I got a lift from Nic in work that got me to Newbury station just before 6. The train to Hungerford would arrive soon. I spotted my ex neighbour Steve and went over for a chat. During our conversation the train arrived. We both boarded and we were off. Off by a long way as we eventually twigged this train was going to Penzance and bloody hell the next stop wasn't until Taunton in Devon. Thats about an hour away. I had to wave goodbye to Hungerford as we zoomed by it in about 5 seconds flat. That was it I was stuck. I felt like pulling the chord. The train on the way back had problems and we were reduced to walking pace for 20mins. At one stage we'd come to a complete stop just 30 secs outside of Hungerford, but we were bound for Reading and they were letting no one off. Without boring you too much it would be 5 hours until I got home. I hope to never again make the same mistake, but you really think in this day and age they could do a little better to mark the destination of their trains than a little sticker every second carriage. I have to admit the ticket inspector's on First Great Western were very understanding, the Shek inspector on the way back just said 'Enjoy the view of the countryside'. It was beautiful, just take a look at the photo.
