Euston station, the London terminus of the West Coast Mainline, is a cautionary tale of what happens when bureacracy overtakes artistry. At present, Euston is…
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Out of all the trains that have carried me to various destinations down the years, my favourite is the Class 91, which hauls passenger services…
The East Coast Mainline is arguably the UK’s most famous railway route, though like it’s companion (the West Coast Mainline), it is also arguably not…
It is a rare occasion for this meerkat to travel anywhere via Paddington station, but it is nearly always in pursuit of family gatherings and…
Few classes of train have captured the British imagination quite like the Class 43. Designed and built at a time when British railways were considered…
It is by now a near-certainty that Derrick Thomas Thiessen will respond to my posts with his usual, vapid, misleading attacks, and his by-now normal,…
Time for a prompt post people, inspired by the Merriam-Webster Word of the Day. Their word of the day today is convivial, which means ‘relating…
There’s a bunch of foods I am not fond of, and there’s a few I absolutely loathe. I have learned to tolerate some foods down…
Of all the London stations I have travelled through, Fenchurch Street should be the one I am most familiar with, yet that title belongs to…
Of all London’s grand terminals, King’s Cross is the one I am most familiar with. I used to live in Stevenage, and London-bound services from…