In a blink of an eye, it was time to leave the UK. Though it has technically been 7 days, I spent most of my time travelling around instead, so it feels pretty quick. I guess this is a preview of how this journey will unfold quickly since most of the travelling is similar to … Continue reading Day 6: First Transpennine, Virgin EC, Eurostar and TGV from Sheffield to Marseille
Officially known as the Stagecoach Supertram, the Sheffield Supertram is the only intra-city rail-based transport in Sheffield, assuming National Rail is not taken into account. The system consists of 3 lines, the Yellow Line from Middlewood to Meadowhall, the Blue Line from Malin Bridge to Halfway, and the Purple Line from Herdings Park to Cathedral … Continue reading Day 5: Sheffield Supertram
Luckily for me, I found a cheap fare back to Sheffield on the train, though with a weird transfer, so I did actually manage to make a London to Sheffield journey by rail on this trip. The train departs from King's Cross, one of 18 stations under the "London Terminals" cluster. Make sure you take … Continue reading Day 5: Virgin Trains East Coast & Northern Rail from London to Sheffield
I booked my National Express tickets in London, after submitting my Belarus visa application, so the fares are not as cheap as they could be. Nevertheless, it was still the cheapest way back to London. National Express departs conveniently from Sheffield Interchange just 3 minutes away from the railway station, as compared to Meadowhall which is … Continue reading Day 5: National Express from Sheffield to London
Returning back to Sheffield, I took a similar route with CrossCountry as part of a return ticket. This would be the only journey on this trip with a repetitive route on a repetitive train. York station is just in front of the National Railway Museum. There is a shortcut through the car park. Back on … Continue reading Day 4: CrossCountry from York to Sheffield
My first rail journey in this trip was done from Sheffield to York. Booking, though, was done with First TransPennine Express as they had free ticket delivery to my friend's house. The Class 221 Super Voyager pulling in for my journey to York. This train is bound for Glasgow. The interior of Standard Class. Besides looking … Continue reading Day 4: CrossCountry from Sheffield to York
My first actual overland journey was done by bus. Of course, rail travel would be a lot more better but there were track closures on that day, resulting in a bus transfer anyway. Furthermore, the bus ticket on that day was a lot more cheaper than a train ticket with bus transfer. Megabus is a … Continue reading Day 3: Megabus from London to Sheffield