It was Dolly Parton’s fault that I lost the train. I was out on the platform looking for her when the carriage doors slammed shut and the train pulled away. Of course, it should not have done so without its full quota of passengers, and the others who were stranded were just as upset as me.

The station staff did their best for us. The most likely solution to get me home to the UK from Switzerland would be to travel south to either Geneva or Lyon, and catch a flight from there.