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almostwitty ([personal profile] almostwitty) wrote2007-12-10 10:07 am

On the slow train to glasgow

I appear to be on the inaugural transpennine slow train to glasgow replacing virgin cross country.

all the fluffy bunny marketing ladies in branded baseball caps, glossy magazines reminding you of the rebranding to FIRST TRANSPENNINE EXPRESS and non scottish conductors wearing kilts handing out free scottish shortbread cant disguise the fact i am stuck on a commuter train with very few facilities stopping at every tiny station in the north west all the way to glasgow. For the next four hours.

at least virgin trains had a power socket and on board shop.

[identity profile] pennywren.livejournal.com 2007-12-10 10:31 am (UTC)(link)
Oh dear, that sounds depressing on several levels! I hope you make it to Glasgow with your sanity in tact!

[identity profile] evilfen.livejournal.com 2007-12-10 02:04 pm (UTC)(link)
why no more virgin?
i always froze on their trains!!

[identity profile] lips-of-tragedy.livejournal.com 2007-12-10 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
They lost the franchise, in the same way GNER lost theirs to National Express.