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Can I get round all of Scotland's 7 cities IN A DAY with ScotRail, picking up a souvenir in each?!

SteveMarsh

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I've created The ScotRail Challenge - are you up for giving it a go as well?

To complete the challenge you must:
Visit every city in Scotland (in any order)
Leave the train in each city and buy a souvenir
Use ScotRail services only
Complete the challenge start to finish on the same day

What could possibly go wrong? :) Join me on the inaugural attempt!

I gave this one a go on Tuesday 19th April 2022. My ticket details are shown below:

Dundee to Edinburgh 06:02/07:36 £9.30
Edinburgh to Glasgow 08:15/09:07 £16.10
Glasgow to Stirling 09:41/10:13 £9.10
Stirling to Perth 11:11/11:41 £9.10
Perth to Inverness 13:14/15:22 £13.10
Inverness to Aberdeen 17:14/19:38 £9.80
Aberdeen to Dundee 20:49/21:56 £9.80
TOTAL TICKET PRICE £76.30

Music courtesy of epidemicsound.com
'Maps' by August Wilhelmsson

Map courtesy of Network Rail

Hi, I’m Steve. I am a travel reviewer and post my trip reports here on YouTube. I pay for my own travel and produce my own videos. If you have any questions about my journeys or travel advice in general, please drop me a comment - I do read every single one. I’d also love to hear any recommendations you may have for future content, or why not challenge me to try something a little out of the ordinary! If you are looking to collaborate on any type of project, I’d love to hear from you - email me your ideas and hopefully we can work together in the future.

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20 Comments

@steve-marsh Creator 4 years ago Pinned

Whaaaaat!? Her Majesty has just made my video look very out-of-date after little over a month! Welcome to the club Dunfermline, looks like I have some planning to do…

@shaunbrown1983 4 years ago

Hi Steve, I was the conductor on your Stirling to Perth train who was worried you were trying to get off at Bridge of Allan! Great to have you on board and showcasing the railway. All the best. :)

@DavidPeacock1972 4 years ago

I have a confession to make. Amongst loving your videos and missing Scotland like crazy, I also tune in to listen to the music you choose. Absolutly beautiful music to acompany the videos.

@Chelmervalleyhigh 4 years ago

Loved every minute, a great combination of beautiful Scottish countryside, sunny weather and trains. Steve you must be due an award for services to Scottish tourism!

@shreeplays4758 1 year ago

1:21 props to that Scottish kid doing the Naruto run 🤣

@grendel_nz 3 years ago (edited)

Back in ~1986/7, there was a special Rail Day with a rover ticket for £5 go anywhere. It was green topped.
We started at Dundee station and did the loop to Perth, up to Inverness, a stop off in Nairn, then on to Aberdeen and back to Dundee late at night. It was great, busy and exhausting. Well Done ScotRail. Not sure they repeated the experience as they were overwhelmed by demand :) great way to see Scotland.

@bruinschiefs1 4 years ago

The Stirling, Perth, Inverness and Aberdeen stations bring back memories of my visit as an 18 year old in 2000. The scenery between Stirling and Inverness is not something I will ever forget. I spent 5 months in Scotland. Inverness, Aberfoyle, Aviemore and Aberdeen. The only memory of Queen St is a run from the taxi ranks to the platform to catch the train to Inverness.

@steven_84_182 2 years ago

I come back to this classic every now and then! Great work, Steve.

@AymanTravelTransport 4 years ago

As someone who aims to travel to every city in the UK, this is exactly my kind of challenge; props to you for actually doing it!

@erinmcgrathejm4985 4 years ago

Hey Steve! I imagine Geoff Marshall is going to be someone that will take up your challenge! 😆

@stevewest6133 2 years ago

Two things learned from this video, as an American who hopes to visit Scotland.
1) The train looks quite convenient. I'm considering not renting a car. That would ease a huge concern, as I wasn't looking forward to driving on the left side!
2) The countryside is forested. I pictured all of Scotland looking like Skye, with rocky short grass highlands, barren of any trees.

@pairsay 3 years ago

Pitlochry was easily the most stunning leg - lovely part of the world

@PS3GamingScotland 4 years ago

This was such a brilliant idea for a video. I really enjoyed the beautiful shots and music. Isn't Scotland beautiful? Great video!

@curtbonnell4308 3 years ago

You are a braver man than me. I would never even leave the station when I have a connection, unless I had hours.

@monkeymagic4555 4 years ago

Love inverness fantastic place best city in Scotland in my eyes :)

@EpicSpeed5222 3 years ago (edited)

Dundee to Edinburgh: Class 158

Edinburgh to Glasgow: Class 385

Glasgow to Stirling: Class 43 Inter7city

Stirling to Perth: Class 170

Perth to Inverness: Class 43 inter7city

Inverness to Aberdeen: Class 43 inter7city

Aberdeen to Dundee; Class 43 inter7city

@ashdonhusky703 4 years ago

hahaha i watched this and as a dundonian i was thinking "here on eart hare you gonna get something dundee at 10pm???? this is impossible!" racking my brain of all the shops i thought you could get something ..... then i saw the marmalade and i laughed so hard xD

Fantastic job! i think i need to go explore for myself now, this has wetted my appetite for adventure!

@okeesmokee6658 3 years ago (edited)

My wife and I took the train up from Manchester to Edinburgh - our first trip to Scotland (from the States). Coming out of Waverly is magical from that first experience. Edinburgh is still my favorite city - great video - thanks. Touring the City Chambers is Glasgow is a must do for first time travelers - a masterpiece of a building.