telstarbox
Established Member
Hi pennine, you'll be welcome at the forum challenges and meals so don't be shy.
(From another 25-year-old Charlie at the other end of the country!)
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Hi pennine, you'll be welcome at the forum challenges and meals so don't be shy.
(From another 25-year-old Charlie at the other end of the country!)
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Thanks a lot!
Oh my, do I have a southern version of me? LOL Now I am intrigued!
Thank you for your kind words!
Sploosh
Member
- Joined
- 15 Aug 2014
- Messages
- 7
if i cant beat you then join you i must 
Name........Bob
Job...........Network Rail MOM (been on the railway since Feb 1993)
intrestes....im big into RC Tanks ,Trucks and Rock Crawlers. i use to scuba dive and paintball but not now.
From.........living in Matlock ,Derbyshire.but from Newcastle
Whats in my wallet ...Driving licence ,debit card ,green fllag membership and not much more.
Name........Bob
Job...........Network Rail MOM (been on the railway since Feb 1993)
intrestes....im big into RC Tanks ,Trucks and Rock Crawlers. i use to scuba dive and paintball but not now.
From.........living in Matlock ,Derbyshire.but from Newcastle
Whats in my wallet ...Driving licence ,debit card ,green fllag membership and not much more.
cactustwirly
Established Member
Name - Patrick
Job - Student
Location - Thames Valley
Favourite Trains - Definitely a HST, a Pacer 
and a Networker
Least Favourite - 22x, 390 & 180
Favourite Bus - Wright Solar/Eclipse (MK1)
Least Favourite - Dennis Dart, ADL Enviro 200
Job - Student
Location - Thames Valley
Favourite Trains - Definitely a HST
, a Pacer and a Networker Least Favourite - 22x, 390 & 180
Favourite Bus - Wright Solar/Eclipse (MK1)
Least Favourite - Dennis Dart, ADL Enviro 200
Kite159
Veteran Member
Name: David/Dave
Age: 27
Job - Currently mix between catering accountant (secondment) & auditor for a military contractor
Main Interest: Trains & Travelling
Location: Grateley (Between Salisbury & Andover on West of England Line)
Favourite class: 153s (And also 155s)
Least Favourite: 376s
I do apologise for my lack of memory, I am rubbish with names and putting names with faces. Also I'm a bit shy around others.
Age: 27
Job - Currently mix between catering accountant (secondment) & auditor for a military contractor
Main Interest: Trains & Travelling
Location: Grateley (Between Salisbury & Andover on West of England Line)
Favourite class: 153s (And also 155s)
Least Favourite: 376s
I do apologise for my lack of memory, I am rubbish with names and putting names with faces. Also I'm a bit shy around others.
Hello
Newbie here introducing himself
Have decided to make a career move change to try and become a train driver and I stumbled across this forum which appears to have a wealth of valuable information and some very helpful people.
A few things about me....
Name: Stephen / Mumbo
Age: 36
Location: Elsenham
Family: Partner, 5 kids and numerous pets
Interests: Vintage Star Wars collecting, sports, music
Job: Benefit Fraud Investigator
In my wallet: Picture of the kids, cards, cards and more cards and some receipts.
Cheers
Newbie here introducing himself
Have decided to make a career move change to try and become a train driver and I stumbled across this forum which appears to have a wealth of valuable information and some very helpful people.
A few things about me....
Name: Stephen / Mumbo
Age: 36
Location: Elsenham
Family: Partner, 5 kids and numerous pets
Interests: Vintage Star Wars collecting, sports, music
Job: Benefit Fraud Investigator
In my wallet: Picture of the kids, cards, cards and more cards and some receipts.
Cheers
I'm awful at making introductions
Thought I would join up since I am taking the train everyday to work and back and just sparked my interest in rail network and trains!
But my name is Brenda
age - 28
location - Liverpool
interests- traveling ( mostly by train!), cooking, cinema
Job - Graphics designer
Thought I would join up since I am taking the train everyday to work and back and just sparked my interest in rail network and trains!
But my name is Brenda
age - 28
location - Liverpool
interests- traveling ( mostly by train!), cooking, cinema
Job - Graphics designer
MattWallace
Member
Name: Matt Wallace
Age: 33
Lives: Monmouth, Wales
Job: IT Consultant
Transport Interests: Freight and DMUs (we get nothing else this side of the country!)
Something I could not live without: Internet Access
Whats in my wallet: Well, that would be telling, wouldn't it!
Hi all,
Most of the above covers who I am and what I do but I recently started to spot trains through discovery of the Network Rail Open Data Feeds.
I'm active on a lot of the model railway forums as I'm trying to put together a freight layout set in modern-day South-West England/South-East Wales, however this is the first "full size" forum I've joined!
Cheers,
Matt
Age: 33
Lives: Monmouth, Wales
Job: IT Consultant
Transport Interests: Freight and DMUs (we get nothing else this side of the country!)
Something I could not live without: Internet Access
Whats in my wallet: Well, that would be telling, wouldn't it!
Hi all,
Most of the above covers who I am and what I do but I recently started to spot trains through discovery of the Network Rail Open Data Feeds.
I'm active on a lot of the model railway forums as I'm trying to put together a freight layout set in modern-day South-West England/South-East Wales, however this is the first "full size" forum I've joined!
Cheers,
Matt
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CambsCommuter
New Member
- Joined
- 6 Oct 2014
- Messages
- 1
hi everyone,
I'm Bex
age 32
live in Cambridgeshire
Commute to work using the Great Northern line from Kings X to Cambridge.
Job title: Senior Buyer at Cambridge University
I'm also a freelance photographer
hope you're all doing well
I'm Bex
age 32
live in Cambridgeshire
Commute to work using the Great Northern line from Kings X to Cambridge.
Job title: Senior Buyer at Cambridge University
I'm also a freelance photographer
hope you're all doing well
MetalRider060
New Member
Name: Phil
Age:25
Location:Culcheth
Job: N/A
Hobbies (Aside from Trains): Heavy Metal Music, Fantasy Fiction, Animation, Film Analysis
Favorite Trains: Class 390 Pendalinos, Class 156 Super Sprinters, Class 222 Meridian, NGG16 Garrat.
Least Favorite Trains: Class 142 Pacers (with a passion!), Class 170 Turbostars, Anything with terrible seats.
Out of Context Quote of the Day: "Remember kids, the moral of the story is shippers destroy lives!"
It's pleased to meet you all. I hope I haven't come to the wrong place being someone who loves Steam, some Deisil and Electric Trains equally! ^^'
Age:25
Location:Culcheth
Job: N/A
Hobbies (Aside from Trains): Heavy Metal Music, Fantasy Fiction, Animation, Film Analysis
Favorite Trains: Class 390 Pendalinos, Class 156 Super Sprinters, Class 222 Meridian, NGG16 Garrat.
Least Favorite Trains: Class 142 Pacers (with a passion!), Class 170 Turbostars, Anything with terrible seats.
Out of Context Quote of the Day: "Remember kids, the moral of the story is shippers destroy lives!"
It's pleased to meet you all. I hope I haven't come to the wrong place being someone who loves Steam, some Deisil and Electric Trains equally! ^^'
neilos
New Member
- Joined
- 27 Oct 2014
- Messages
- 2
Noob alert...
hock:
Not overly keen on introductions, you never know what to put...
Anyhoo...
Name: Neil
Age: 42
Lives: Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, or Hertfordshire, depending on how you look at it.
Job: Chauffeur
Transport Interests: Mainly aviation, although always had an interest in the railways.
Something I could not live without: iPad
Whats in my wallet: Waaay too many loyalty cards.
hock:Not overly keen on introductions, you never know what to put...
Anyhoo...
Name: Neil
Age: 42
Lives: Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, or Hertfordshire, depending on how you look at it.
Job: Chauffeur
Transport Interests: Mainly aviation, although always had an interest in the railways.
Something I could not live without: iPad
Whats in my wallet: Waaay too many loyalty cards.
ThePannier
Member
Hi,
My name is Marcus and I am a train and bus enthusiast living in the North East. My local station is Chester-Le-Street, although I use Durham for everything purely because of the variety and opporunities.
As could be suggested by my username, my favourite locomotive is the Pannier 57xx class, although the A4s come in quickly after. As for modern image, I love the Class 43s, and a smile comes across my face everytime I get on one! I hate Voyagers, though! - not only do they look ugly, they are cramped and smell! (namely the CrossCountry ones!)
My favourite operator is East Coast, simply because they are so professional. However, every now and then I do use CrossCountry or First TransPennine, who also operate through Durham (to my discretion!)
Please visit my Flickr at https://www.flickr.com/photos/127739730@N02/
Many thanks,
Marcus
My name is Marcus and I am a train and bus enthusiast living in the North East. My local station is Chester-Le-Street, although I use Durham for everything purely because of the variety and opporunities.
As could be suggested by my username, my favourite locomotive is the Pannier 57xx class, although the A4s come in quickly after. As for modern image, I love the Class 43s, and a smile comes across my face everytime I get on one! I hate Voyagers, though! - not only do they look ugly, they are cramped and smell! (namely the CrossCountry ones!)
My favourite operator is East Coast, simply because they are so professional. However, every now and then I do use CrossCountry or First TransPennine, who also operate through Durham (to my discretion!)
Please visit my Flickr at https://www.flickr.com/photos/127739730@N02/
Many thanks,
Marcus
baldycrewman
New Member
- Joined
- 26 Nov 2014
- Messages
- 2
Hi all,
Just thought id politely pop in and say hi and introduce myself. (hope this is the right place)
Ive been searching the railway jobs since I left the military 3 years ago and had a number of jobs since but still trying to settle down. So now, I've got an application into FGW for conductors fingers crossed this will help me settle into a new career.
Im thanking you in advance for all the questions i ask! (I am searching the forums lots though).
Cheers,
BC
Just thought id politely pop in and say hi and introduce myself. (hope this is the right place)
Ive been searching the railway jobs since I left the military 3 years ago and had a number of jobs since but still trying to settle down. So now, I've got an application into FGW for conductors fingers crossed this will help me settle into a new career.
Im thanking you in advance for all the questions i ask! (I am searching the forums lots though).
Cheers,
BC
Kristen29mk
New Member
Just thought would say hello all from Milton Keynes
ManUtd
Member
- Joined
- 28 Nov 2014
- Messages
- 64
Hi guys and gals,I'm new here myself and still finding my way around,I came here as I am currently going through the assessments for a train drivers job.
At this moment in time I am a bus driver....and I see that is catered here also so I hope I can contribute as I go along.
At this moment in time I am a bus driver....and I see that is catered here also so I hope I can contribute as I go along.
Joshrowlands
Member
Hi, I'm your normal 19 year old lad typical 19 year old. I have an interest in trains and I know quite a lot about them however I'm not a train spotter, I'm only interested in modern trains (1985-present) My dream is to work on the railway and I was just wondering if anyone's from Stoke or crewe who has an interest in trains or works on them and would like to make friends? My Instagram is @joshandrewrowlands or message me on here, cheers
GrimsbyPacer
Established Member
Hi everyone, never noticed this when I joined.
Name: Joe
Age: 22
Places lived in: Fleetwood, Ormskirk, Derby, Belper, Nottingham twice and Grimsby.
Lives in: East Marsh, Grimsby, South Humberside.
Local Station: New Clee.
Likes: Star Trek, Women, Railbuses, Eltrains and Trams.
Travels on: Stagecoach's ''Simplibus 4'', Northern Rail to Worksop or Barton and from Scunthorpe. Transpennine South mostly.
Work: Sadly no work as I've got to care for family members.
Dreams: A permanent job, wife, better rail services across the whole country, and Star Trek style social system.
Hobbies: Playing football at halftime at Grimsby Borough FC, any field sport that doesn't involve horses, Rides, programming games, playing strategy games on boards or screens. And I must stress I love all things that is Star Trek! (Excluding 2009 film series)
If anyone has similar likes please feel free to add me as a friend.
Name: Joe
Age: 22
Places lived in: Fleetwood, Ormskirk, Derby, Belper, Nottingham twice and Grimsby.
Lives in: East Marsh, Grimsby, South Humberside.
Local Station: New Clee.
Likes: Star Trek, Women, Railbuses, Eltrains and Trams.
Travels on: Stagecoach's ''Simplibus 4'', Northern Rail to Worksop or Barton and from Scunthorpe. Transpennine South mostly.
Work: Sadly no work as I've got to care for family members.
Dreams: A permanent job, wife, better rail services across the whole country, and Star Trek style social system.
Hobbies: Playing football at halftime at Grimsby Borough FC, any field sport that doesn't involve horses, Rides, programming games, playing strategy games on boards or screens. And I must stress I love all things that is Star Trek! (Excluding 2009 film series)
If anyone has similar likes please feel free to add me as a friend.
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pne
Member
Hello, I'm Philip Newton and I live in Hamburg in Germany.
I love reading timetables and maps and also enjoy reading the fare tips (e.g. where to split tickets or which routes can be taken on an ANY PERMITTED).
Not a spotter but a bit of a bagger in the sense that I have taken trips just for the sake of having taken that trip, perhaps because it goes along a line or to a destination that's interesting somehow.
I love reading timetables and maps and also enjoy reading the fare tips (e.g. where to split tickets or which routes can be taken on an ANY PERMITTED).
Not a spotter but a bit of a bagger in the sense that I have taken trips just for the sake of having taken that trip, perhaps because it goes along a line or to a destination that's interesting somehow.
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mrben253
Member
Hi everyone, my name is Ben, and I'm from Derbyshire.
Interesting in most things railway, and have been from an early age, and I would absolutely love to get a job working on the railways.
Interesting in most things railway, and have been from an early age, and I would absolutely love to get a job working on the railways.
Hi all,
I'm a transport enthusiast from Merseyside interested in both buses and trains however lately my interest has become more rail focused. I'm hoping to clock up more rail miles this year compared to the 425 I did last year!
Name: 507021
Age: 21
Lives: Merseyside
Local station: Edge Hill (EDG)
Job: In between jobs
Transport interests: Buses and Railways
Other interests: Cooking, Music and Reading
Favourite TOPs: Arriva Trains Wales, East Midlands Trains and Merseyrail
Favourite classes: 142 Pacer, 158 Express Sprinter, 175 Coradia, 507 and 508
Least favourite classes: Any Turbostar - especially the Class 170
Favourite stations: Cardiff Central, Gobowen, Liverpool Lime Street and Sheffield
Something I could not live without: My family and friends, pizza and Twitter
Whats in my wallet: Driving licence, debit card, £3.17, National Insurance card and receipts
I'm a transport enthusiast from Merseyside interested in both buses and trains however lately my interest has become more rail focused. I'm hoping to clock up more rail miles this year compared to the 425 I did last year!
Name: 507021
Age: 21
Lives: Merseyside
Local station: Edge Hill (EDG)
Job: In between jobs
Transport interests: Buses and Railways
Other interests: Cooking, Music and Reading
Favourite TOPs: Arriva Trains Wales, East Midlands Trains and Merseyrail
Favourite classes: 142 Pacer, 158 Express Sprinter, 175 Coradia, 507 and 508
Least favourite classes: Any Turbostar - especially the Class 170
Favourite stations: Cardiff Central, Gobowen, Liverpool Lime Street and Sheffield
Something I could not live without: My family and friends, pizza and Twitter
Whats in my wallet: Driving licence, debit card, £3.17, National Insurance card and receipts
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chris_in_salop
Member
- Joined
- 29 Sep 2010
- Messages
- 175
Hello, I've been lurking for a while
Name: Chris
Age: 37
Location: Shrewsbury
Profession: Graphic designer
Transport interests: Stations, disused railways and old lines, railways as a business, first gen DMUs
Whats in my wallet? Credit card, debit card, driving licence, Bite card, couple old rail tickets to Telford, some cash.
Name: Chris
Age: 37
Location: Shrewsbury
Profession: Graphic designer
Transport interests: Stations, disused railways and old lines, railways as a business, first gen DMUs
Whats in my wallet? Credit card, debit card, driving licence, Bite card, couple old rail tickets to Telford, some cash.
HonorlessMink
Member
What up.
Name: I don't give my real name as it's quite distinctive. However, I tried to register as HonourlessWeasel to match my Twitter account, but it was apparently too long.
Age: 29
Location: London.
Profession: Managed Print Services.
Transport interests: Trains, military planes, a little bit of buses and trams too. Very fond of subway trains.
What's in my wallet? Bank cards, donor card, Anthony Nolan Trust card, $6 (yes, dollars) a tube map, driving license and my ice rink membership card.
Name: I don't give my real name as it's quite distinctive. However, I tried to register as HonourlessWeasel to match my Twitter account, but it was apparently too long.
Age: 29
Location: London.
Profession: Managed Print Services.
Transport interests: Trains, military planes, a little bit of buses and trams too. Very fond of subway trains.
What's in my wallet? Bank cards, donor card, Anthony Nolan Trust card, $6 (yes, dollars) a tube map, driving license and my ice rink membership card.
Dannypenguin
Member
Hey guys!
Name: Dan
Age: 16
Lives: Gloucestershire, UK
Job: Model Shop Proprieter
Transport Interests: Anything that moves!
Something I could not live without: Music (Biffy Clyro to be exact...)
Whats in my wallet: PTS Card, Dean Forest Rly Cards, Bank Cards, Cruise Card (from an old holiday), 15 Euros, a few quid, HRA Pass and various loyalty cards...
Name: Dan
Age: 16
Lives: Gloucestershire, UK
Job: Model Shop Proprieter
Transport Interests: Anything that moves!
Something I could not live without: Music (Biffy Clyro to be exact...)
Whats in my wallet: PTS Card, Dean Forest Rly Cards, Bank Cards, Cruise Card (from an old holiday), 15 Euros, a few quid, HRA Pass and various loyalty cards...
CC 72100
Established Member
- Joined
- 23 Jan 2012
- Messages
- 3,777
GWRjake
Member
Been on here for a while now without ever having noticed this thread, so here's me!
Name: Jake
Age: 17
Location: South Oxfordshire, in easy reach of the excellent GWML!
Occupation: A Level Student/Supermarket Assistant
Favourite Classes: 43, 68, 70, 87, 390
Other interests: Oxford United FC, Aviation and the music of CHVRCHES, Saint Raymond and The Wombats to name a few.
What's in my wallet? Debit Card, 16-25 Railcard, Provisional Driver's Licence, Oxford United Season Ticket, John Lewis Partnership Partner Discount Card, Nando's Card and some £.
A factoid to close, and that is that I've never been on a Pacer!
Name: Jake
Age: 17
Location: South Oxfordshire, in easy reach of the excellent GWML!
Occupation: A Level Student/Supermarket Assistant
Favourite Classes: 43, 68, 70, 87, 390
Other interests: Oxford United FC, Aviation and the music of CHVRCHES, Saint Raymond and The Wombats to name a few.
What's in my wallet? Debit Card, 16-25 Railcard, Provisional Driver's Licence, Oxford United Season Ticket, John Lewis Partnership Partner Discount Card, Nando's Card and some £.
A factoid to close, and that is that I've never been on a Pacer!
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Haymarket
New Member
- Joined
- 11 Sep 2015
- Messages
- 1
Hi there, I live in the small ex Mining village of Newtongrange, as you know the Waverley line has just been resurrected there and of which runs at the bottom of my street, the station is also a short distance away.
I have been caught up in all the activities leading up to the opening of the station by the Queen.
The icing on the cake was seeing the A4 Union Of South Africa which was very nostalgic for me as my father was a fireman on this Locomotive back in the day.
I hope by joining the forum I can gain from all your knowledge and thanks in advance for reading my intro.??????
I have been caught up in all the activities leading up to the opening of the station by the Queen.
The icing on the cake was seeing the A4 Union Of South Africa which was very nostalgic for me as my father was a fireman on this Locomotive back in the day.
I hope by joining the forum I can gain from all your knowledge and thanks in advance for reading my intro.??????
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tramdan
Member
- Joined
- 4 Aug 2015
- Messages
- 118
Hi all!
My name is Daniel, and I'm a long time lurker on these forums, and created an account a little while ago now.
I am a tram driver and generally light rail is my area of expertise, however I am equally interested in all aspects of rail and other public transport in the UK.
I look forward to contributing some more in the future!
My name is Daniel, and I'm a long time lurker on these forums, and created an account a little while ago now.
I am a tram driver and generally light rail is my area of expertise, however I am equally interested in all aspects of rail and other public transport in the UK.
I look forward to contributing some more in the future!
A warm welcome to all our new members!
We've had a lot of new members join recently and not post here; please do feel free to!
It's always good to read a bit more info on who is joining. Also even if you joined a while ago, if you've not got round to posting here, you still can do!
We've had a lot of new members join recently and not post here; please do feel free to!
It's always good to read a bit more info on who is joining. Also even if you joined a while ago, if you've not got round to posting here, you still can do!
P156KWJ
Established Member
Evening!
I was previously a frequent poster on here under the name Sulzer25 but I've decided after all this time to start fresh as I've recently got back in to the railway hobby after some encouragement and I'm enjoying it. As some of you know I disappeared a few years ago off the scene as I had a lot to concentrate on in life and then started my career as a coachbuilder with a well known international transport firm.
Hoping to make some new friends and possibly see some old and familiar faces as I'm back properly this time. Sorry!
Miles
I was previously a frequent poster on here under the name Sulzer25 but I've decided after all this time to start fresh as I've recently got back in to the railway hobby after some encouragement and I'm enjoying it. As some of you know I disappeared a few years ago off the scene as I had a lot to concentrate on in life and then started my career as a coachbuilder with a well known international transport firm.
Hoping to make some new friends and possibly see some old and familiar faces as I'm back properly this time. Sorry!
Miles