Travel day
Time to travel up to Birmingham. Meant an early start, with a taxi down to the Coach Station (if that is what you can call the unsuitable set up in Sophia Gardens). The reason is that at present there is no central Bus and Coach Station - a new one adjacent to Cardiff Central Railway Station is scheduled to open in 2023. The choice of coach was due to there being another rail strike (this time by drivers). The only benefit of travelling by coach is not having to lug your bags on and off when changing trains. Plus most people are quiet on a coach - there is not the incessant babble that pervades train coaches (unless one is in the Quiet coach). In fact today most people fell asleep. With only one stop in Newport, it took 2 and half hours to reach Birmingham Coach Station (a proper one with waiting area, ticket office, facilities and some shops). The Coach Station in Brum is a short walk from New Street Railway station - but today there are no West Midlands T...



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