ALR06/02 Day Five - Friday 13th at the 13th Note
Posted in Railways on 13th October 2006
Today started with an unusual occurrence on my travels - a bus journey not only planned but welcomed. I'd noted some odd bus connections in the timetable linking Hull Paragon and Barton-on-Humber, south of the river. The bus linked into a departure for Grimsby Town which was the perfect positioning...
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,...