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After enjoying yesterdays spin on the WCML, today I put on black and drove out to Heathrow and said good bye to Her Majesty, I had good fortune to see her thrice, from a distance, at the Opening of Metrolink in 1991, on the Royal Train in 2021 and today..
5 very well spent hours that I will never forget.
so many people out today, covering the entire route from London to Windsor.. 22 miles, 44 miles of people on both sides sometimes several deep…. I’d seen Winston Churchills funeral train on films and discuss the public reaction but never thought I’d feel it for real…
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Today I’m heading up the wcml, to ride on a blue class 86 and blue and grey mk2’s on scheduled passenger services…
Tonight I will ride an Intercity class 90 and mk3’s also on Scheduled passenger services…
would you ever think that in 2022 ?
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We’ll what a night,
90002 on the 1923 Euston to Manchester.
Avanti canceled it’s 1923 and it’s clear the message crossed at Euston as 90002 arrived considerably full at Rugby.
Quite why Avanti at Rugby were telling passengers it’s 2024 (1923 ex Euston) to Manchester was canceled and to board the LMR service to Crewe and seek assistance was beyond me though… the LSL service definitely had space and was running in the same path as the 2024..or course the Crewe LMR arrived, with passengers falling out the doors it was so rammed.
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I must admit that I've always liked Mk2 coaches - and class 86 and 87 locos.
Also, the rail blue / rail blue and grey colour schemes just looked "right" to me.
OK - I was born in the mid 1960s - so these colours were what I grew up with. As for the locos, they're what I saw during my industrial training.
I could imagine a number of people being delighted to encounter this sort of fare on the WCML again.
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Took me 12 hours to get to Dublin on BA on Tuesday. Flight canceled from LHR 3 hours before departure and rebooked from LCY.. good job I checked my email.
My company is paying 400 Eur a night for a budget hotel in Dublin, but not before it took an hour just to get a cab out of the airport.Dublin itself is packed..
Now on my way back and my 10am flight turned into a stand by for a 4pm flight.
Tues-Thus we’re traditionally pre-covid the “dead” days when flying, I can honestly say I’ve never seen airports so busy and it’s not yet holiday season ..
It’s crazy…
on the upside I’ve a Prawn salad and a Morreti in a rather packed airport bar, and bagged one last class 55 to add to my depot.
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Very appropriate flight number tonight for me .. BA 4468 .. hoping it’s faster than it’s number-sake
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Just seen a retro class 66 in Large logo blue on a railtour ecs, whilst the heritage class 50’s are in modern image GBRF... how ironic.
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Just a pair of large logo blue class 37/4s heading through Clapham Junction in rush hour.
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Just 60009 going like a rocket on the VSOE, hard to think this maybe the last time a BR Green A4 is seen on Pullman’s.
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The Return of BOAC livery on Feb 18th... for one lucky Boeing 747
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Steaks on a train.. i managed to record DCC sounds using a Tomahawk steak on the grill
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Will someone else make an announcement tomoorow to steal Hornbys thunder ?
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Just making a backup of the 176518 photos and videos I have taken / digitised in my lifetime.
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Spent 20mi s putting Reindeer food on the grass, now settling down to a glass of sherry and mince pie someone abandoned at the fireplace
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I dont live too far from Gatwick, skies over my house quiet. Not a drone in sight, Another 500k live in its vicinity, BBC helicopters, Police helicopters, journalists are in abundance, yet despite this drone army we have more footage of the loch ness monster
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Busy eating the chocolates off the Christmas tree whilst no one is looking
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Congratulations to the Double tree in Hull. As someone who spends 60+ nights a year in hotels, this story about Brittania in Hull to its homeless sums them up, why i dont stay with them.
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SECR Double header at Bluebell today, 263+65
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3 car DMU came from Gloucester Because those from Swindon are made to cost yah Pressed steel for the Rich, BRCW for the poor. Derby built the rest, except Cravens next door.
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3 car DMU came from Gloucester Because those from Swindon are made to cost yah Pressed steel for the Rich, BRCW for the poor. Derby built the rest, except Cravens next door.
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Wandsworth Rd this am, Clan Line really working hard. Clan Line and Wandsworth Rd is hardly rare, usually I am alone, today it was packed as it took the scenic route to Clapham
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Yesterday i saw an albino white squirrel on the embankment of my passing Thames-link service
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Clan Line VSOE to Oxford, anyone know why its going to Vic to KennyO via Brixton, Streatham and Clapham jn ? (And same vv on saturday)
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Brexit came home, my jobs leaving to Amsterdam on Dec 31st, exit interview with HR to come. 1st time in 21 years.
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Wife paid for dinner. Took me 10 minutes to blow dust off the card. Credit card company phoned, not to verify the charge but to see if there was anything wrong with mine
