Western Ho!
Posted in Railways on 23rd June 2007
A strange week, and a quiet weekend. Seemed like a sensible idea to take advantage of events on my doorstep. Walked to Springfield Road Crossing, and exercised my right to use the public right of way. No harassment this time, happily! D1015 'Western Champion' heads for Cornwall ...
ALR07 Day Seven - A Watery Ending
Posted in Railways on 15th June 2007
After a very comfortable night at the Alexandra, I felt fully prepared for the day's journey. However things almost got off to a bad start when the hotel staff refused to let me check out! The Night Porter had explained that their computers weren't on yet, and was about to...
ALR07 Day Six - A West Highland Fling
Posted in Railways on 14th June 2007
A couple of years back I arrived at Fort William, and having travelled for hours without a break somehow lost my nerve. The remainder of the trip to Mallaig seemed to take me impossibly far out of civilisation, and the sight of shops and supermarkets and the silent class 37...