Holiday Haulage
Posted in Railways on 19th July 2008
Summer brings with it few advantages to those of us who live in the south west. Clogged roads, empty supermarket shelves and crowds moving sluggishly around our town centres are all we have to look forward to for the next few weeks. However, for the the railway enthusiast things are...
Crossing the Country in Style
Posted in Railways on 18th July 2008
A brief photographic update courtesy of Crosscountry today. Heard yesterday that one of their refurbished power cars was due for release. A swift check today indicated it would work 9V65 12:05 Edinburgh to Plymouth. It duly did so, and I arrived home from work in time to wander down to...
Where Are We Going?
Posted in Railways on 12th July 2008
Decided to head for London today, with the intention of covering one of the shuttle services to Birmingham International which Virgin Trains are providing during the extended blockade on the West Coast Main Line. So, down to the station for the familiar 05:50 departure which was uncharacteristically late. This meant...