As I waited the predicted arrival time of the train got later and later. Would I make the connection in Manchester?

The train arrived. Traveling to Manchester Piccadilly the train got even later. On arrival it was a case of stepping across the platform straight onto the Edinburgh train.

Just before Lancaster the driver announced that the train had been slowed down by a series of red lights to allow another train to pass. The driver said that this made no sense. Arrived in Edinburgh over 30 mins late.

Only 300m bike ride from the station to the Premier Inn hub.

The Oxford to Manchester train I was intending to catch was cancelled.. The latter train was getting in too late so took an earlier one. Due to connections not being so good and an additional change I was only 20 mins earlier than originally planned , despite leaving an hour early,

A few pictures of Edinburgh before the last leg of the journey.

The journey starts again from Haymarket

Arrived!