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Tag Archives: railway
Owl attack at railway station (Rousse)
My companion decided to take the shortest route to the platform opposite, and stepped down onto the railway track. I considered this far too dangerous a move. I instead climbed the iron steps and walked over the bridge. The savage … Continue reading
Failed seduction in a Birmingham bedsit (Rousse)
Even though I vowed to him that I would never stray from the arms of TPR, my father’s cousin did his clumsy best to seduce me. His attachment to a thin ornamental walking cane – supposedly a support for his … Continue reading
A return to work after lockdown (Rousse)
After months of coronavirus lockdown, we were let back on to campus. I followed AD and LK along the corridor to my office. There we found a couple of admin staff using the room for a meeting. It didn’t take … Continue reading
A failed rail journey to Northfield (Rousse)
The young woman and I left the Chil gig and walked to the small railway station. Our journey home should have been straightforward, but we missed one train because we weren’t paying attention to the platform announcements, another because we … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, centre, Chil, engineer, gig, media, Oxford, rail, railway, Small Heath, station, train
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Morpeth train disaster (Rousse)
Whatever the reason that TPR stepped onto the platform at Morpeth, when he attempted to rejoin the service he accidentally climbed into the carriage of a different northbound train – non-stop to Pitlochry! I screamed at him to disembark, but … Continue reading
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Tagged carriage, east coast, Edinburgh, LNER, Morpeth, Pitlochry, platform, railway, stranded, TPR, train
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Unwelcome sister interference in matters of the heart (Rousse)
I had my suspicions that sixth form sweethearts G and JB had called it a day on their long marriage. That GB was a single man at last was confirmed when JB mentioned her ‘new partner’ to me. I headed … Continue reading
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Tagged art, blackhouse, burgundy, chase, curl, dress, ex-husband, friend, heart, interference, jumper, marriage, matters, matters of the heart, Nicola, night, offer, partner, practise, railway, rejection, river, romance, silver, single, sister, steam, tightrope, TPR, train, trainee, university, walker
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The most renowned wedding photographer in Sunderland (Rousse)
Saturdays in Sunderland meant only one thing: brides! The local photographer was famous for his 2pm multi-bride shots staged under a railway bridge. Brides travelled from all across the north east of England to join the mass photo shoot, conveniently … Continue reading
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Tagged bridal, bride, bridge, ceremony, England, famous, north east, photographer, railway, reception, renown, Saturday, spectacle, Sunderland, wedding
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Christmas and Lindtt chocolates in Nottingham (Rousse)
In Nottingham AN interrupted the overweight yellow Harris Tweed clad waitresses as they gossiped about their boss’ complicated love life. “Do you serve lunch on Christmas Day?’ she asked. I was aghast that the idea of not preparing the festive … Continue reading
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Tagged affair, boss, chocolate, Christmas, Christmas Day, connection, drink, family, festive, Harris, invitation, Lindtt, love, lunch, meal, Nottingham, railway, station, train, tweed, waitress, yellow
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Thieving World Cup football fans (Rousse)
I was pleased that the meeting was called in Corbridge because it was an easy ride back from there to Edinburgh. I checked the old-fashioned departure board at the railway station and confirmed my plan to catch the 13:45 service … Continue reading
Weymouth from air and shoreline (Rousse)
The flight was not full so we all had plenty of space in the cabin. TPR kept switching seats, mainly for the best views from angle of the plane. When I saw Weymouth from the air for the first time … Continue reading
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