The best Glasgow-London rail route via Edinburgh is... ?

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The pricing structure on Anglo-Scottish journeys allows for an Edinburgh stopover (Getty/iStock)

Q I live in Glasgow. Next Monday I have a meeting in Edinburgh. I will then travel from Edinburgh to London. If I get a Glasgow-London return but go via Edinburgh and stop for a couple of hours, would that be OK? Or do I need to book as two journeys?

Andrew S

A The odd pricing structure on Anglo-Scottish journeys means you can enjoy flexibility in abundance on the trip you propose. As with a lot of places that happen to be quite a long way from London, the rules on travel from Scotland’s two busiest cities are helpfully vague. Baked in to the fares structure is the arcane principle known as “Any Permitted Route” – the notion that a journey from A to B and back can be routed via C, D, E and all stations to Z.