I'd tell you where I went today but I can't pronounce 'Llanwyrtd'
Posted in Railways on 9th February 2004
Finally, after years of trying to find the time, the right route and the right ticket, the stars aligned. Since I had one more day of my long weekend, I decided to have another try at the Heart of Wales line which thwarted me at the beginning of the year. ...
Ah! Bicester
Posted in Railways on 7th February 2004
In desperately looking for something to do today, I discovered last night that a Cheap Day Return to Bicester Town was available for the very reasonable sum of GBP 16.00. So, this morning I set out on the 0915 as far as Didcot Parkway. It was a really lovely morning,...
Ice-creams, eggs, breads....
Posted in Railways on 6th February 2004
More hastily booked leave today and Monday. Hadn't really planned much beyond using the remaining day of my Rover ticket. Set out late for Bristol, and hopped onto the 1252 for Brighton behind 31454. Lots of conversation on board about our experiences at Southwick a couple of weeks back. Interesting...