ALR06/02 Day Four - Eastern Promises Kept
Posted in Railways on 12th October 2006
Had an excellent night of sleep in Newcastle, and was loathe to get up and started on the day's itinerary. I reminded myself that the journey was the whole point of my trip, and reluctantly readied myself for an early start. Down to the station - only really a few...
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...