Let The Train Take The Strain
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A is the affable guard whom you square:
B is the “Bradshaw” which leads you to swear:
C is the corner you fight to obtain:
D is the draught of which others complain:
E are the enemies made for the day:
F is the frown that you wear all the way:
From The Tourist’s Alphabet by Mr Punch’s Railway Book
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Pictures taken while changing train, on my journey from Wiltshire to Cornwall, during the English summer.
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Ah, Bradshaw – what romance!
Welcome to a typical West Country summer.
June 15, 2011 at 9:29 pm
Yes, it seems to have been drizzling all day!
June 15, 2011 at 9:38 pm
Brings back memories of the many summer train rides I took as a child.
June 16, 2011 at 9:16 am
Were they also damp affairs?
June 16, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Once we boarded, we remained in the same car for the duration …. 1500 miles. I remember them as being rather cramped and stuffy but with a bit of intrigue.
June 16, 2011 at 3:19 pm
1,500 miles is a long journey by train!
June 16, 2011 at 8:36 pm
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