72 Miles From The Sea

  A pessimist can only see A long dark tunnel An optimist sees light At the end of the tunnel A realist sees a freight train Comin...

  Mind the gap, mind the gap Is not an announcement about safety But is pointing out the difference Between the timetable and reality

  I got chatting on the Euro Star And I really rather enjoyed it First, I made a Belgian waffle And then a Frenchman talk shit

  Under a slate grey sky Or against a back drop of blue Crossing bridges Over river and stream Thru woods and fields Onward and up...

  A young woman had a panic attack A side effect of British Railways My wife and I went to her aid But I struggled to avert my gaze ...

  I took a “year out” before going to Uni And I got a job before you start to sneer I got a job on the London Underground And I call i...

  Railway staff are unhelpful Generally Stations are cold and dirty Typically At my local station In Farncombe When it’s unatten...

  The new trains are really smart A bit wobbly and I had to stand As there is less room to sit Because the toilets are so huge For w...

“The Lady Vanishes” is a thriller based on the story "The Wheel Spins" by Ethel Lina White and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Wh...

  What I like to do while I am waiting Is indulge in some people watching Young Turks all suited and booted Business types are pin str...

  Like laboratory mice in a maze, we are conditioned and set on their path. It all begins at 6.45 AM when the car pulls off the drive and ...

  The white horizontal plume Streams in its wake Like a long grey ribbon As the locomotive powers on A truly romantic image Of the...

UNDER A SLATE GREY SKY Under a slate grey sky Or against a back drop of blue Crossing bridges Over river and stream Thru woods and fie...