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Alexei Sayle takes another train journey and breaks the golden rule of travelling by train in the UK - by actually talking to his fellow passengers.

In this episode, he travels north to south across Wales from Llandudno to Cardiff.

Among his many fellow travellers, he meets:

* Mags, Karen, Anne and Nicky who call themselves the ‘cycling widows’ and are determined to enjoy themselves while their partners are off on two wheels somewhere

* 16 year-olds Isaac and Finlay are aspiring footballers and share their dreams with Alexei of one day playing in the Premier League and for their country

* Dewi is travelling to a retreat for help with his mental health problems

* Sarah and David surprise Alexei with their tales of long distance rail travel – including a trip on the Trans-Siberian Express fuelled only by pot noodles and vodka and thousands of miles in India in second class carriages meeting some of the 23 million people who take a train there every day.

Producers: Peter Lowe and Nick Symons

A Ride production for Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2023.