Nice video Reece. Quite a few of my journeys start at Newcraighall as it's a convenient way of getting into Edinburgh. There is nothing to see at Tweedbank. If you'd had more time it's a nice walk back to Galashiels and there's much more to see there.

Great video Reece. My wife and I took a LNER first class from Edinburgh to Dundee in January and that same menu was in operation. We picked the chicken casserole, which was lovely. We travelled from EDB to NCL a couple of months ago too, also on LNER first class, but the menu has now changed, although once again it was delicious. Regards from Whitley Bay

Great video Reece 👍 Probably one of the most controversial line closures in the 1960s, as it resulted in several large towns losing their rail services. There were numerous protests along the line on the last day of passenger operation (January 1969), which included a hoax bomb threat, level crossing gates being padlocked shut and sit down protests on the track

Great video again Reece! Borders railway was originally the mainline Waverley Route between Carlisle and Edinburgh via the border country. Whole line was controversially closed in the 1960's, one of the biggest railway closures of that decade. Partially rebuilt and reopened to Tweedbank in 2015. The hope is that the rest of the line to Carlisle can be reopened at some future time. 🙂👍

crappy seats again..... and the ride looks a bit bumpy - also as usual..

I would like to see more of these tours. I enjoyed it. I like how you spoke quietly. Very respectful for the other guests here during night. Now onto the hotel itself, I will admit for the cost this may or may not be worth it. There are plenty of aspects about this property that I definitely wouldn’t want for that price. Things that are minor like the open air closet, the keycard for power which aren’t in hotels here in America, but aside from those few things very nice property

I like staying at Premier Inns. I've stayed at many of them. The sad thing is that most of the Premier Inns that join on to a Brewers Fayre or Beefeaters have had no restaurants, but the ones with Thyme are still going. I've stayed in Best Western and an Ibis Hotel in Edinburgh back in May 2015. I like the way the lights come on with the key card as it's a good way of saving the environment & money too. Thanks for the review, Reece.

£400 for two nights in a Premier Inn? Blimey, they've changed their business model over the years! They used to be, with Travelodge, giants in the economic/living w cost hotel market (I regularly paid £35-£70 a night) but those are 4 star hotel prices if you were in locations other than ones like Edinburgh and London... and Edinburgh Park's not even in the city. Glad you had a good time though Reece and your Scots Rail adventures were fun to watch.

I have stayed in the one in Fort William and in Penzance to

Great Video as always Reece, a little hack for you, if you put your train ticket in the section where you put power in your room it does the same as your keycard

Nice to see what a Premier Inn has to offer. One thing I respectfully admire about you Reece is the fact that you don't seem to have a problem doing things on your own. Whereas speaking for myself, I find most things difficult on my own. Anyway, won't dwell on that, but nice video.🙂👍

Wow how expensive have hotels become. £400 for 2 nights unbelievable.

Thank you Reece for showing us the first class lounge and the onboard first class seats, i look forward to trying it soon

I've always liked the HSTs, great trains which revolutionised passenger travel when they were first introduced in the late 1970s

Ah these scotrail hst are so underrated these seats reminds me of GWR hst in first class

Excellent video again Reece! Sorry to hear about your problems with other passengers. You should not have to put up with that. 👍🙂

Great to see what first class travel with Scotrail is like! Shame there's no on board catering but at least there's refreshments in the lounge 😂

These are fantastic trains! I rode one a few months ago however sadly only had half an hour on it!

Wouldn’t surprise me to be honest, seems like something Scotrail would do Also, £7.34 for all that mileage is a steal!!!

Well said little bro you've done so well for your self keep up the good work My god you dont half look like dad on there poor kid 😂😂😂😂❤❤❤

Hi Reece - I assume that 'being bowled' is when a train passes through a station at speed next to the platform you are stood on? Also - what happened to the cord of your hoodie (looked like it was missing as you walked through Edinburgh Park)😁.

IKR! Usually 170s from ABDN-Inverurie

Lol the announcer is so posh, In Scotland they're just like 'stand clear if you want to live'

Great video again! Lovely views from the train. 👍🙂

Sometimes you’ll get a 158 and a 170 joined together to form a weird 5 carriage combo. Happens quite a bit on the Borders Line between Waverley and Tweedbank.

4:26 KEIGHLEY MENTIONED 10/10

And i do have adhd aswell

My mum thinks i have it

These things awful rough riding noisy uncomfortable trains only travelled on them on ebbw vale services for a hour to Cardiff a tfw train only 7 minutes late is good !!!!

Well done for putting it out there reece, I kno exactly where you are coming from as my daughter is the same as yourself, keep doin what you love and try not to let the haters get you down ❤👍

Thank you for sharing.

I also have Autism to Reace

An excellent video Reece, I have Aspergers syndrome myself and I suffer from certain social skills and I also have high Anxiety but it certainly doesn't stop me from doing things. Thank you for uploading this great video. Take care

I got diagnosed in june2024 I get help you are what u are dont change anything

I was diagnosed when i was about 8. I had to do several assessments. I went to primary, which was a mainstream school where nobody knew much about autism then. I often got bullied at school. I was dragged along a playground by two pupils who I still remember today. I hate bullies. I didn't like learning in class as people were teasing me. I used to take medication for my autism as it helped me concentrate. It was called Ritalin and then one called Conserta XL, which made me feel quiet. I found it hard to do mainstream exams, so I had to sit in the classroom alone. I did get some qualifications at school.

I use a traffic light system to cope with my strees and anxieties. I have had yellow and red moments at times. I can go from yellow to red quite quickly if the situation escalates and the thing that makes me get yellow gets worse. I have been known to throw objects in the past if im angry. I always feel remorseful afterwards if I have have done something wrong in someone else's mind

Well done Reece for putting this video out there and talking about your autism. I'm lot older than you, and I have had a number of mental health issues all my life from being a small child. I will not detail all my problems, but I was diagnosed as autistic as a child and amongst other issues I suffer with extreme anxiety. Major problem I had was the fact that my parents and family gave me no support whatsoever and disowned me. Also, in that era there was no support at school and I was just treated as what they then termed a " backward child. " One good thing is that as we get older it becomes easier to manage, but I still have a lot of issues. Well, I probably said too much, so apologies for the long comment! But well done! 🙂👍

I have a passion of trains too

I have autism too. I also have ADHD as well. I think yoor video is really good to make more people aware of autism

Very well put together considering how difficult it can be to talk about something so personal

Great video! I have autism aswell!

Brilliant episode buddy 👏

Great scenic journey One of my first memories travelling on this line was in the days when some of the passenger services were class 37 hauled (many years ago now). The 17 mile climb from Blair Atholl to Druimachdar Summit had to be heard to be believed - very loud !

Nice capture Reece 👍 Always good to see a HST working

Great video. Which turbo star would you say is the best

Great video again! Enjoyed.🙂👍

So there you go. In the early 2000s the tax payer funds a multi billion pound upgrade of the WCML to allow tilting trains to run at 125, then 20 years later a failing private train operator introduces conventional trains to the route and speeds fall back again to those achieved over 20 years ago and that’s progress. Now the dogma and ideology has hit the buffers and we are in the verge of having a national train network again this ridiculous nonsense will end - surely Avanti are so in breach of contract they can be one of the first to lose their contract

Great video Reece 👍 Not sure that I would want to travel all the way from Edinburgh to Helensburgh on a 334

Good video again Reece! 👍🙂

On board 331 007 rn 😂