Out of the mouths of babes...

Its bad enough when trains are late during the working week, yesterday mornings being 22 minutes late.

But when you have a family outing with 2 excited little boys, waiting for a delayed train is even worse! You get the following conversation with number one son;

"Is that one our train Daddy" Reply,"No son it's not."

"what about that one" "No son that one isn't either."

"Oh....so when will it be our one?" "I don't know son."

"Why is our train late daddy?" "I don't know son, the information screen up there just says delayed."

"oh Daddy I can see a train coming, is that one ours?" "No son, that's a freight train."

"Daddy, are trains always late?" "Not always son."

"But trains make you late home lots" "Yes they do son"

"Trains are rubbish daddy...." long pause from Daddy "Oh look theirs our train."

2 small boys "Yeah!"

Number one son..."At last that was a long boring wait."

Well at least he gained an insight into Daddy's travels with FGW. And even though it was already late it still did the ridiculous long pause at Didcot rather than trying to make up time. Again number one son had a view "Daddy, we've been waiting here for a very long time, and we are already late!"

If a 4 year old can see it why not a large transport company!