The Christmas Market train is bound for Edinburgh (Image: The Railway Touring Company)

If you fancy a trip to one of the world's most famous Christmas Markets, but don't fancy getting behind the wheel to get there or cram into an already packed carriage you're in luck. And that's because a Christmas Market train is due to depart from both Newcastle and Durham next month, bound for Edinburgh, with Santa himself due to make a guest appearance.

With December now just a week away and this year's Newcastle Christmas Market in full swing now, the festive season is very much underway, whether the more bah humbug minded among you choose to accept it or not. The biggest it's been for some years and with a new location of Nelson Street welcoming stalls for the first time, the Christmas Marke

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