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the hook back isn't essential, but the trains from Walton or Frinton all seem to require you to change at the first stop. I figured, for the sake of a 4 mile pootle people would rather not have to unload and switch platforms 8 mins after slumping into a seat? Happy to call that on the day though..
Yeah the start time is a bit annoying - I'm just concerned about arriving too early and it's frustrating to have to deliberately ride slowly. The cafe I've used before opens @ 8am (although that may need a rethink too as it looks dead posh now!). I'm sure there'll be others but even starting at 1am means we could accidentally arrive well before 7am, which put's us in time-killing territory? I also thought avoiding kicking out time might be advantageous - but I'm a night-owl so if people prefer an earlier start I'm easy...