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Trains

Broken down train at Stratford

January 19, 2010

Our train our of London broke down half way to Stratford this evening, and a 30-minute journey turned into a two and a half hour slog on three trains, stopping at almost every station on the line.

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Compound complications

September 17, 2009

A fallen tree, which should have been removed long before, causes serious delays and, a day later, a suicide on the line means a day spent working from home.

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Broken down train

January 14, 2009

A broken down train holding us up this morning. Not mine – another one some way ahead, causing queues at Shenfield. I know it’s been cold, but if countries like Canada and Sweden can manage to run the trains, why can’t we?

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Steam returns to British rails

February 11, 2008

Just as France is rolling out the AGV, British enthusiasts are set to put steam back on track as they complete an 18-year project to build Britain’s first new steam train in half a century.

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Our beansprouts are stunted
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Chitting potatoes… at last
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