peninsula by Cable Car
The Emirates Air Line is a cable car system across the River Thames. Originally designed for mass transit for commuting across the River Thames, the high and non-integrated fares probably do not encourage much locals to use it and instead, it is now functioning more as a tourist attraction, just like plenty of urban cable … Continue reading Emirates Air Line: Emirates Greenwich Peninsula to Emirates Royal Docks by Cable Car
As the ride on the Waterloo & City Line takes just 4 minutes, it's really easy to take a ride on the full route to cover the entire line, so that's exactly what I'll be doing - heading back to Bank to ride on the full Waterloo & City Line route back and forth. At … Continue reading Waterloo & City Line: Waterloo to Bank by London Underground (Tube)
The Waterloo & City Line is probably the quaintest Underground line in London with a dedicated alignment (not a branch line) operating with just two stations between Waterloo and Bank, formally known as City. The line spans just 2.37 km, making it the shortest line in the entire London Underground network, and possibly among the … Continue reading Waterloo & City Line: Bank to Waterloo by London Underground (Tube)
The Class 345 Aventra is the latest rolling stock for the future Crossrail Elizabeth Line. Despite the ongoing delays to the actual railway line running under London crossing from east to west, the Class 345 Aventra trains have already arrived, and are now in service on the TfL Rail services on the Liverpool Street - … Continue reading TfL Rail: London Paddington to Hayes & Harlington by Class 345 Aventra (Future Crossrail/Elizabeth Line Stock)
The Great Western Railway operates frequent trains between Oxford and London Paddington, with most of them taking less than an hour to get between the two cities. On top of that, they use the Class 800 Intercity Express Train (IET) for most services, a train which I've always wanted to try ever since they announced … Continue reading Great Western Railway: Oxford to London Paddington by Train
Once done with a little bit of shopping, it's time to head back to Oxford by Chiltern Railways. Trains from Bicester Village to Oxford depart every 30 minutes during the day, on the same line and frequency as for London Marylebone. Heading back on the path to the Bicester Village Railway Station. Heading through the … Continue reading Chiltern Railways: Bicester Village to Oxford by Train
Bicester Village is a popular outlet mall in Oxfordshire among tourists to get their branded goods at a great reduced outlet price. It's so popular among Asian tourists that you hardly see any local English there. As I was staying in Oxford and Bicester Village was just 15 minutes away by Chiltern Railways train, I … Continue reading Chiltern Railways: Oxford to Bicester Village by Train