ALR06/02 Day Three - Way Out West
Posted in Railways on 11th October 2006
This morning I faced the earliest start of the week. Dragging myself out of the warm hotel room into the damp, dark streets of Aberdeen was not easy. Hit by a distinctly wintery nip in the Northern air too on my way to the station. The place was almost deserted,...
ALR06/02 Day Two - Sea to Shining Sea
Posted in Railways on 10th October 2006
Day two's proposition was to head out West, before recrossing Scotland and ending up on the East coast. Despite a fairly leisurely start to the day, set off early in order to have coffee in my favourite spot on Renfield Street - lots of memories here, where I began to...
ALR06/02 Day One - Ayrshire Again - A Case of Deja Vu?
Posted in Railways on 9th October 2006
Never attempt to cover track in anger. Just like last time it seemed like the first day was going to fall apart - this time at the very first hurdle. My determination to cover the 'missing link' between Kilmarnock and Ayr - so short, but so annoyingly missed on the...