ALR06 Day Seven - Homeward Bound via the Hope Valley
Posted in Railways on 14th May 2006
The last day of a rover is never easy. In the past I've tried a few tactics - erring on the side of caution and coming home on day six in order to use the last day as a bonus, or planning some elaborate route which has gone belly up...
ALR06 Day Six - Pilgrim's Progress
Posted in Railways on 13th May 2006
The Merchants Hotel on a Friday night is a strange place to be. Tucked away up on the top floor, beside a supposedly 'Private' exit I was disturbed by a constant traffic of people coming and going, shouting at each other, and from the scenes of carnage and blood-soaked tissue...
ALR06 Day Five - Sardines to Skegness
Posted in Railways on 12th May 2006
In the event we rolled into Edinburgh just after 01:00, and once I'd seen that 90040 was waiting to lead us forward to Euston, I must have fallen asleep. I awoke somewhere around Weaver Junction with a splitting headache. Spent the next couple of hours trying to doze fitfully, and...