The weather has finally warmed up enough to warrant having a day on the trains, so it’s off to London again.

A quick journey to Farringdon via London Bridge, then an Elizabeth Line train to Maidenhead. This train was very delayed, and with a Reading train following behind, was fast from Hayes & Harlington to Maidenhead, giving me time to stop for a quick look at Maidenhead station:

and nearby clock tower:

Then back to the station to wait for the Reading train:

I’d not explored Reading Station since it was rebuilt in 2014:

It’s a 10 minute walk from the station north entrance to the River Thames and the Christchurch Bridge to Christchurch Meadows:

And a nice spot to stop for lunch:

Then it was back to the station for a rather slower journey back to Paddington:

There is a new Underground entrance and ticket hall:

A Bakerloo line took me to Trafalgar Square and a (comfortable) fast train home: