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[00:01.45]Lesson 37
[00:03.66]The Westhaven Express
[00:12.78]What was the mistake the author made?
[00:17.93]We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual.
[00:22.20]After years of conditioning,
[00:24.44]most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway timetables.
[00:30.12]Ships may be delayed by storms;
[00:33.08]flights may be cancelled because of bad weather; but trains must be on time.
[00:39.02]Only an exceptionally heavy snow fall might temporarily dislocate railway services.
[00:45.40]It is all too easy to blame the railway authorities when something does go wrong.
[00:50.81]The truth is that when mistakes occur, they are more likely to be ours than theirs.
[00:57.71]After consulting my railway timetable,
[01:00.68]I noted with satisfaction that there was an express train to Westhaven.
[01:06.30]It went direct from my local station and the journey lasted a mere hour and seventeen minutes.
[01:13.14]When I boarded the train,
[01:15.11]I could not help noticing that a great many local people got on as well.
[01:20.37]At the time, this did not strike me as odd.
[01:23.57]I reflected that there must be a great many people besides myself
[01:27.91]who wished to take advantage of this excellent service.
[01:31.98]Neither was I surprised when the train stopped at Widley,