The East Lancs Champion - Day Two

Posted in Railways on 16th May 2010

I checked out of the quiet and pleasant, but rather chaotic Union Hotel rather early. Not because of the hotel, but because I've grown to really appreciate seeing towns on Sunday mornings. Sadly, there was nowhere in Penzance at 8am to sit and watch the world go by with a...

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The East Lancs Champion - Day One

Posted in Railways on 15th May 2010

As the very wise Aidan Moffat once sang "It was the first big weekend of the summer..." and as I made my way up to Crewe yesterday, via an uncharacteristic battle at the hotel, I couldn't help but feel that this was something of special event. It hadn't been a...

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Making Political Capital

Posted in Railways on 8th May 2010

The most important thing today was getting up on time! After last week's unnerving catastrophe I was concerned only to be at the station in good time. Having had a fairly weird end to my week with an all-nighter watching Election results trickle in followed by a very strange day...

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