I went to Darlington on August Bank Holiday Monday this week to support my fellow Author with her bestseller campaign for newly released book THE ENCHANTED GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK. Went I got to there, I could not get the carriage door open and the conduct on the train was not very helpful in explain to me how to open the door. As a result, the train moved on and I ended in Newcastle. A few years ago I would have panicked tremendously. But I thought well, I am still in the UK. I had to get the conductor to write me a note stating that I missed my stop to get off and to allow me to get a train back to Darlington. I just had to laugh at the situation because there was nothing else I could do. It turns out you had to open the carriage window and open the door from the outside. There was no sign indicating this. Needless to say I shall be complaining the the train company. (East Coast trains). There carriage is not user friendly plus I could have been disable in some way. I had no help to get off the train. I did have support from some of the passengers. Its nice to know that there are nice people in the world.
I get to Darlington eventually 2 1/2 hours later, and my friend did achieve bestseller status with her book. Well done Charlotte Jones.
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