It is a truth universally acknowledged that waiting for a train is one of life’s most galling frustrations. Sitting on the platform’s sole unoccupied bench and tapping one’s foot as one waits for the board to be updated with the next unreasonably long estimate of when the train will actually arrive is a pleasure afforded to those awaiting a position in one of the circles of hell. Buses, taxis and other modes of public transport just can’t compare to the horror of waiting for a train. Sometimes, it’s fun to fantasise … [Read more...]