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The Platform at Aston Rowant

16th March 2024 Joe Slater 2607 Comments

From Aston Rowant to Kingston Blount From halt to halt, it beetled west For miles below the Chiltern crest A country line, of no account .. Now trains no longer skirt these hills And fencing [more…]

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The Station at Aston Rowant

17th February 2024 Joe Slater 2565 Comments

Based on a lyrical passage in The Oxford, Gloucester and Milford Haven Road, by Charles G Harper. Harper’s entire oeuvre of “Road” books has long been out of print, but no travel writer I know [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Twenty

4th February 2024 Going Postal 2703 Comments

Monday Hi folks, well that was a bit of a wild night here in London, but it looks to have been a lot worse in the North and I have heard on the radio that [more…]

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Larry’s Diary – Week Two Hundred And Six

8th October 2023 Going Postal 3357 Comments

Monday Good morning everyone from a sunny but chilly Downing Street. I had a very pleasant weekend lazing around, mind I had to dodge a couple of heavy showers. Those folks in the office ordered [more…]

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Larry’s Diary – Week One Hundred And Ninety-Seven

6th August 2023 Going Postal 4288 Comments

Monday Hello everyone and welcome to another week in Westminster. It was grey and grotty first thing outside, so I rushed back down and back and was busy tucking into my Felix before the rain [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred And Eighty Two

9th April 2023 Going Postal 2162 Comments

Monday Good morning people and welcome to my diary for another week. Well, at least it was dry when I woke up but cooler again even with the sun out. I had a surprise yesterday [more…]

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Larry’s Diary – Week One Hundred And Seventy-Nine

19th March 2023 Going Postal 2486 Comments

Monday A good Monday morning to you all. Very dull and chilly this morning, I thought it was supposed to be meteorological spring! The talk of the office this weekend has been the Rich Boy’s [more…]

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Riding the donkou through Japan

4th February 2023 Joe Slater 2885 Comments

  When you read about Japanese trains, the first thing that comes to mind is probably the shinkansen, the world’s first bullet train and still a wonder to behold and to ride in. Or you [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Sixty-One

2nd October 2022 Going Postal 1835 Comments

Monday Good morning folks. It’s a bit grey and chilly this morning which is a pity really as it would have been nice if it had been bright and sunny for the Queen’s funeral. Well, [more…]

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