its platform 5 at Crewe train station in the United Kingdom. you are waiting for an Avanti west coast service down to London Euston although you will have to go through Birmingham due to track repairs at Stafford North Jn. now you have boarded this 10-car voyager consist and you are going south towards London. (onboard announcement: Welcome aboard this Avanti west coast service for London Euston calling at Stafford, Wolverhampton, Birmingham New Street, Birmingham International, Coventry, Rugby, Milton Keynes, and London Euston.)
TIME SKIP 15 MINUTES
(we are now arriving at Stafford please make sure you have all your belongings with you when you leave the train.)
"guard closes doors and the train departs as two class 70 thunder through"
"driver pov"
It's quite boring today no faults or delays but that's fine by me, Oh that's unusual an original British railways signal i have driven this route hundreds of times I've never seen that before I thought it would have been replaced by a safer modern one, WHAT why does the track merge here are we approaching Wolverhampton already (applies the breaks to 2 on throttle)
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the strange railway event
Historical Fictionfor train enthusiasts and spotters of the United Kingdom and the rest of the world you will need to know something about British railways and the geography of the UK so perhaps look at a map before reading, it will have the names of real companies.