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Our fourth story for Story Week is from the UK - please tell us what you think.
No red signal when minister plays with train set by Adam Sherwin (From Times UK Online)
All aboard the Adonis Express. Frustrated commuters will get direct access to the Transport Minister next week when Lord Adonis embarks upon a railway voyage to criss-cross Britain in six days.
The Minister will board the Paddington to Truro sleeper service on Easter Monday, just one man, his laptop and a £375 standard class Rail Rover ticket. On Saturday he will arrive in York after a 1,500-mile Michael Palin-style trip, involving 45 trains and extensive knowledge of the timetable. He will speed (hopefully) through Cornwall, East Anglia, the West Midlands and up to Aberdeen, before arriving in North Yorkshire to a hero’s welcome. Any signs of cabin fever will be logged on a Times Online blog.
A spokesman said: “Andrew is travelling solo and is happy for commuters to chat to him.”
Lord Adonis tells us: “My plan is to get to railway lines I have rarely or never used. Nothing beats first-hand experience when you are responsible for a major public service.”
Network Rail is advised to clear the line of engineering works.
A prize for the best picture of Lord Adonis captured on the rattlers.
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