This week, the railway has been participating in practice sessions to prepare for the new Britain that will fully emerge from the Brexit process at the end of this year. We all recognise that it is important to be ready for a new, independent future. Britain will be a sovereign nation again for the first … Continue reading Get Ready For Brexit
Yesterday I worked at the one railway station that I really don’t like. No one really likes going there, punters and staff alike. It’s old, dark, dingy, in a slightly dodgy part of town and the bicycle rack is used as a public lavatory. And it’s by far and away the most popular choice of … Continue reading End of the Line
All AboardYesterday, I rode the train. This wouldn’t normally be news - I work on he railways and have been riding trains almost daily for years. But yesterday, I rode one for the first time in a while. I’d not been on a train since mid March. It was a little eerie. I was the … Continue reading
A Day In The LifeThis week I have just two shifts at work on the railways. One of them was this morning. I saw barely a soul. The car park, normally full, had just one vehicle parked up. And that was mine. I sold just one ticket, to someone who almost certainly isn’t supposed to … Continue reading
This is the busiest time of day at a reasonably busy station, within commute range of London. You’d expect dozens of people at the station on both platforms. But it’s a ghost town. I saw just one person in the booking hall all day. A passerby hoping - in vain - to use the toilet.
All Quiet On The Western FrontWe are war with a virus. It all seems awfully quiet for a war. I turned up to work for my one and only shift of the week. And afternoon turn. Just one person approached my window in the seven hours I was open. A local day return ticket was … Continue reading
The Night RivieraAbout 18 months ago I set off to London Paddington station to climb aboard the Night Riviera Sleeper. There’s two sleeper services in the UK. The Caledonian, which serves London to Scotland and the Night Riviera which connects London to the South West. I made this video at the time, but didn’t share … Continue reading
The Mexile 