We traveled first class with TransPennine Express to Glasgow to try the menu.
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A new listing has been launched on direct train services from Bolton to Glasgow and Edinburgh. We traveled first class with TransPennine Express from Bolton to Glasgow to try the menu. The new 'West Coast Kitchen' is available daily on services between Manchester/Liverpool to Cumbria and Scotland. Complimentary food and alcohol are provided to all first class ticket holders.
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The new 'West Coast Kitchen' is available daily on services between Manchester/Liverpool to Cumbria and Scotland.
Complimentary food and alcohol are provided to all first class ticket holders.
For those traveling before 11am, breakfast includes omelettes on a fluffy white roll, and a Highland breakfast including Lorne Scottish sausage, black pudding, back bacon, frittata and baked beans.
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A vegetarian breakfast is also available, including vegetarian sausage, baby spinach, cherry tomatoes, cannellini beans in tomato sauce and potato cake.
Lighter options include buttered croissants or porridge.
For the rest of the day, food options include mac and cheese, cauliflower curry potatoes, vegetarian sausage rolls and more on weekdays, and roast dinner options on weekends.
Options alternate between two menus weekly, so regular travelers can choose different options.
A selection of soft and alcoholic drinks, including tea, coffee and lemonade, as well as complimentary Sauvignon Blanc, Malbec, Rosé and beer, are included.
Once you arrive in Glasgow, you'll find yourself right in the city centre, in the center of Glasgow – just a stone's throw from the city's famous Buchanan Street shopping center and the Gallery of Modern Art, home to the famous conical statue of the Duke of Wellington.
A little further is the city's famous cemetery and cathedral, the oldest cathedral on the Scottish mainland.
Getting around Glasgow is easy, with the city's underground system and rail network providing frequent and affordable travel between key landmarks – including Kelvingrove Art Gallery in the city's vibrant West End.
While the gallery is usually home to Salvador Dalí's sculpture of Christ of St. John of the Cross, disappointed visitors are currently faced with a sign telling them the work will return in July 2024, as it is on loan to the Dalí Theater Museum in Spain.
The bustling West End also has a range of lively bars and restaurants.
Those who want to enjoy a view of the River Kelvin can head for a drink at the Inn Deep – where pints start from £4.50 – before heading to Paesano Pizza for food.
Other attractions in the charming city include the stunning buildings of the UK's fourth oldest university, the University of Glasgow, and the city's Riverside Museum, which showcases the history of transport.
Once you've finished, leave some room for your complimentary evening meal and drinks on your return journey to Preston.
First class tickets between Preston and Glasgow Central range from approximately £50-£60 per adult each way without applying the Railcard, which offers a third discount.
Using a split ticket site can provide cheaper prices for the same flight – so be sure to shop around to get the best deal.
Catherine O’Brien, director of customer experience and transformation at TransPennine Express, said: “We are delighted to be able to offer an even more enhanced catering service to customers.
“We now have twice as many stewards on each train and this allows for a very special first class service while someone else can pass through the train and make sales from the carriage versus in-seat service.
“We are very pleased and delighted to be partnering with Rail Gourmet UK who are our catering provider and have created an additional 30 jobs in the North of England alongside this project.
“It's great to be able to partner with communities along the range to be able to offer hyper-local products that fit our community approach as well.”
