If you have ants in your pen, they're Pen's Ants. Or maybe they're just pirates. But not Pittsburgh…read morePirates, because they don't play that sport in this part of the world. Penzance railway station is the end of the line - and a very long line at that. If you're coming in from Bristol or even London, this is your final Terminus. Which is weird because there's plenty of land west of here that isn't really covered. My visits to Penzance (2 by rail, 1 by road) have been mystical and memorable. It's beautiful down here and it feels like the end of the world. Penzance is very much worth a visit. A port town and an old Cornish town. It's a lovely little town and it has a nice and definitely adequate railway station. I'll probably keep coming here in future as well, and will bring people here with me in future. It has a beautiful large red roof and looks like a much bigger station than you'd expect in a smaller town like Penzance. It is the southernmost station in the UK. The longest direct train in the UK is Aberdeen to Penzance which can take over 14 hours and takes more than 12 at the best of times. See, the UK is a little bigger than you thought? And you know what else is bigger than you thought? Yeah.

It's probably easier being an end of the line station (as this station has been for over 150 years…read morenow!). There is only one direction in and one direction out. This makes for quite a simple station, which I bet is appreciated by travelers. Certainly beats the chaos of a city station. Great location, as you pull into Penzance, alongside the sea, with St Michael's mount in the distance. Its's certainly a prime location with the sea one side and the main shopping street on the other. Plenty of parking around too. If you want to keep your eye open for a train, a nearby hotel has a webcam that points out onto the station platforms.

This is a lovely little handy station for travelling in Cornwall. Small, but there are tables and…read morebenches around and hanging baskets of flowers. Someone has made an effort here. The station café is quite nice too. Can't imagine there is another place so small, this far from London, that has so many services to London. I had never heard of St Erth before having to change here, but it has a really good website (http://www.st-erth.co.uk/home.html) (putting the nearby popular holiday destinations to shame) and the people living here seem to really like it. I do find having to change here annoying mind you, when travelling between 2 bigger towns, but that's the way the rail is set up in this part of the world.

I know where most of the Modern Family characters were born, but where was Camborne?…read more This is a great railway station in Camborne not far from Redruth, and I've been here twice, both times when on holiday down in the South West of England, which is what most people come down here for, if you don't live here or have family here. It's a lovely part of the country and it's a lovely little town, and it's a great railway station as well. Actually one of the better ones in the county. It feels more rural and rugged than some stations, a little bit more in the middle of nowhere, but it's a pretty major station and some of the trains that stop here actually continue on all the way to Birmingham and Leeds and Manchester and even Scotland.

My old key isn't working... I think I need a Newquay…read more Newquay is the last stop on the line if you want to come up, or rather down, here for a seaside holiday. The station has a lot of good memories for me, as does the city and when you're around here make sure you try some fish and chips and enjoy this little, newer English station. I just wish it was on the cliffs and by the sea in the surfing capital of the UK. But it's great.

Basic railway station as it's the end of the line but serves it's purpose by bringing holiday…read moremakers. Platform 1 is the only platform. Right in the middle of town so not far to walk to the beach or hotel. Has a cafe & a BK right outside. Beside an Asda store also so you can pick up provisions if on a long trip home.

You haven't rowed until you've rowed on the Thames in Oxford. That's the only True Row…read more Truro is a lovely little windswept train station down in the southwest and actually gets a pretty decent amount of traffic, especially considering it's in a part of the country that doesn't get a lot of people. I love coming to Truro railway station and it's a lovely little town. Also if you need to get to Falmouth then this is where you would change trains after coming down from Bristol.

Truro Railway station is locaed in the south west of england, and is operated by First Great…read moreWestern trains. Services are run by First Great Western, Crosscountry, and South West Trains. Services run to the North East With Crosscountry trians, and the North West with a change at Birmingham New Street. There are plenty of services running from the station, with local services stopping at St ausell, and Redruth. Crosscountry trains have a limited service as most trains only stop at the large towns and cities, however there are infreqent services which stop here. The station is located towards the west of the town, and has a ticket office to purchue tickets to all stations in the uk.

Not a particularly handy station location, being 15 minutes walk out of town. The fact there is a…read morepub outside is the sole redeeming factor. Well that and a warmish place to wait at the station too.

Love 'em or hate 'em, it doesn't matter. First Great Western, you continue to exist no matter what…read morewe, your passengers, think of you. Perhaps I don't ride your rails as often as Mathew O., who buys monthly tickets, and I haven't had a calamity nearly as bad as Leon C, who was delayed several hours. But in the last few months, I feel that I've gotten to know you just a bit. Riding from Reading into London/Paddington at least twice a month in the last six months, a few "short" journeys from Reading to West Drayton and a vacation trip out to Bath, I've been able to contrast and compare the long runs to the short runs, the Mark 3 coaches to the Class 165's. A shout out to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Great_Western! Consistently, the trains are as clean as you can expect for something in heavy use. The stations are well maintained and clean (though the lack of rubbish bins drives me nuts). The ticket barriers usually work, though not consistently enough that I can skip buying a ticket. The crews are polite and deferential when they pass through checking tickets. But the most important requirements of any train system are timeliness. scheduling and comfort: - On timeliness, I award you a B+, as my 60 or so trips have never been delayed more than a few minutes. Even in the rain, my longest run was never more than 15 minutes late (though on a 25 mile trip, that's saying something). - On comfort, I award a B. While the seats are clean, on the 165's, they are usually too close together for a 6 foot tall American to sit comfortably and I end up at an angle taking up two seats. On the class 3's, I usually do okay at least for the shorter journeys. - On schedule, I award an A-. The London to Reading routes are very popular and there are *always* trains. We are fortunate to never have a "last train of the night" as they run out to Swansea and Cardiff and Weston-super-Mare all day and all night. I have, however, been stuck on the "local" at midnight, a journey that usually takes 25 minutes that was extended to 52 minutes for stops at all and sundry between London and Reading. So for you, FGW, I award three stars. You are A-OK and we Readingers (Readingites? Readingees? Readers?) are fortunate to have you.

In my travels west of. London and Heathrow then back, FGW is the line of choice. Ive not attempted…read morea sleeper car or first class but the normal/average rider spaces are ok. It's a bit on the worn, older side but it suffices. Some cars there's no space for luggage so you just have to hold it tight. Definitely beats paying way more for a taxi or cab if time isnt of the most critical importance.