Tag Archives: railway

Couple helpless as Royal Bank of Scotland head office goes up in flames (Rousse)

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I was sitting on the concrete floor at Waverley Station, leaning against a plate glass window, when X approached me. “What are you doing here?” I demanded to know. “Shouldn’t you be at a conference in Norfolk?” X lifted me … Continue reading →

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Handbag thief victim found in possession of illegal currency (Rousse)

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Dreamaticus

I eventually worked out that my little soft blue shoulder bag had probably been stolen in York, possibly at the railway station or from the train. Wherever this incident took place, it was extremely inconvenient. Months later I was very … Continue reading →

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Government treats UK rail infrastructure “like toy train set” (Rousse)

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Dreamaticus

No wonder the railway system was in such disarray. Every time that a train needed to switch tracks, a team of men was called to lift the long lumps of metal into place by hand. The government was treating its … Continue reading →

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M is for Manchester (Rousse)

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Dreamaticus

At the meeting in Manchester B outlined a range of duties that I had not before realised were part of my role’s remit. He explained that these were bound to increase as he loosened his connection with work to explore … Continue reading →

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Tossed stone is cause of Aberdeen train tragedy (Rousse)

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Dreamaticus

It was a very long walk to Aberdeen, and well after 4pm when we reached the city centre. Our first stop was the railway station. The people waiting on the platform watched a bunch of workers busily repairing the track. … Continue reading →

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Friday night in the caravan (Rousse)

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Dreamaticus

This was the most depressing of Friday nights. We were packed into a static caravan the size of a railway carriage, not far from Quartermile. I’d been here before when it had been used as emergency accommodation for undergraduates at … Continue reading →

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Dolly Parton and a Swiss rail travel mishap (Rousse)

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Dreamaticus

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 … Continue reading →

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Poisonous gas leak at Edinburgh Waverley (Rousse)

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Dreamaticus

I was only meant to pop out for twenty minutes to pick up the bread that had been baked for us on Inverleith Row. Unfortunately I forgot my route home and ended up at Waverley railway station instead. I was … Continue reading →

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JK Rowling bakes a mean meringue (Rousse)

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Dreamaticus

This is the tale of the day that JK Rowling and I finally secured our friendship. It didn’t start well… BR scolded me. He couldn’t understand why I thought it acceptable to walk the length of the railway line completely … Continue reading →

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Dress designer and academic set off on secret mission by EasyJet (Rousse)

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Dreamaticus

MSB and I set off on our secret mission to Russia by EasyJet. Our challenge was to retrieve the sky blue C90 cassette tape and return it intact to the UK. We ignored our Macedonian intern’s fears that we’d never … Continue reading →

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