>> Why an earth you
>>want to come to UK to travel by train is beyond me.
>Because we have some very, very scenic and interesting lines [1] and a
>really, really major place in the history of railway?
Yep!, must do the Settle and Carlisle:))
>
>Our railway system is far from perfect but it is by no means the
>disaster area it is sometimes made out to be. I don't know what sort
>of train I rode on earlier today on a local service from Birmingham New
>Street to Sandwell & Dudley (it was going on to Liverpool Lime Street)
>but it was as comfortable, clean, punctual and "did what it said on the
>box" as any I've ever ridden on.
>
>
>[1] And I say that having been lucky enough or ride on the "Rheingold"
>and the "Rocky Mountaineer" at various times in my life.
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Tony Sayer
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