The lighter side of train travel

Question from an observation at the railway station. If the train arriving at 10.28 is on time. And the train departing at 10.33 is on time. Both on the same platform, where only one train can be on the platform at a time. How can the 10.28 arrive after the 10.33 departs?

Before Easter I discovered Les Deux Salons in Covent Garden. Very posh, with the most helpful yet discreet staff I have ever come across in a restaurant. The kind where when asks for something outside the set function menu - water and wine were provided, but I asked for orange juice - not only was the juice freshly squeezed, but it was constantly topped up when I wasn't looking. Sort of makes one appreciate why those people who are accustomed to this kind of invisible service, can appear to be cold or dismissive to more visible styles.

I managed to avoid the Royal Wedding entirely on the day itself, and enjoyed the highlights in under an hour on Saturday evening instead.

The weekend was spent at Brands Hatch, which involved club cars and much fun with many incidents (no significant injuries) and much competitive driving, which may have devolved into a spot of thuggery now and again.

After Easter I spent a couple of days learning about ventilation, which was actually a lot more interesting than it sounds despite phrases something like the 'manual operation of non-mechanical exhaust devices' instead of 'opening the window'.

The train was late leaving Victoria earlier this week, which I won't whinge about as it arrived at Ashford only ten minutes late, and the entertainment value more than made up for that.

The tannoy on the train was admittedly unclear, or perhaps our brains were unable to properly process either the logic or implications. However, it very much sounded like the driver said '... delay is due to the fact that I've just discovered the dashboard is falling out of the cab and I have to duct tape it back into place.' Passenger discussion thence entertained all the way home.

Turkish GP this weekend - predictably the Red Bulls are 1 and 2 on the starting grid. But Mercedes driver Rosberg is third which makes me very happy. Button is behind MacLaren team-mate Hamilton as usual - moo - and I'm not sure what Massa was doing but he ended up behind Ferrari team-mate Alonso - also moo. Very much looking forward to the race itself this afternoon.