Back in my hitch-hiking days I had a lift in one of those things from Colchester to Chelmsford. Getting out was even harder than getting in. (View Post)
When I arrived in Tangier for the first time on a ferry from Gibraltar it felt like 'darkest Africa'. Three weeks later, after a long drive round the Atlas mountains and the Sahara, it felt like 'bac… (View Post)
When I try to shut down my computer a note pops up on the screen asking if I really really want to turn it off. It would be nice if the accidental downing of an air liner could be subject to a simila… (View Post)
In a second-hand bookshop in Tewksbury today I chanced upon a half-completed Ian Allen list of BR electric and diesel multiple units (c. 1968). Unfortunately they were asking £1 for it, which I consi… (View Post)