Understanding Britain's trains for new arrivals

[John Ashworth]

Understanding Britain's trains: Life for new arrivals is not always easy

How to fill the time while waiting for a delayed train on the draughty platforms of Luton Airport Parkway, a railway station every bit as appealing as its name suggests? On Monday night, I found an answer: spend it trying to persuade a dozen newly arrived foreign visitors that everything the train operator is telling them is wrong, and that if they follow my advice they will arrive in central London much sooner...