I am now on a train from Leeds to York which is diverted via a bit of line I’ve never been on before. I am on this train because I paid good money to avoid the rail replacement bus from Leeds to Newcastle.
This train has a different example of crappy design than the previous one. The buttons to operate the loo doors are by a door to the outside. The buttons for that are close to the loo ones and are of exactly the same design.
I cannot understand how that design got through the process without it being pointed out... Then again, maybe my expectations are probably set too high.
I feel your pain - diversions on the East Coast Main Line are never fun. Well, except for me in Sunderland who gets to watch the LNER Azuma trains taking the mother of all scenic routes between Newcastle and York via the Tyne and Wear Metro lines.
Worth noting for bystanders: @feorag's route home is up the ECML, which means going through Newcastle on a Saturday night. The wildlife GENERALLY doesn't stop in first class and is usually only around for a couple of stops either side of the big city, so if you book in advance you can usually avoid the worst of the drunken hordes, but the experience can be Educational.
@etchedpixels @cstross My sister’s family is up there. I once turned up in walking boots, wrapped up in wooly hat an scarf and thick coat, because of the snow on the ground. There was some lass heading towards the market in skimpy little dress and stiletto open toes strappy shoes standing in the snow. How she didn’t lose her toes through frostbite I will never know.
PS my niece is now of a similar age and dresses similarly for a night out!
@Uilebheist I have a 15 days in two months Interrail pass I intend to start using in mid-May. Thoughts include that city with the weird transport (was that Genoa?) and a beer/funicular ride in San Marino. Know anyone who speaks Italian and is sympathetic to veganism?
Which reminds me, I need to go on a proper train journey. TGV are very comfortable etc but there's no "special entertainment" on them. (And there's this weird business that with my railcard first class tickets are almost always a lot cheaper than second class, it does feel like cheating)
@LinuxAndYarn The train I am on now, built to the same loading gauge, has two wheelchair spaces either side of a wide door. I’m sure the trolley would get through fine if one or both of them were in use.
@Feòrag @Uilebheist do you already know that in that part of the world (Emilia Romagna, I believe the cuisine in San Marino has the same issue) things like bread and potatoes by default are *not* vegetarian, nevermind vegan?
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PS my niece is now of a similar age and dresses similarly for a night out!
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Unknown parent • • •TGV are very comfortable etc but there's no "special entertainment" on them.
(And there's this weird business that with my railcard first class tickets are almost always a lot cheaper than second class, it does feel like cheating)
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Unknown parent • • •Don't know about San Marino, haven't been in years, but I suppose that's just an excuse to go back.
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