Our schedule was to take the Northern rail train from Carlisle to Newcastle.
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The objective to tick off the line and admire the views
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The problem was the heavy rain had resulted in the Pacer being completely steamed up so very limited visibility.
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Combined with sitting across from yet another dysfunctional family, the trip wasn't the pleasant experience we had planned.
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Here is the mean machine awaiting for us.......we were tempted to take the Cumbrian Coast route to Barrow but the connections back to the real world from Barrow are so poor it was dismissed