My second night at the Ballantrae Hotel was far less disturbed than the first. That cannot be said for my First Class seat, L65, a single right at the back of the coach, conveniently adjacent to the loo and the luggage storage space. Seated opposite are invited guests and representatives of the 125 Group, all seemingly former railway personnel, as well as a Leeds Driver travelling as passenger to Durham where he relieves his counterpart from Edinburgh. There’s a lot of “railway reminiscing” amongst this group. At times, this end seat is somewhat claustrophobic with people standing around and a constant flow of travellers making their way to either the loo or the adjacent buffet car. (I’m getting used to it!)
There’s a convivial “buzz” on board this farewell special. So far, we have stopped at Dunbar and Berwick to a) allow scheduled traffic to pass and b) provide an opportunity for photographs. One or two pictures I have taken on both my phone and my camera are not too bad, but both are far too complicated for “comfort.”
The photographs below are “last ones first” between Berwick and Edinburgh, although the journey actually is from Edinburgh.
More later,
David.
David's Cruise 