Almost two weeks ago, I travelled on the sleeper from Crewe to Inverness, where I boarded the normal service train to Kyle of Lochalsh and Skye. This morning I arrived home again, after an “interesting” return trip – a departure from Inverness delayed by 194 minutes. Nevertheless I was home just an hour later than if it had left on time. The full story will possibly appear on “Geoff’s Rail Diaries” in due course; meanwhile, here are a couple of tasters.