Some of the story in pictures. How to get a ferry across Caspian Sea. Bus and train, definitely no plane. We bought our last ticket on line, a few weeks ago, when EastCoast were still in public ownership and doing, really, quite well. From what I can make out, Virgin and Stagecoach have taken over, promising all sorts of new colour schemes, loyalty points and dividends for shareholders. There are engineering works going on between Grantham and Newark, hence the change at Peterborough.