Technology and trains: e-readers and tablets on the London to Manchester On a long train journey, passengers are looking at e-readers, laptops, smartphones or tablets. Nadia Khomami asks what they are doing to pass the time Tweet Donna Hough, 30 Fashion merchandiserWatching MasterChef on BBC iPlayer I use iPlayer because I can download from it at home and then watch it when I’m travelling. I like MasterChef; I don’t watch it religiously but it’s one of those easy things that you don’t have to follow and it doesn’t require too much thinking. Plus I quite like food. I do this journey once every couple of months to visit my parents. I try and always have my iPad to watch something or listen to music. Before I had it I used to sleep most of the time or read magazines, so the way I entertain myself has definitely changed. It’s more on the go; if there’s something I’ve seen advertised that I’ve missed, I’ll catch up on it Photograph: Antonio Zazueta Olmos/Antonio Olmos for the Observer