Wigan - Glasgow - Edinburgh | Circular Route
Wigan - Glasgow - Edinburgh | Circular Route (14/05/24). I enjoyed a little trip up to Scotland, particularly my walk through the Falkirk Tunnel, as I embarked on another one of my circular routes.
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Cheers, another spotlessly clean train.. great to see.. with cracking views.. 😊
I loved that film, thanks, in my own neck of the woods! For ten years I worked with foreign students in Glasgow and sometimes took them on day trips to Falkirk Wheel - including the inevitable walk through the tunnel at the High station. They really enjoyed the tunnel. Your camera seems to do what mine does - auto-focus on raindrops on the window rather than what's outside!
Thank for getting off at Falkirk and going through our spooky canal tunnel!
And we also enjoyed your little venture around Scotland as well G, especially that walk along the canal
You still look full of beans at the end, I think I would be ready for my bed after that journey, Polmont is a cute station, as it is my destination for visiting family after travelling up the WCML to Edinburgh.
Great video G. My eldest son lives in Edinburgh and is about your age. Your video made me look forward to visiting him more. Great enthusiasm as always. The world needs more like you.
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Aw sweet, thanks Carl!
I was a bit surprised when the last train was also a 390, but only then I remembered that Avanti also goes to Edinburgh sometimes. Nice video!
At just 00:26 you created that LOL moment......that's why you're uploads are followed so much.....Informative, funny and give such great ideas for trips. 22k subscribers almost.....early 2025 will be in excess of 75k easily!! Thanks GLT.
Keep the vids coming, they helped me through a particularly difficult time and always make me laugh. Thank You
@GLovesTrains
18 күн бұрын
Hope you're feeling better in yourself 😀
Thanks for the video G,great circular route loved the canal and walk through the tunnel!!😎🇬🇧💚
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Thanks!!
Glasgow Central is such an iconic station, and I love Edinburgh - I have been there several times, and really want to return one day.
Another vlog for me to watch over and over again, great work G
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Thanks!
I'll be in Edinburgh this coming Wednesday for a match at hearts. Not been on a 800 past Dundee yet
Never been to Glasgow or Edinburgh but it looks amazing thanks for the video it is great 👍👍✅✅
Great vlog G! It's been a long while since I visited Scotland, you've inspired me to go again! 🚆👍
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Awesome thanks!
def a brilliant epic circular journey there i like Glasgow central its a lovely station which i used when i spent a day in Glasgow while holidaying in Scotland & i like the ScotRail 385s they are really nice trains & i rode a load of those & thats one of the best things about visiting new places you get to sample trains & tick off TOCS that you dont get to use very much which i find refreshing & i visited Princess St Gardens in Edinburgh & Edinburgh is a lovely city & Scotland has some lovely stations to visit brilliant vlog
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Thanks a lot, I need get up to Scotland more 👍
@user-jr6jb5wj5s
Ай бұрын
Hi Glove
@user-jr6jb5wj5s
Ай бұрын
Do Liverpool to Manchester
You amaze me how much knowledge you have - love your videos, keep up the good work..
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Thanks 😀
Great round trip G you do come up with some fantastic routes and good ticket prices brilliant viewing 👏🙂
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Thanks!!
Another great vid g
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Thanks!
Looks like a lovely day out, G! Can’t believe it rained in Scotland, of all places…😂
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Lol of course 😂
Great Video G, the Falkirk Canal Tunnel really looks epic and those Class 385s are great units.
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Thanks Cyber 😀
Excellent scenic circular journey 👍 The walk through Falkirk Canal Tunnel looked fun, just a pity that part of the towpath was closed
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Always a pity when you have come off a towpath 😆
Awesome video once again G. People say that Glasgow hasn’t changed much even know I have been to Glasgow but Glasgow isn’t that bad. It’s just got a bad reputation but it’s also a great place to visit. Edinburgh is lovely and I have been to Edinburgh before.
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Thanks, I didn't know it had a bad rep tbh!
Very nice vlog G ❤the canal tunnel looked very spooky and it was raining more in there than outside 😅nice to see you enjoying Scotland despite the typical British weather
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Thanks a lot Stuart, that's very kind 😀
Great vid as always! You are always so cheerful despite the weather!?
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Happy when on the trains
Great video as usual G! I can tell the intro and the outro are filmed at different times because of the weather
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
@@davejoey cheers! And ye true haha 😀
That looked great fun. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks that was a super entertaining video 👍
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Thanks!
I live in Falkirk and have walked thru that tunnel many a time ☺️
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Nice one 😀
Great video G. That tunnel was amazing. Thanks for posting.
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Thanks!
Beautiful scenery!
Great video, G! A number of thing I'll mention: Not many Avanti services in the day call at Lockerbie. I believe it's mainly TPE. Looks like a nice place to walk near Falkirk. I've been through Falkirk Grahamston before but not Falkirk High. Looks like 385107 is becoming your stalker unit!😂 All Pendolinos have been refurbished now. On the whole, great circular route!
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
@@ReecesTrains haha ye they all got refurbished since I filmed this 😂 thanks Reece , and ye I will remember that unit lol
There and back , well done G , I paused at Wigan and Glasgow as Memories came flooding back, But That tunnel also reminded me of Chirk tunnel and as you said not as dark, weathers not the best but as long as you kept warm that's the main thing, thundering and lightening as i type, here in Bootle Liverpool, 🌩 have a Great evening G, take care
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Yeah the weather has turned tonight hasn't it! Thanks a lot 👍
Thanks!
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Thanks a lot!!
👏 loved this! Thanks for taking me with you. The exits at Waverley Station can be very confusing - and 😅 steep!
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Ye for sure haha thanks!
Another great video G , great circular video we need more of these circular ones
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
@@From_Journey_to_Keyboard thanks, I enjoy making them from time to time
@From_Journey_to_Keyboard
Ай бұрын
@@GLovesTrains your inspiring
@From_Journey_to_Keyboard
Ай бұрын
@@GLovesTrains I am looking at doing vlogging more
You should try Netherton canal tunnel near Dudley. 1.5 miles ad no lights (but there is a hand rail).
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
I might do that
Great video ! Love Scotland.
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Thanks!
Good to watch as always G, thank you. Waverley is huge but having been a few times on the RTC Gt Britain tour its familiar now. This year we went to Glasgow Central with 2 Black fives and I was very impressed on my first visit to that station.
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Thanks, sounds great!
Brilliant video G, shame about the weather but at least it improved in the end, the Falkirk Canal tunnel looks like a fun tunnel to go through.
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
@@ReubenAshwell oh yes it was the highlight of this day!
Great to see more ventures into Scotland. Loved the Falkirk tunnel, I remember it before they put the lights in(a bit like Chirk?). FYI ...notice the Laughing and Greeting Bridge at 6:27. Check it out😄😭
So Fun to ride with you G, despite the rain. The First is such a marvelous train, the others pretty aceptable also. Thanks for the ride 🙏😄
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Thanks 😊
@nivardofloresperez1169
Ай бұрын
@@GLovesTrains You are welcome Happy G. 🤩😄😊👍
Rain in Glasgow? That’s so rare! 😀 I hope you enjoyed your time in Scotland. Was reminded of your good self when I had to change at Birmingham New Street last week.
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Haha was at Scaremingham were ya 😂
@MontytheHorse
Ай бұрын
@@GLovesTrains helped me get my steps in! 🤣
Thanks again for the lovely train ride. Cheers from New Zealand
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Cheers New Zealand!
Love these videos G interesting and so much to learn you have so much knowledge x
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Thanks Paul 😀
Great video G for doing the circular thing from Wigan to Glasgow Central and Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh and back to Wigan North Western
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Thanks a lot 😀
A very interesting pick of a route - looking forward to another epic video
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Thanks!
Aww haha another fun video, thanks! 😅
@GLovesTrains
26 күн бұрын
Thanks!
lovely video G thank you for showing us the route and the scenery take care
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Thanks you too!
That fitted the spot like a hand in a glove 👍
Another great video. Loved the Falkirk station and the tunnel walk thru. I love the large stations but there is just something special about those small older stations in the U.K. I loved the quick views of Glasgow Central. I was just there a few months ago and stayed at the VOCO Grand Central Hotel. A lot of history with that hotel. I felt like I was just back in Edinburgh when you were walking down Princes Street. I love the Views you get up towards the castle. If you ever have the chance as much as you love flowing water I would highly recommend taking the train from Waverly up to StoneHaven and take the short taxi ride and visit Dunottar Castle. We were there when they first opened and the sun coming up over the North Sea is absolutely stunning at the Castle. Be sure and sit on the right side of the train heading North. Thanks again for sharing and bringing back such great memories. Unfortunately not getting back to the U.K. this year other than transiting thru Heathrow but I get to enjoy your videos and Imagine myself in some of my favorite visited places.
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
That sounds a beautiful journey, thanks for the recommendation!
That walk walk through the tunnel was cool 😎 Awesome journey!😊
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Thanks!
Reminds me of doing the London Overground Circular route. 😂
@GLovesTrains
27 күн бұрын
Haha that train has been on my to do list for time! 😂
Thanks for sharing I enjoyed this episode
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Thanks!
I'm in Edinburgh right now. Love the city
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Nice one!
@rodneyboulton6410
Ай бұрын
@@GLovesTrains My sister lives in the next town from the Wigan. I use the trains quite a lot when I'm visiting
another great vlog the canal walk looked great
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Thanks!
It's not an Avanti GLovesTrain video without the G Coach! Whether or not that's the correct euphemism remains to be seen 🤣
Thanks,the Falkirk Tunnel looked great
Great vlog and circular journey to/from Scotland G. I definitely prefer Edinburgh to Scotland though.
@GLovesTrains
19 күн бұрын
Thanks, Edinburgh got a great vibe to it 😀
Wow great scenery and a great video G, no toilet reviews though 😊
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
@@MarkBinning can't remember where I went the toilet tbh 😂
Thank you a another great video. Question what is your favourite station. I will be passing through Wigan near the end of August when I will be helping on the Liverpool to Leeds canal race.
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Canal race.. sounds fun! Preston is my fave
Thanks for this G, I spend my time living in both Edinburgh and Whaley Bridge so my train trips are usually Haymarket-Preston-Manchester Piccadilly-Whaley Bridge and trips within Scotland to Edinburgh-Fife/Stirling/Borders/East Lothian/Glasgow etc. I've only changed at Wigan maybe a couple of times and don't really know Wigan that well.
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Sound like some lovely journeys 😀
Ah I'm gutted you came so close to my hometown of Linlithgow and didn't stop off for a wander. It's a lovely wee place I think you'd love. I've also done that canal walk many a time - well done for braving the tunnel. Although it looks a lot safer and better lit than the first time I walked through it! The walk from Polmont to Linlithgow is a bit longer but nicer overall I think.
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Ah ill come back visit some time
What an amazing day out! Hard to believe you can see all that stuff in one day. I bet you scared a few ghosts in that tunnel with your knickers antics 😂
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Haha maybe!
Another great circular route video G and you had three stations with the letter G in 😀
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Thanks haha
Great trip G, but you didn't do the full circular by going back via York! Maybe next time?
A great circular route G. Great idea to stop off at Falkirk as that tunnel looks cool. The Scots should tell the Welsh about lighting as, after seeing your Vlog a couple of years ago, I walked that Chirk tunnel and it’s bloody scary. I was holding the handrail and walked straight into some bloke walking the other way 😂 we genuinely couldn’t see each other.
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Yeah this was so much lighter than that scary Chirk one! 😂
lovely trip and a great price g great vid cheers
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Thanks 😀
Great vid 🇦🇺
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Thanks!
Lovely journey
Lovely vlog G, I use the Trainpal app, seems to default to finding split tickets which is good. A day trip to Scotland, wowsers! 😀😀😀
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Thanks, and ye usually it does a good job but this time had to split them myself 😂
Brilliant video, G, in Glasgow and NOT going on the Glasgow Subway???
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
I'll do it when I have more time 👍
Another great video. The next time your’e in Edinburgh why not jump on a train to the two new Fife Stations of Cameron Bridge and Leven? It’s about an hour to Leven
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Thanks, and I did have a trip up there the other day 👍
@blairedwards6025
Ай бұрын
@@GLovesTrains wish I’d known. I’d have bought you a coffee! I remember travelling on the trains before the line was closed. We could travel right round the coast to St Andrews. Giving my age away here! lol.
clad you like the falkirk tunnel been through there few times clad you didnt know about story about the tunnel . hope you like the 385 units too good video.....
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Yes I did enjoy those units.. well that one unit 😂
I've been through the Falkirk tunnel on my bike and on a canal boat but have never walked it. It is very wet in there!
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Yeee was very wet!
Awesome Video G Loves Trains 😄😄
The fencing blocking the canal towpath ended up in the canal!
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Ah right!
Snottytastic video as always ❤
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Thanks snotty Brigg 😀
Good film . You got lovely eyes 😍 xx
As ever great video and nice loop, how did u find those quiet trains, luxury that to have a calm train carriage.
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Yes I like them quiet too
brilliant video!
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Thanks!
I'm surprised you never went via Dundee. That way you could have gone the circular route and do both Tay and Forth rail bridges as a bonus
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
@@billmilligan1705 ye wanted do this route this time, have plans to get back up there
Great vid! I thought Railcards were not applicable before 9.30? We have a Two Together card
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
I looked into this a while back, think its something to do with the price of the ticket having to be over 12 pounds
@steveberwick4417
Ай бұрын
@@GLovesTrains thanks G!
@manufan2007
Ай бұрын
The £12 minimum fare on 16-25/26-30 railcards doesn't apply to Advance tickets, so G loves trains will have got a discount despite leaving Wigan so early. (and also because of the July/August £12 easement) unfortunately the two together restrictions apply all year round. There's alot for me to remember when working in my ticket office.
I know what you mean G - I went from Leeds to Peterborough on the LNER Azuma for the first time the other weekend on the way for a family visit and the time flies on those too. Looking for an excuse to travel on the 390s as well to contrast...
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
@@martinjh999 ye I always find it flies by when you don't want it to and doesn't when you do 😂
Falkirk Wheel is worth a look and if you like Central you’ll love Wemyss Bay.
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Yes Wemyss Bay is a nice looking station
@SeventiesVinylCarSeats-fy3qu
Ай бұрын
@@GLovesTrains Designed by the same guy as did the refurb for Central. He did a few other things round the area but Wemyss Bay station is probably the best. I got a selfie with Geoff and Vicki there a few years ago.
And Falkirk Tunnel even laid on rain underground for you.
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
😂
A tip for your future travel in Glasgow. I wouldn't walk From Glasgow Central and Queen Street in the rain. There's a shuttle bus Between the 2 stations. Or from Glasgow Central low level to Partick. Switch platforms and go from Partick to Queen Street Low level And walk upstairs. Yes it's a bit of a detour. But with a views of the river Clyde and keeping out of the rain. It's worth it. Plus you can get the train from Partick straight to Edinburgh Waverley.
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Yeah I wouldn't have known to do that tbh 😂
@stevenking9346
Ай бұрын
@@GLovesTrains Remember Glasgow also has the subway. St Enoch is next to Central Station and Buchanan Street is just outside the entrance to Queens Street. And they all stop at Partick. You have so many options it's crazy lol. I enjoy your videos hope you enjoy yourself.
I'm sorry you have to endure Avanti West Coast!
Hey is the video what I said I would remind you about that all of the pendolinos are refurbished now 😄😊 Also another update for you as well I've been on the 805s first class if you want to hear what that is like 😁 great video with typical British weather ☔
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
@@ChristopherPin yes this is the one 😂😂 and oo what was it like?
@ChristopherPin
Ай бұрын
@@GLovesTrains once I saw the thumb nail I thought is this the one 😂 It was good, I think the 390s 1st class is still better but that could just be me, the seats in 1st class don't have a readers light unlike standard class which is a bit of a let down and the singular seats don't have footrests like the pendolinos. I did a wifi speed check and it said it was fast which I was impressed with 😊 the windows where great to look out, I could even see a London northwestern train driver was impressed when it pulled out if rugby. The seats are very much like pendolinos you get a charging table with every seat and a plug which was very hidden on the side 😂😅 the knicker hook folds away as well but that may also be a standard class thing as well 😂 it felt like having the train to myself since no one else was in 1st class. The seat reservations were very good as well since it says when you got on and off. So yeah they were good, I was on 805 001 on seat J14. I've made this a very long review 😅
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
@@ChristopherPin I loved reading the review, especially the bit about the knicker hook! 😂 did u get served food n drink?
@ChristopherPin
Ай бұрын
@@GLovesTrains the menu looked very similar to the pendolinos 1st class menu, well the vegan menu was the same any way since that's the option I have which, which is the falafel and orange salad, which is very nice, not sure if you've tried it. Glad you enjoyed reading my review 😊
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
@@ChristopherPin I had a salad, sounds a different salad tho, but as if its still just a salad we get!!! 😂
Hey G, my partner and her family took a train journey from Didcott to Betws Y Coed a few years back. A chap sat across from us both ways had his snacks laid out on the table. D’you know what he was eating? That’s right, Rice Crispies Squares! Thing is I don’t think he ate more than one as he slept most of the way there and back. Ah well, im sure those were proper quality sleeps he had. Henceforth we’ve always made the joke when we see Rice Crispy Squares in shops. We pick them up and say ‘let’s take the trahain!’ Or some such. What are YOUR favourite train snacks for the long haul, G? I bet you’re into Poppets!
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Haha! I usually take pasties and doughnuts 😂
@TreforTreforgan
Ай бұрын
@@GLovesTrains nice. Did you know Makita make a portable battery powered microwave! You could warm up your pasties on the train and take them to the next level. You could even walk the carriages and offer passengers a pasty warming service. A few years of doing that and I reckon a statue of you goes up at Didcot.
All the refurbishment on the 390 s is now complete and all have been done according to the Rail magazine.
i used to travel all over the UK by train when i was younger, unfortunately for my parents (and now my own) bank accounts i graduated to flying 😂
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Haha!
She is so pretty! ❤
What it is the camera you use to record outside? 👋
I worked beside a guy who would fly to New York for the weekend. Why not?
When you do split ticketing for a journey like that, is there any trouble getting the same seat reserved for the whole trip?
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
There can be yes I have noticed that, I just sit in available seats
anouther G-circular-able video G !
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Haha cheers!
You missed the most famous part in Falkirk - the wheel Is it possible to buy a railway card you got as an overseas person? Missing one thing- you are saying “bye bye favourite station” which one is that - is it Lancaster?
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Preston, and I'm not too sure if you can buy one or not tbh
Im in Glasgow right now waiting for the coach to London lol
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
Coach! Enjoy 😀
Great vid G! Notice you had a physical ticket, do you prefer this over digital? x
@GLovesTrains
Ай бұрын
@@philshermusic thanks, I do prefer them but in this case Scotrail don't do digital tickets