Commute

  • Train Blues

    For the third time in a month my train doesn’t get any further south than Lancaster on it’s route to Manchester Airport, its scheduled stop. Why? Because they don’t have enough train drivers. Really TransPennine Express? Really? Lucky for me I only go as far as Lockerbie…   Continue reading

  • Trains

    At least the trains have started to run again. Storm Frank has a lot to answer for. When it made the viaduct at Lammington unsafe, it also made my commute to the Big City that bit longer, which meant earlier starts in the morning, and later finishes in the evening. It also curtailed my writing… Continue reading