The Ballad of Emlyn Hughes
Posted in Railways on 1st May 2010
In a couple of weeks time, a whole string of planned events kick in which will, all being well, see me through until midsummer. So I decided that for the next couple of weekends, I'd get around the network on service trains - something which, though sometimes frustrating, was what...
The Broadsman
Posted in Railways on 24th April 2010
It's always been tricky to get to East Anglia, and that was reflected in today's early start which found me blearily trudging around Crewe station a little before 05:00. No hope of coffee at this time of day either, and with no kitchen car in the already complicated formation of...
The Yorkshire Dalesman
Posted in Railways on 17th April 2010
A cursory read back over the past few entries here seem to involve me whining increasingly about cancellations, poor sleep or other trivia. In some respects, this one won't begin any differently - partly because the Comfort Inn had assigned me one of their least comfortable rooms for the weekend...