Andy Keen

Alphabetical Britain Andy Keen

Sometimes life is about the journey and not the destination. In this book, Andy travels the length and breadth of the country, From Alsager to Zulus. Armed only with a train ticket and a timetable. Andy travels from A-Z in alphabetical order. Visiting England, Scotland and Wales; as far South as Redruth, as far North as Inverkip, as far west as Valley, as far East as York. Visiting twenty-four stations in alphabetical order. He finds stations that are open that have no trains, stations that are closed but have several trains, stations that he has to ask the train at especially for him. He rides short one carriage trains, he rides the longest train in Britain, he rides seated trains, he rides sleeper trains. He uses a Harrington Hump, he uses a First Class Lounge. He stops off at each place, where some provide more to do than others. He has an 'experience' on an industrial estate in Scotland, walks on a viaduct in pouring rain in England and visits the big station in Wales. If you have ever wondered if alphabetical travel can be done, the answer is here. An outstanding example of a pointless journey. This new version corrects errors highlighted in earlier reviews.