The wrong station!
Dec 29th 2013, 10:04 am
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The wrong station!
Yesterday I travelled back by train after spending Christmas in Leamington Spa, but for the first time in my life, I got off at the wrong station.
I was supposed to change at Birmingham New Street, however having an interesting chat with a young man in the seat next to me, when I heard the word Birmingham over the speaker system, I grabbed my luggage and left the train.
However after much aggravation and stress unable to see my connection on the electronic board, I asked railway personnel, and was told I was at Birmingham International, about 14 km from where I needed to be!!
I was then given the wrong platform number for a train to New Street, and missed a train which could have enabled me to catch my connection to Devon, which of course I subsequently missed.
All of this added more than an hour to my journey, and I travelled on 3 trains and a special bus because of work at a railway bridge in Devon.
So . . . listen to the train speaker system more carefully!!
I was supposed to change at Birmingham New Street, however having an interesting chat with a young man in the seat next to me, when I heard the word Birmingham over the speaker system, I grabbed my luggage and left the train.
However after much aggravation and stress unable to see my connection on the electronic board, I asked railway personnel, and was told I was at Birmingham International, about 14 km from where I needed to be!!
I was then given the wrong platform number for a train to New Street, and missed a train which could have enabled me to catch my connection to Devon, which of course I subsequently missed.
All of this added more than an hour to my journey, and I travelled on 3 trains and a special bus because of work at a railway bridge in Devon.
So . . . listen to the train speaker system more carefully!!
Dec 30th 2013, 1:06 am
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Re: The wrong station!
Yesterday I travelled back by train after spending Christmas in Leamington Spa, but for the first time in my life, I got off at the wrong station.
I was supposed to change at Birmingham New Street, however having an interesting chat with a young man in the seat next to me, when I heard the word Birmingham over the speaker system, I grabbed my luggage and left the train.
However after much aggravation and stress unable to see my connection on the electronic board, I asked railway personnel, and was told I was at Birmingham International, about 14 km from where I needed to be!!
I was then given the wrong platform number for a train to New Street, and missed a train which could have enabled me to catch my connection to Devon, which of course I subsequently missed.
All of this added more than an hour to my journey, and I travelled on 3 trains and a special bus because of work at a railway bridge in Devon.
So . . . listen to the train speaker system more carefully!!
I was supposed to change at Birmingham New Street, however having an interesting chat with a young man in the seat next to me, when I heard the word Birmingham over the speaker system, I grabbed my luggage and left the train.
However after much aggravation and stress unable to see my connection on the electronic board, I asked railway personnel, and was told I was at Birmingham International, about 14 km from where I needed to be!!
I was then given the wrong platform number for a train to New Street, and missed a train which could have enabled me to catch my connection to Devon, which of course I subsequently missed.
All of this added more than an hour to my journey, and I travelled on 3 trains and a special bus because of work at a railway bridge in Devon.
So . . . listen to the train speaker system more carefully!!
Dec 30th 2013, 2:51 am
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Re: The wrong station!
I was with a group visiting Moscow and we were venturing out on our own in the evening, going to Red Square by metro.
We were advised to do something like four stops, change trains and then go three. This meant that coming back we had to go three, change trains and then go four.
As a safeguard we copied the lettering on the sign we thought was the name of the station where we changed.
Turned out to be an Exit sign.
It was just as well we counted.
We were advised to do something like four stops, change trains and then go three. This meant that coming back we had to go three, change trains and then go four.
As a safeguard we copied the lettering on the sign we thought was the name of the station where we changed.
Turned out to be an Exit sign.
It was just as well we counted.
Dec 30th 2013, 5:58 am
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Re: The wrong station!
When I go out I prefer to travel with an adult. Much safer.
Dec 30th 2013, 7:01 am
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Dec 30th 2013, 1:07 pm
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Re: The wrong station!
Excellent idea ! I will try that next time !
Dec 30th 2013, 1:13 pm
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Re: The wrong station!
LOL I'll loan you my kid with a sat nav.
Glad to hear you did eventually get home.
I remember dozing off on the train through France on the way to Spain, I nearly got off in Toulouse by mistake, another tip. Don't fall asleep and them wake with a start and try to get off at the wrong stop.
Glad to hear you did eventually get home.
I remember dozing off on the train through France on the way to Spain, I nearly got off in Toulouse by mistake, another tip. Don't fall asleep and them wake with a start and try to get off at the wrong stop.
