LNER First Class | Highland Chieftain from London Kings Cross to Inverness.

My late husband and I loved this journey. From London, now the Highlands, we knew the scenery well. The 1st class meals, seats, curtains, space snd service (plus the endless supply of Beefeater Gin and crisps) made for a very pleasant day. Thanks Scott. I loved this film! 🎉😊

No matter what video Scott makes, I’m guaranteed to like them 😎

Love that my family and I experienced the trains at Kings Cross and Edinburgh Waverley last week. More relaxing than an airport. (We're from Canada)

Ah, the HST,the last British passenger train designed for we customers, not the accountants!

Thank you for bringing back a wave of MEMORIES for me. In 1998, I made my first trip home to Scotland since 1961. I was booked on the LNER from Kings Cross to Inverness on the 1200 hours train; THE HIGHLAND CHIEFTAIN*; and at mid day on the dot; the train left, and I was bloody excited to see my Highlands again. The train made it to Inverness at 2000 hours, and as expected; it was *RAINING when I arrived; typical of a "Scottish Summer Night," except this was now the dead of winter. My second trip home was in 2001, and this time British Rail was a bloody mess. I travelled to Kings Cross from Stanmore Station to catch the 1200 hours Highland Chieftain to Perth, only to be told that the Highland Chieftain had departed at 1100 hours (there had been a change in the time table apparently that I was unaware of hence; I got the 1200 hours train to Edinburgh - Waverley, where I had to change to the Scot Rail train to Perth via Fife and Kircaldy. In all, etched in my mind was the run from Kings Cross to Inverness. I remember getting off the Highland Chieftain at Inverness, and wet ground or not; I got to my knees and kissed the ground of my naitve Scotland ALBA GU BRATH! Thank you for sharing this with me.

I have to say Kings Cross has certainly smartened itself up since I last used it in the 90's

It's always rainy in Scotland and we love it!

Kings Cross was my favourite station as a young trainspotter. It still gives me a tingle when I go there. Nice video

We took LNER first class Edinburgh to Aberdeen to catch our ferry to Shetland. Loved it. Great food, great service, very clean and with friendly crew. Couldn’t fault it.

Thank for bringing me along. I loved the time table touch!

You got to love the railway line up towards Inverness, very beautiful and scenic.

It’s slower because the Azuma is weaker than an HST on diesel mode and doesn’t cope as well with inclines. That’s why GWR have the 802. They have a lot of routes with hills.

Nice one Scott. I hate having my back to the direction, I want to see where I'm going, not where I've been !

This was a really awesome train ride and I enjoyed it thank you for the great train ride and tour.🇬🇧🚝🚝🇬🇧

If you book through LNER's web site, then once when you've been allocated a reserved seat you can change it, providing there's a suitable one left. Some other train company's like Avanti offer a similar facility, providing you use that company's web site. Home or away, keep up these superb videos.

1st class lounge at King's Cross has its own designated exit to the platforms. It's very useful when there's a huge stramash at the usual ticket gates

Hi Scott I done it a few months ago but from Inverness ' about 8hrs 5 minutes spectacular scenery from Inverness ' I do like named trains 'it gives you a sense of occasional ' GNER was good at it .

Still remember around 1989-1993 I went a few times on interrail and the Thomas Cook timetable was always with me. One of the best books

Went first class to Edinburgh a couple of years ago, great service and 4 bottles of port as well . The head rest went into the overhead bins.

Just so you know - if you were late on an inbound train and missed your last train as a result, the railway company have an obligation to get you there, be it train, coach, or taxi. This doesn't cover you arriving late to the first station (e.g. lost track of time at the pub), but if you have begun your journey, the contract is formed and they have to get you there. Do check out the National Rail Conditions of Carriage. There's some subtleties I've overlooked e.g. minimum connection times, but journey planners factor this stuff in. Cracking video!