Newcastle to Scarborough with Transpennine Express Nova 1 and Nova 3

I wanted to try out Transpennine Express as I'd not used their trains since they'd taken delivery of their new "Nova" series.

So I decided that I could try out the Nova 1 from Newcastle to York, and then hop over to Scarborough on the Nova 3. Not only that, it meant I could take in two of the greatest stations in the UK and also get to sit on the longest bench! Oh, and there'd be time for a couple of pints at the York Tap aswell.

NOVA 1
Departure: Newcastle Central, UK
Destination: York, UK
Distance: 80 miles / 129 km
Cost: £6.00 / €7.10 advance adult standard class single with 1/3 railcard discount
Date of Travel: July 2022
Operator: Transpennine Express
Motive power: Class 802/2 Nova 1 bi-mode multiple unit (2017-2019, Hitachi)

NOVA 3
Departure: York, UK
Destination: Scarborough, UK
Distance: 42 miles / 67 km
Cost: £10.25 / €12.10 adult first class single with 1/3 railcard discount
Date of Travel: July 2022
Operator: Transpennine Express
Motive power: Class 68 locomotive (Stadler 2013-2017) and a rake of Mark 5A coaches (CAF 2017-2018)

Newcastle and York are both featured in Simon Jenkin's book "Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations"