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NYE Express #6: Tendai’s Ticket

Tendai asked for some help with the ticket machine as he wasn’t sure of how to use it, so I helped him book an adult single ticket on the 3am coach to Coventry. Here he is holding it. He gave … Continue reading

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NYE Express #5: Carl the Cleaner

This is Carl, a cleaner at the Birmingham coach station.  Carl has been cleaning on New Year’s Eve night for the past six years. “My shift always falls on it.” Carl tried to get this New Year’s off but couldn’t, … Continue reading

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NYE Express #4: Sumon sleeps

This is Sumon.  Sumon saw in the New Year at the fast food restaurant in Rugby where he works, but found himself still in the party mood after his shift, so his brother gave him a lift to Birmingham in … Continue reading

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NYE Express #3: Jork

This is Jork, from Hamburg.  I was interested in Jork after I spotted his incredibly large trolley. He’s been in Birmingham for over a year as he thought it would be a good place to find work, but has no … Continue reading

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NYE Express #2: Seeing in 2010 with that special someone

A lot of people like to kiss in the New Year with the loved one in their life, and those at the coach station were no exception. The man above traveled from his home in London to be with his … Continue reading

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NYE Express #1: Recovery and Retrospective

After having a very long, marathon sleeping session I think I’ve just about recovered from my 12-hour New Year sit-in in the new Birmingham Coach Station. It was a great night and surprisingly good fun – I cannot recommend enough … Continue reading

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