Sardinia & Sienna 27/08 to 31/08 2008 "There's only one pub in Cagliari"
A single manned trip to Sardinia to try to cover the branches to Iglesias, Carbonia Stato & the main line to Macomer with D445 diesels. The E656 website was used to glean info on which services should be hauled. Then due to all flights back to the UK coming into the extortion category, over to the mainland for a day in the Sienna / Florence area. (# as usual denotes required locos) Wednesday 27/08/08 Left Barnsley on the 0627 then change at Sheffield, Leicester & Luton finally arriving at Luton Airport Parkway 0953. The First bus to the airport is free on Priv passes but wasn't gripped anyway. Flew right time with Easyjet at 1125, arrived 10 mins early at Cagliari. As I only had a small rucksack as hand luggage I made the shuttle bus (2 euro) although none of my fellow travelers did. There is a bus ticket machine in the arrivals hall but I had no change, the bar refused to give me any change,but the bus driver wrote me out a ticket no probs. (While festering for my flight ...
