Move the station, move the landmark, build relations, build a carpark...

Posted in Railways on 3rd March 2007

It's been a long day. For the first time in a long time I've been out on service trains rather than on organised railtours. I really enjoy the time I spend anonymously using the railway network - the opportunities to people-watch, the ever-changing scenery and most of all the chance...

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The Bard

Posted in Railways on 17th February 2007

I'd completely forgotten this tour in the preparation for last weeks jaunt. A couple of weeks ago I checked my calendar and noted that in fact this was on the 17th February and not March as I'd for some reason been convinced. With a difficult transport situation presently down here...

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Homeward Bound

Posted in Railways on 12th February 2007

With a heavy heart checked out of my hotel and prepared for my train home. Time for breakfast and a chance to watch the city go by first though, in my old haunt on Renfield Street and via a walk around George Square. All too soon I was on board...

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