Nottingham to Skegness

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Alexei Sayle takes another train journey and breaks the golden rule of travelling by train in the UK - by actually talking to his fellow passengers. In this episode, he begins a new series of rail journeys with a trip from Nottingham to the seaside town of Skegness. Among his many fellow travellers, he meets * Leyla and Cecelia who are off to Skegness to spend an 80s weekend packed with bands from the golden era of their youth; * Ashton, who has bought a caravan to live in and is working at a seaside bar * Karen and Donna are seaside bound too as Karen is finally having her hen party after a 20 year engagement * Rick and Dawn who are part of the army of volunteers who adopt railway stations and care for them * Fabian, who is now at Nottingham University, leaving behind his small Lincolnshire home town and his childhood friends * James, who tells Alexei that working on the railway changed his life. Producers: Peter Lowe and Nick Symons A Ride production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2024.