One trained cancelled due to technical issues. The second stopped early due to strike action.
But the third did eventually get me to Manchester.
Let the train take the strain, so they say...
Speaking of system malfunctions, this one showed up as I was perusing the "PAD Galleries" list. Not the Platform one that follows it, not the Whisky Society one before it, but this one.
Yet on my "Favourites" list, the most recent photo that you're shown as having posted is the Whisky Society one. They're both in your PAD gallery, so whichever one went up last should be in both places.
This probably explains the relative paucity of comments on the last two shots. The PBase views may be on the late running train.
And it's your own fault for not taking a Frecciarossa instead. Yes, it would go to Milano rather than Manchester, but really, how is that a down side?