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That's part of what I meant by "Americanisation". "Conductor" is what Americans have always called what we are meant to call "guards". "Conductor", to me, meant a fellow who checked fares on a bus.

I'm not a xenophobe by nature, but I find the creeping Americanism of British terminology to be very vexing. I'm sure that this is just another example, much as "truck" is displacing "lorry". "Train manager" is plain ugly.

Leuchars is a good spot. Has a box and semaphores. One can hear the strings pulling the signals from the platform.

As someone who has travelled between Edinburgh and St Andrews quite a few times, I can assure you that you can do what you've just described right now. The X59 bus is quick, comfortable, and cheap. The bus stations in both Edinburgh and St Andrews are perfectly located. There is an easy...