#londoneuston — Public Fediverse posts

Get Domino’s Pizza delivered to your London – Scotland train seat! http://dlvr.it/TV9QfT #London #LondonEuston #Lumo #Network

HS2 Euston tunnel gets Brunel Blue Plaque http://dlvr.it/TTxq51 #HS2 #Infrastructure #London #LondonEuston

Winners of the weekly railway photo competition http://dlvr.it/TTx3lK #LocoStop #LondonEuston #Lumo #NorthYorkshireMoorsRailway

Avanti West Coast to serve Eton Mess to First Class passengers http://dlvr.it/TTj21V #AvantiWestCoast #London #LondonEuston #Midlands

Ferried Across

I took another ferry back from Holyhead to Dublin last night. The outbound journey was via Irish Ferries but I returned on the Stena Line. I left Holyhead at 22.15 and arrived at the Ferry Terminal at Dublin Port at 1.45am. I was a bit unsure what it would be like on such a late-night trip but the trip was uneventful. I’d had a very tiring day getting to Holyhead so I toyed with the idea of sitting in the bar and having a few drinks, but I thought better of that. Instead I found a quiet corner in one of the lounges where there was a bench seat, and managed to stretch out enough to get about an hour’s sleep.

I think quite a few passengers had booked cabins for the crossing. I didn’t think it was worth doing that for less than four hours aboard, but I will consider that next time I take a late-night ferry. There’s not much to see out of the window in the dark!

The disadvantage of being a foot passenger on these ferries is that you have to wait until all the people with vehicles have disembarked before getting a bus back to the terminal building, which adds about 30 minutes to the time. Anticipating the probability that I would be knackered topo fed up to try getting home by public transport with all my luggage in the early hours of the morning, I had booked a taxi to meet me at 1.45, the scheduled arrival time, but I didn’t actually meet the driver until after 2am. Sitll, I got home to Maynooth quickly and was tucked up in bed by 3am. I had to open all the windows as the house was very stuffy, but other than that all was well.

While I was staying in London I took a few trips by train here and there, most of them very shambolic. All the direct trains from London Paddington to Oxford were cancelled, so passengers had to get on very overcrowded trains that went through Oxford to other destinations. To get back to London I used a train to Marylebone which I didn’t know existed. It was slow, but got me back.

With these problems in mind I took an earlier train from Euston to Holyhead than I originally intended. I’m glad I decided that because even the earlier train was delayed by > 45 minutes leaving Euston. Worse, some other trains goint to Manchester and beyond were cancelled so passengers were advised to get on the train I was on and change at Crewe or Chester. The seat reservations weren’t working so the result was a very sweaty overcrowded train with standing room only, at least until Chester where many people got off. The uncomfortable journey made me break a 195-day blogging streak as I just couldn’t be bothered even when I got a seat. Instead I just relaxed and looked out of the window as we travelled along the coast of North Waves.

My train from Holyhead to London was delayed by over an hour as was the train back yesterday. The upshot of all that is that I get a 100% refund of the fare for the entire journey so it was effectively free (if you don’t count the cost of the stress and discomfort).

Anyway, this trip was my first experience of ferry+train to the UK and back. My summary of the experience is “Ferry Good, Train Bad”.

Train named to celebrate next year’s Invictus Games http://dlvr.it/TTRxgm #Class350 #LondonEuston #LondonNorthwesternRailway #Network

Transport Secretary takes inspiration from Japan Bullet Trains for HS2 http://dlvr.it/TTMm6X #CountyDurham #HS2 #Japan #LondonEuston

Lumo gives passengers blue ice pops as they board train from London to Stirling http://dlvr.it/TTMN24 #London #LondonEuston #Lumo #Network

London Euston, Manchester, Birmingham and Liverpool trains to be affected by wire damage http://dlvr.it/TSRKCz #Birmingham #Liverpool #London #LondonEuston

London Euston, Manchester, Birmingham and Liverpool trains to be affected by wire damage http://dlvr.it/TSRHw9 #Birmingham #Liverpool #London #LondonEuston

New hub opens at London Euston to support station users http://dlvr.it/TRx6QF #AvantiWestCoast #London #LondonEuston #Network

New hub opens at London Euston to support station users http://dlvr.it/TRx5LN #AvantiWestCoast #London #LondonEuston #Network

First look at Lumo’s Class 222 trains as Lancashire HQ is launched http://dlvr.it/TRfNbt #Alstom #LondonEuston #Lumo #Network

Major disruption to London Euston trains as fire brigade attend incident http://dlvr.it/TQfb7t #Disruption #London #LondonEuston #Network

Seats available on empty stock train from Crewe to Euston in March http://dlvr.it/TPz9mP #Crewe #London #LondonEuston #MainlineElectric

Tickets available on Saphos Stock Positioning Moves next year http://dlvr.it/TPy51Q #Crewe #London #LondonEuston #MainlineElectric

Update released on early morning Manchester to London train service http://dlvr.it/TPYwz6 #AvantiWestCoast #London #LondonEuston #Network

Update released on early morning Manchester to London train service http://dlvr.it/TPYwfm #AvantiWestCoast #London #LondonEuston #Network

London Euston welcomes arrival of The Polar Express with steam locomotive 44871 http://dlvr.it/TPWbYf #Christmas #London #LondonEuston #MainlineSteam

Chef Celebrates 50 Years of Onboard Catering http://dlvr.it/TNtJXw #AvantiWestCoast #LondonEuston #Network #Pendolino

Police launch investigation after man damages London Underground train http://dlvr.it/TMqP5C #BritishTransportPolice #LondonEuston #Network #RailNews

Chester now included in Avanti West Coast Superfare tickets http://dlvr.it/TMTZrc #AvantiWestCoast #Chester #LondonEuston #Network

Avanti West Coast offer a Young Rail Enthusiast a special trip to London http://dlvr.it/TM42Ll #AvantiWestCoast #Crewe #LondonEuston #Network

Network Rail Employee Portrait Displayed on Inspiration Train http://dlvr.it/TM10rn #InspirationTrain #London #LondonEuston #Network

Network Rail Employee Portrait Displayed on Inspiration Train http://dlvr.it/TM10rv #InspirationTrain #London #LondonEuston #Network

Oscar the Harris Hawk is the Newest London Euston Employee http://dlvr.it/TLcvYB #London #LondonEuston #Network #NetworkRail

Oscar the Harris Hawk is the Newest London Euston Employee http://dlvr.it/TLcvY8 #London #LondonEuston #Network #NetworkRail

Major Disruption for London Euston trains due to derailment at Milton Keynes http://dlvr.it/TLZQXD #AvantiWestCoast #Disruption #London #LondonEuston

390129 ‘Stoke-on-Trent’ Pendolino Gets New Nameplate http://dlvr.it/TLDPM9 #AvantiWestCoast #Class390Pendolino #LondonEuston #Network

Polar Express Train Ride to run at London Euston and three heritage railways http://dlvr.it/TL3C6t #Christmas #London #LondonEuston #Network