HW: London/Wolverhampton?

[Paul Mather]

C.E. Anderson writes:

>         Well, what would I do then?  I know I can get a train from
> Cambridge to London, but presumably there will not be an enormous sign
> Greeting me as I step off the train saying "This Way To Hawkwind" ;)

Tsk, tsk, Carl.  Show some initiative. ;-)  The next step is to find
out where the nearest tube station is to the venue, and to obtain a
map of the London tube system (most pocket diaries have them, for
example).  Your train probably gets into Kings Cross, so it should be
fairly easy to work out which tube lines you need to travel to get to
the gig.  You can even telephone to find out the running times, if
needs be.  (I think the London tube route-planner is accessible via
the WWW.  I know the Tyneside Metro is, so the London tube ought to
be, also.)

Oh, btw, you can get *considerable* savings on your train ticket if
you book it ahead of time, and fix both the departure and return time.
(This also has the advantage of free seat reservations.)  Having a
student railcard also helps.  You ought to qualify, since you are a
full-time student.  You can get a form from your local BR station, and
get your dept. head to sign it, or get it stamped with the dept. seal.
If you are planning on going to any gigs around the country by rail, a
railcard can save you *mucho* money.  In fact, it should pay for itself
after one or two inter-city journeys.

The ever-helpful,

Paul.

obCD: Pinkwind, _Festival of the Sun_

e-mail: paul at csgrad.cs.vt.edu                    A stranger in a strange land.