Rail Travel – 2 thumps up!!

With my work schedule, fortunately or unfortunately (depends how you look at it!) I travel a fair bit. Today I was at Old Trafford, Manchester for the Photovision Roadshow. Usually  I would have driven up and down the M6/M1 but decided to take the train today. Why didn’t I think of this before. From Milton Keynes it took no longer than 90 mins straight into Manchester Picadilly and a short taxi ride to The Theatre of Dreams. The train was on time and I got my laptop out to do some work. I connected my 02 mobile broadband and am pleased to say that the coverage throughout the journey was (is) superb, except when we went into a tunnel or two!! I caught up with my emails and phone calls and before I knew it, we were in Manchester. On the way back home I’m writing this post from the comforts of my train seat having a coffee, listening to music on my iPhone, enjoying stunning countryside views bathed in glorious sunshine which I probably wouldn’t have enjoyed while driving and experiencing a hellish rush hour M6/M1. For a change, I’ll reach home very refreshed and not a grumpy old git moaning about the traffic and the motorway. So 2 thumps up for Virgin Trains and I shall be travelling again with them soon.

Coming back to Photovision, thank you to every one for waiting till the end for my presentation. Thanks to Daniel for helping me out. Much appreciated. I had a great day and saw many friends and made some new ones as well. Don’t forget, I’m back in Manchester on the 9, 22 & 23 July with Nikon for my seminars & workshops. Please visit Nikon’s website for more details. I look forward to meeting up with you guys soon. Lastly, thanks to Sean Kelliher, Mitsubishi for giving me a lift to Picadilly station.

Best

Oz