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Doncaster – Worcester Foregate Street – Doncaster
Glen Wilson

• 8 at Doncaster, 9A at Birmingham New Street, 12A at Birmingham New Street, 2 at Worcester Foregate Street, 7A at Birmingham New Street, 4 at Doncaster
- train platforms stood on
• Jelly beans, dummy, ham part of a ham roll, Time Out bar, Frazzles, roll part of a ham roll, fingers, a bit of a Twix, Jaffa Cake, toy car, brother’s fingers
- things put in the mouth of the toddler sat opposite me on the train to Birmingham
• Belle Vue Doncaster, Millmoor Rotherham, Don Valley Stadium Sheffield, Pride Park Derby, St Andrews Birmingham, Aggborough Kidderminster
- current and past football league grounds seen from the train
• Having “no fivers”, taking their time getting off the train, “your wait”, “upstairs is closed now”, “flash flooding in the Chesterfield area”, “the late running of this service”, having “no more information than that”
- things people have apologised to me for
• Woman on the phone complaining to o2 that she “obviously needs” the latest iPhone, Nick Griffin, Shelter charity canvasser who tried to guilt trip me about not stopping to talk to him, private letting agent who wouldn’t answer his phone, Screaming baby between Birmingham and Derby, Arguing couple in Doncaster Bus Station, Andy Townsend
- people I have wanted to throw things at

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