IT must be idyllic in North Cornwall. MP for the area Paul Tyler is nothing less than apoplectic that GNER has used an image of the Cornish coast to advertise its service to the North of England.

If that is the most he has to worry about, he is a fortunate man.

Nevertheless, the blunder will give GNER passengers pause for thought.

The East Coast Main Line company clearly has a shaky grasp of geography. Best not nod off on the London express. You just might wake up in Penzance.

Updated: 10:53 Tuesday, July 15, 2003