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  1. England · Scheduled service

    Newcastle → Berwick-upon-Tweed → Edinburgh

    North Sea windows, the Tweed and the Berwickshire cliffs

  2. England · Scheduled service

    Oxford → Worcester

    Cotswold towns and country windows between Oxford and Worcester

  3. Isle of Man · Heritage railway

    Douglas → Port Erin

    Steam south, then electric railways along the coast and mountain

  4. England · Heritage railway

    Cheltenham Race Course → Broadway

    Along the Cotswold escarpment to Broadway

  5. England · Heritage railway

    Tenterden → Bodiam

    A Wealden railway outing with a castle at the far end

  6. England · Heritage railway

    Alton → Alresford

    Hampshire hills, preserved stations and Ropley’s engines

  7. England · Heritage railway

    Bishops Lydeard → Minehead

    From the Quantock countryside to the Somerset shore

  8. Scotland · Scheduled service

    London Euston → Fort William

    An overnight journey with a landscape to wake up to

  9. England · Scheduled service

    London Paddington → Penzance

    An overnight journey with a landscape to wake up to

  10. Scotland · Heritage railway

    Fort William → Mallaig

    Steam over Glenfinnan, then out to the islands

  11. Scotland · Scheduled service

    Glasgow → Fort William → Mallaig

    Lochs, moorland and the Road to the Isles

  12. England · Scheduled service

    Settle → Carlisle

    England’s great mountain railway

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  1. Rail holidays and planning tools

    75 journeys, rail holidays and ticket guides

    Added eleven railway guides, nine day-by-day holidays, seven ticket guides and four seasonal articles. The map, journey finder and direction diagrams help compare routes; journey pages link their relevant holiday and ticket plans.

  2. Journey planning expansion

    Station stops and connections on every journey

    Expanded all 64 journey guides with named station stops, nearby places and walking figures, access notes, refreshments and train, bus and car connections. Published walking distances and times are distinguished from measured routes and estimates, with links to the relevant railway and attraction information.

  3. New routes and trip ideas

    More steam, sleeper and coastal railway days

    Added ten journey guides, including the Jacobite, both overnight sleepers, more heritage railways, the Cotswold Line and the Northumberland coast. Expanded trip articles, collections and destination pages, with route sources, window advice, contact guidance and practical booking links.

  4. Time-sensitive route update

    West Highland Line November closure added

    Recorded Network Rail's announced closure between Crianlarich and Fort William/Mallaig from 9 to 17 November 2026, when replacement buses are planned during a £13 million track, drainage and structures programme. The journey guide links directly to Network Rail.

  5. Window-view editorial expansion

    More to notice along every route

    Added 100 short viewing observations beneath existing landmarks across all 54 journey guides. The notes draw attention to landscape transitions, river crossings, station settings and the relationship between nearby details and distant views. Existing sources and individual route review dates remain unchanged.

  6. Route planning expansion

    Compare the alternatives and shape your railway day

    Added a tailored comparison to each of the 54 journey guides, plus 46 specific planning notes about connections, station choices, destination breaks and heritage experiences. The new Shape your day section links to the alternative route and the existing official sources. Individual route review dates remain unchanged.

  7. Planning guide expansion

    Practical advice across all eight journey collections

    Added 50 planning notes covering coastal and mountain rides, heritage railway days, short outings, day trips, accessible travel, winter journeys and car-free weekends. Included contextual official links and direct navigation to the advice.

  8. Product and design revision

    Faster route finding and more distinctive guide formats

    Moved the primary search controls into the first view, added full-text route matching, route archetypes, stop schematics, editorially related journeys, shorter initial galleries, clearer accessibility comparisons and a privacy statement. Source monitoring is now part of the maintenance toolkit.

  9. Editorial revision

    Sources and official planning links

    Added numbered source references beside planning sections, removed generic commercial booking prompts and introduced the public revision log.

  10. Technical revision

    Search and editorial authority foundations

    Added unique route metadata and canonicals, an XML sitemap, robots policy, social sharing card, themed guide collections, RSS and the first editorial methodology page.