That Time I Took the Folk Train from Manchester

I wrote this post back in 2011 and never published it. But with the folk train still going strong, now seems as good as time as any…

The 18.48 to Hadfield. It doesn’t quite resonate like The Flying Scotsman or The Orient Express, yet this is a special train in its own right. Or so I’ve been told – as I stand there on the platform at Manchester Piccadilly station it looks it looks just like any other suburban commuter train. In fact, I’m beginning to doubt whether I’m in the right place. But t...