08:19...... just passing Finsbury Park. Stevenage came and went without me even noticing, too busy trying to keep warm...... the train has stopped in mid-flow: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven seconds later and it's moving again albeit at a slow pace. My feet and fingers are f******* cold!
My neighbour steers from her slumber and makes a noise. Other commuters have started getting up from the seats and wrapping up. I wait a little longer and as we got nearer to Kings Cross station I too stand up, stretch for my coat and wait for the train to stop and let us out