Summary

1 Virgin West Coast the best TOC followed by FGW and Virgin East Coast

2 Worst has to be Northern I'm afraid, they try hard but are stuck with vintage stock

3 Best Station visited has to be Kings Cross followed by Glasgow Central

4 Worst station Birmingham New Street followed by Snow Hill...dismal

5 Best staff interaction...FGW in the dining car, followed by the greater Anglia guard on the Cambridge run and the guys in Leeds who did the reservations

6 Worst staff interaction....Wakefield Westgate booking office and the northern driver at Westgate also

7 Best leg of the trip......Yarmouth and back on the 37s closely followed by FGW to Newton Abbot

8 Worst leg of the trip...Carlisle to Newcastle, steamed up and the family from hell as neighbours

That's all folks.