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Jenny Hammerton's avatar

I was once on a small one-carriage train on a tiny branch line in the English countryside which came to a sudden and unexpected halt. The driver emerged from his cabin and announced there was a tree on the line. He asked for a volunteer to be safety monitor and my arm shot up so fast and high it almost came out of its socket. I got to stand at the front by the open door making sure none of the passengers got out. There is a photo somewhere of me in my full length 1970s orange Hawaiian muumuu looking as pleased as punch. Wouldn’t get that on a plane!

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Nick Douglas's avatar

A plane can be flatly blocked from its destination; it can be sent back whence it came. If a train can't get you all the way, it will at least get you closer.

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