Posts Tagged: Trains

On the train, flying north. A pocket full of electronic books, a window full of misty countryside. The window wins.

I’m on the train. I emphasise the train as when I was a child this was the train. The train runs from Bletchley to Bedford, stopping at two of the villages I grew up in. My Grandparents lived in Bedford, and so when I went to visit them I’d travel along this line. My bike would… Continue Reading ›

I caught the train to Brighton from London the other day and was struck by the Victorian design that one sees on this journey. Ironically, despite its name, Victoria Station is the least Victorian-feeling part of the trip. Victoria is a very average station, not a Victorian masterpiece like St Pancras with its amazing glass… Continue Reading ›