点评:We travelled on the Festive Flying Scotsman to Newcastle, which made for an excellent day overall, despite a few setbacks that were beyond UK Railtours’ control.
Unfortunately, on arrival at York, a coupling issue between the Flying Scotsman and the train, combined with difficulties in finding a suitable path on the network meant we departed around two hours late. As a result, UK Railtours made the executive decision to cut our time in Newcastle to keep to our original and switch to diesel haulage for the return journey. This was done to minimise further delays, as otherwise we would have arrived back at our destinations significantly later than planned. While it was unfortunate to not spend anytime in Newcastle, I felt that this was the right decision.
I would like to particularly praise the UK Railtours staff. They handled the situation superbly, keeping passengers constantly informed throughout and they were clearly just as frustrated by the circumstances as we were. They were friendly, helpful, and quite exceptional throughout the trip.
In the buffet car, hot food was available to purchase and was both good value and very tasty. I would especially like to highlight the breakfast tray, which was excellent.
One slight drawback was the pickup location at Finsbury Park, which did not feel particularly safe in the early hours of the morning or late at night.
Despite the challenges, we had a really enjoyable day. The Flying Scotsman was as beautiful as ever, and we would definitely travel with UK Railtours again in the future
翻译:我们乘坐节日特别版“飞翔的苏格兰人号”列车前往纽卡斯尔,尽管途中遇到了一些英国铁路旅行社无法控制的小插曲,但总体来说,这趟旅程非常愉快。
不幸的是,抵达约克后,“飞翔的苏格兰人号”列车与火车连接出现故障,加上在铁路网络上寻找合适路线的困难,导致我们晚点了大约两个小时才出发。因此,英国铁路旅行社决定缩短我们在纽卡斯尔的停留时间,以确保行程按原计划进行,并在返程时改用柴油机车牵引。这样做是为了尽量减少进一步的延误,否则我们将比原计划晚得多才能到达目的地。虽然没能在纽卡斯尔停留令人遗憾,但我认为这是一个正确的决定。
我特别想赞扬英国铁路旅行社的工作人员。他们处理得非常出色,始终与乘客保持沟通,并且显然和我们一样对这种情况感到沮丧。他们在整个旅程中都非常友好、乐于助人,表现堪称一流。
餐车里有热食出售,价格实惠,味道也很棒。我尤其想推荐一下早餐拼盘,非常美味。
美中不足的是芬斯伯里公园的上车地点,清晨或深夜感觉不太安全。
尽管遇到了一些小问题,我们还是度过了非常愉快的一天。“飞翔的苏格兰人号”列车一如既往地美丽,我们将来一定会再次选择英国铁路旅行社(UK Railtours)的列车之旅。