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Hi guys - I don't really expect this thread to be successful, although if it is then, brilliant thanks! But this is my thread on my rail journeys I take when I can in order to bash trains!
At only 14 - I can't travel that frequently, but I do my best! I hope you like!!
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One Coach Only!! - Early January 2017
On a rather drizzly day in January I got up excited and started off on my journey into London from North Camp station. GWR unrefurbished 165 unit turned up, and I enjoyed a smooth ride to Reading, where I boarded the first HST to Paddington. Here, I experienced my first Heathrow Connect ride, which was actually using the solo Heathrow Express 360. This took me to West Ealing, where I took my first ever Greenford line train to the terminus. The incline lift is great!
The Central Line, then the Central line again after a change took me to Ealing Broadway. I had plenty of time to kill until my train to Hayes & Harlington, so I took a D-Stock District Line train one stop, returning on S-Stock.
The HEx 360 returned which took me as far as Hayes and Harlington. I was flabbergasted to see on Realtime Trains that my train to Maidenhead (destination: Oxford) would be formed of a Sprinter, but doubtful.
That is, until the destination display told me: "Formed of 1 coach only!!", and I was so excited I almost screamed at the thought of a 153 working a London - Oxford service.
It was then CANCELLED (!!!!:cry:) due to some sort of incident on the GWML, so I ended up taking HConnect back to Paddington, devastated. A slight consolation was that it was a proper HConnect 360 this time, my first one, as opposed to the HEx one.
Looking up at the boards at Paddington, I saw every train was cancelled, and that tickets would be excepted on other routes. And then my brain went: TING!
Within seconds I was on the 1972 Bakerloo line train one stop to Marylebone in order to try my first Chiltern service. I only had a Thames Valley Day Ranger, so I was worried my ticket would be rejected, but the man at the gate was satisfied with a simple, "I'm a diverted GWR passenger," without looking at my ticket, so I enjoyed a lovely 168 ride to Banbury. The guard said due to the diversions my ticket was valid on all Chiltern services to any station also served by GWR. I was going to go to Oxford, but it was a 165 (yuck) so I chose the Snow Hill service.
Shame it wasn't a Loco, but whoa I love Clubmans now! From Banbury I got my favourite type of rolling stock. (Here everyone is going to hate me and think me weird) The British Rail Class 221.
I'm sorry, but I love them!!! I took it to Reading, where a 166 took me to Slough, here I went on the much-loved-by-me line to Windsor and back in declassified first class. Then a 166 (refurbished) to Paddington, an HST back to Reading and another repainted 166 to North Camp.
Busy day. Loved it though.
At only 14 - I can't travel that frequently, but I do my best! I hope you like!!
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One Coach Only!! - Early January 2017
On a rather drizzly day in January I got up excited and started off on my journey into London from North Camp station. GWR unrefurbished 165 unit turned up, and I enjoyed a smooth ride to Reading, where I boarded the first HST to Paddington. Here, I experienced my first Heathrow Connect ride, which was actually using the solo Heathrow Express 360. This took me to West Ealing, where I took my first ever Greenford line train to the terminus. The incline lift is great!
The Central Line, then the Central line again after a change took me to Ealing Broadway. I had plenty of time to kill until my train to Hayes & Harlington, so I took a D-Stock District Line train one stop, returning on S-Stock.
The HEx 360 returned which took me as far as Hayes and Harlington. I was flabbergasted to see on Realtime Trains that my train to Maidenhead (destination: Oxford) would be formed of a Sprinter, but doubtful.
That is, until the destination display told me: "Formed of 1 coach only!!", and I was so excited I almost screamed at the thought of a 153 working a London - Oxford service.
It was then CANCELLED (!!!!:cry:) due to some sort of incident on the GWML, so I ended up taking HConnect back to Paddington, devastated. A slight consolation was that it was a proper HConnect 360 this time, my first one, as opposed to the HEx one.
Looking up at the boards at Paddington, I saw every train was cancelled, and that tickets would be excepted on other routes. And then my brain went: TING!
Within seconds I was on the 1972 Bakerloo line train one stop to Marylebone in order to try my first Chiltern service. I only had a Thames Valley Day Ranger, so I was worried my ticket would be rejected, but the man at the gate was satisfied with a simple, "I'm a diverted GWR passenger," without looking at my ticket, so I enjoyed a lovely 168 ride to Banbury. The guard said due to the diversions my ticket was valid on all Chiltern services to any station also served by GWR. I was going to go to Oxford, but it was a 165 (yuck) so I chose the Snow Hill service.
Shame it wasn't a Loco, but whoa I love Clubmans now! From Banbury I got my favourite type of rolling stock. (Here everyone is going to hate me and think me weird) The British Rail Class 221.
I'm sorry, but I love them!!! I took it to Reading, where a 166 took me to Slough, here I went on the much-loved-by-me line to Windsor and back in declassified first class. Then a 166 (refurbished) to Paddington, an HST back to Reading and another repainted 166 to North Camp.
Busy day. Loved it though.
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