A Long Way Round
Posted in Railways on 21st July 2007
Out of bed feeling grumpy and apprehensive. Checking the National Rail site last night I spotted that the service was still suspended between Bristol and Gloucester, but that a bus service was planned. This morning the buses had disappeared, but services were still running from Birmingham to the north. The...
Antediluvian Peds
Posted in Railways on 20th July 2007
My summer weekend off crept up on me rather unexpectedly this year. Since I wasn't attending a conference this summer, and also because my planned railtour this coming Sunday was cancelled due to low bookings, I'd all but forgotten the trip to York and the tickets for the Minehead to...
Twenties Plenty
Posted in Railways on 14th July 2007
Despite a miserable and damp morning it felt good to be going somewhere today. After news of yet another tour cancellation next week, and more work-related strangeness I needed something to work out - and happily today ran pretty smoothly. I'd tried to plan a few hours at the Barrow...