Today, after visiting friends for the weekend, I took the wrong train home. It was going in completely the opposite direction. I've now missed the last train back, will miss work tomorrow and have just been asked to vacate the train station. I'm 120 miles from home. FML
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I was watching a tv series on my tablet...after one episode (45 minutes) I looked on Google maps to see how far I had got and that's when I realised! It was a cross country train and the next station was 60 miles from where I got on the train. A place called Darlington. If I had stayed on the train all the way I would have ended up on Edinburgh!
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Dreamsorrow93 24
If you get walking should make it home by Monday of the next week.
coming back in the future 30
Ydi because you should have paid more attention, but Fyl because you are probably stuffed.
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Dreamsorrow93 24
If you get walking should make it home by Monday of the next week.
coming back in the future 30
If he doesn't fall over and die from overexertion.
silvercamaro 22
Try explaining the situation to a worker at the station maybe? Hopefully they can do something
brewmasterg 34
The most they could do is organize a cab. But if the trains have already stopped running there may not be anyone manning the station.
coming back in the future 30
Ydi because you should have paid more attention, but Fyl because you are probably stuffed.
AoC15 10
Trust me as a New Yorker train stations can be pretty confusing especially if you're not in that area constantly
coming back in the future 30
I don't know about New York but here in Australia it's really hard to go the wrong way by 120 miles unless you're really stupid. But Op is in Nottingham wherever that is.
Wizardo 34
Nottingham is in England, the trains and transport system here isn't very complex. OP should spend the night at a hotel, go back to the station and ask a worker or steward for help and get back home safely. Mistake made but a lesson learned.
connormartaus 17
#10, what is your problem? You don't gave to be such a dick about it.
gothicminx89 3
#10 is quite right. It is very hard to do this in UK. Especially since they tell you at least twice where the train is heading inc where it stops and its on the platform
coming back in the future 30
Or since he was with friends, he could have been drunk.
Quackadoodledoo 13
I really have no clue how I made such a mistake. It said my train was at platform 12C. I got on the train at platform 12C! I'm still angry lol. But I'm home now :)
coming back in the future 30
Maybe it was the one after.
shesaywha 19
How did you manage to go that far without noticing?
HJKM_fml 19
Maybe it was an express train and they did notice, but couldn't get off before that stop.
Quackadoodledoo 13
I was watching a tv series on my tablet...after one episode (45 minutes) I looked on Google maps to see how far I had got and that's when I realised! It was a cross country train and the next station was 60 miles from where I got on the train. A place called Darlington. If I had stayed on the train all the way I would have ended up on Edinburgh!
AHzulu 25
Damn British people and your trains...
Randomxnp 10
Where were you trying to get to???
coming back in the future 30
#41 home.
elusiveshame 22
Maybe next time you'll pay attention instead of being absorbed in your tablet, being oblivious to your surrounding. Ydi
TallMist 32
Yes. He deserves it for entertaining himself on a most-likely otherwise boring train ride.
ohSNAPyall 27
Or OP could just set an alarm next time.
PhoenixMartinez 30
So, they are expected to just sit there, awkwardly staring in to space
Paulvuck 15
I've been in your situation before. Sorry OP. I hope you had someone to pick you up.
freckleface221 19
Maybe next time you'll read the map.
nataliewby 25
Why not call your boss to let him/her know the situation you're in, and call your friends and see if they could help?
brandoneyez1 25
TAXIIIII
muis545 21
that would make OP's mistake rather expensive.
cakefete2 31
Yes, but sometimes we have to pay for our mistakes.
skitzymew 19
Unfortunately not every city has a nearby taxi service, especially one that is willing to go such long distances.
FunnnyGirrl 19
That sucks! If I were you I would be really freaked out! Hopefully you caught a taxi or found a lift
Perfectly_Killer 14
I hate being lost where I don't even know the name of the town.