Very, very similar - a Sunday at Birmingham New Street, 2 platforms out of use during the rebuilding, so fairly chaotic. Heading for a rugby league match at Coventry, I went down to the usual platform, boarded the XC Voyager, settled in the seat, glanced vacantly at the scrolling screen, and then the brain suddenly clicked in - "Stopping at .... Gloucester ...". Cue "Loony Tunes" race to get off
, successfully accomplished with a minute to spare thankfully, and the XC Voyager I wanted turned out to be the one behind it! I can only assume the Paignton Voyager I originally boarded was departing New Street via Proof House and the Moseley line .....