Video transcript
Train journeys... Some find them boring, a drag. But
some find them fun, quite interesting. Some like them,
some don't. Simple. It's quite different from travelling by
car or bus. Firstly, you must purchase a ticket. A ticket is
like a pass to your own open road or at least anywhere
on the train’s route. Without it, your plans and
adventures are blocked by the ticket swipers. So you've
got your ticket, your past the barriers then BAMB..."The
3.30 train to Newcastle is running late, it is expected to
arrive at around 3.45". So your plans are on pause ...
But it's not all bad, treasure the moment, remember it.
There's usually a yellow line, of which you must stand
behind when a train is passing because the trains are so
fast. There's very little to look at on the platform - the
train track, the few people, the odd few advertisements.
The times ticking on, around 3.32. I result in sitting in the
waiting room. It was very quiet, there was only a few
people there, carrying their umbrellas and leather
briefcases, reading newspapers…the author looking
type.
Tick, tock, tick, tock... went the clock... The time was
ticking, ticking by. It would be nice to have an actual
pause button in life, to capture the moment, take a
picture. A rattling noise, the train was coming. I went
outside, to see the train arriving, I took a picture, of the
moment, when my plans had been taken off pause and
put into action. You must be careful getting on the train
because there is a gap from the platform to the train.
I found my seat, a one by the window and with a table.
The view out of the window is rather interesting, passing
through the odd few towns, lot of trees. Whilst on the
train I listened to my iPod of which I take everywhere
with me. The drinks trolley came along, pushed by a
small old woman. I bought an apple juice as a
refreshment. I pressed pause on my iPod, and now my
story ends on pause.
A train ticket is more than a piece of card to me, it's a
memory of a journey to some place new or back home
(where I belong).
This story is about the thoughts of a traveller on a train. Posted on 25/10/2010 at 03:15:21
This is a VERY interesting story, Kemberly! :)Posted on 07/04/2011 at 09:51:34