Recent content by Newportmuscles

33207 is currently at Southall in full working order.

Ahh, but this weekend is European rugby, so trips away no doubt:wink:

Bit wet for a barberque:lol: And on ATW Sundays are outside the working week, so not industrial action, just everyone wants to watch the golf!

Hot fingers!!!!

First time I travelled along the south Wexford it was in a park royal coach:wink: Memories :(

I'm not that old, only going with my life time experience.

The Mein Kampf quote was in Private Eye. If Tory Blier was on fire I would urinate on him, after discharging a large and full oxygen tank on him. Thatcher started this country towards ruin, he finished it:cry:

Yes, HSTs are going via the Rhurbarb, calling at Patchway for a bus to/from Parkway.

No, Newport is NOT lovely, Very much looking forward to moving out from the Chav Capital of Wales. Worse than Merthyr, Ebbw Vale, Swansea etc

Market forces, although it has calmed down as the number of TOCs has decreased. The TOCs saw it cheaper and easier to poach rather than fully train drivers, therefore I've seen my pay rise from a wage of £11,900 in 1997 to a clean salary of nearly £42k by 2010:wink:

Unless you are 1st class, you are unlikely to get a meal, both the 1803 and 1903 ex Padd are very popular for full cooked meals with 1st class passengers. My opinion is taken from the queue when I walk past 9 minutes before departure.

The current week day route is Taunton, Westbury, Melksham, Swindon depart 0314 only staff can join, then Reading. Was the Melksham pilotman for 2 nights 2 weeks ago.

No, the toilets are the same bog standard straight to the track:wink:

LE GRAYS you don't want to be in the cab of HSTs with Valentas, it's bad enough with MTUs!!! A big difference between a hobby and a job:wink:

Loudest loco, not DMU or DEMU power cars please!