The archive

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…

One of the pleasures of doing a First Class rover is that the long moves to the opposite end of the country become much more comfortable. Having resisted the urge to head directly for Scotland earlier in the week, it was necessary today to…

There have been times during the planning of this trip that I’ve wondered how sustainable these week-long forays into the wild are. After all, following a good few years effort and a great deal of cash, I’ve covered massive amounts of the British railway network.