Country roads, take me home

They are the words ever man, woman and dog travelling by tube and local commuter train dreads.
“All trains are terminating here. Passengers are advised to seek alternative routes or wait for further announcements.�

… By now, the motley crew of commuters trying to get back to London any which way they could had grown. Muttering imprecations under our breath we slowly began to gravitate towards one another. Misery does indeed love company. My own little band of stragglers included a Scotsman, an Australian, a Brit and myself (that sounds like beginning of one of those jokes doesn’t it? Trust me. There was nothing amusing about the situation we were in).

Shoefiend has an unusual journey back home.