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Best railway moments of 2018

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When the recent timetable change took away a 3 car 170 and gave us a 4 car 385 instead! Always hated that they ran a diesel under the wires!
 
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The time that the Northern train I went to catch was on time. It arrived at its destination late though!
 

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Within the West Midlands County I still have to do Wolverhampton to Walsall line but at present there is only the 'parly' train very early one morning each week.

I think I've done that run twice. Once on a 153, the other behind a Class 45. Bit of a contrast!
 

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In the summer, I had an afternoon to get from Munich to Mannheim. I had an ICE ticket but broke my journey in Ulm for dinner and a walk by the Danube. The next train to Stuttgart was an Intercity. I had a whole coach to myself, with a metre wide drop window, a warm evening, sunset and a line that wiggled up a valley.
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I went to Southport on a Pacer.

Does that count?

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My free InterRail was the best week (+1 day) by far! :)

Covered 4500 miles in a week. :D
 

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Not many moments this year but I did finally get to do the Dawlish Sea Wall on a steam hauled train.
 

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When London Overground finally put their first 710 into service.

Oh no wait this isn’t a topic of the best moments of 2027.
 
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As maligned as the project & trains are, it was nice to finally see class 800/802s in service under electric on the GWML and performing as they were originally meant to.
 

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Doing the following in one day.....

Peterborough - Edinburgh
Edinburgh - Glasgow Queen Street
A loop of the "Clockwork Orange"
Glasgow Central - London Euston
London King's Cross - Peterborough


Highlight being - whistling through the Lake District on a tilting train looking at the views outside
 
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Doing the following in one day.....

Peterborough - Edinburgh
Edinburgh - Glasgow Queen Street
A loop of the "Clockwork Orange"
Glasgow Central - London Euston
London King's Cross - Peterborough


Highlight being - whistling through the Lake District on a tilting train looking at the views outside

o_O

Hope it was all in first with plenty of bevvies! Otherwise, that would be one hell of an endurance test for me!
 

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o_O

Hope it was all in first with plenty of bevvies! Otherwise, that would be one hell of an endurance test for me!

Peterborough - Hertford - Kings Cross - Paddington - Bristol Temple Meads - Severn Beach - Bristol Temple Meads - Great Malvern - Swindon via Gloucester - Paddington - Kings Cross - Peterborough

That was fun!
 

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Peterborough - Hertford - Kings Cross - Paddington - Bristol Temple Meads - Severn Beach - Bristol Temple Meads - Great Malvern - Swindon via Gloucester - Paddington - Kings Cross - Peterborough

That was fun!

Edinburgh to Plymouth to Paddington to Heathrow Airport - over 900 miles in Standard, but 2 HST journeys and we diverted so Swindon to Plymouth and Plymouth to Paddington via Castle Cary new track, so a good day!
 

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Edinburgh to Plymouth to Paddington to Heathrow Airport - over 900 miles in Standard, but 2 HST journeys and we diverted so Swindon to Plymouth and Plymouth to Paddington via Castle Cary new track, so a good day!

One journey I would like to do is Kings Cross to Aberdeen to Penzance via Birmingham to Paddington!
 

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- Doing the Caledonian Sleeper (Euston - Glasgow) and the Night Riviera (Penzance - Paddington) on consecutive June nights (with a Flybe flight to Exeter and GWR HST to Penzance in between) has got to be up there! The WCML at sunrise around Carlisle was particularly spectacular.
- Somehow having a First Class carriage to myself on a GWR HST from Par to Reading on a Tuesday evening in March.
- Finally travelling on Grand Central, meaning I've now travelled at least once with every UK TOC.
- Doing the Stourbridge Town branch on the Class 139 - it's the little things, as they say!
- Working at a railtour operator over the summer.
- Seeing and travelling behind 70000 Brittania, 46233 Duchess of Sutherland and 46100 Royal Scot at the Severn Valley Railway Autumn Steam Gala. I also bumped into a friend there completely by chance!

Think that should do it for now! Looking forward to what 2019 has in store (it's already delivered a very successful London - Heidelberg DB London Spezial via Brussels and Frankfurt!) :)
 

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- Retrieving some very precious lost property from the TPE staff at Cleethorpes after I departed at Doncaster without it the previous evening (I would lose my head if it wasn't screwed on).
- Going out on a test train for the first time.
 

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Seeing 50's all over the place on the main line working real freight trains and passenger specials. Seeing 50's all over the place at the Severn Valley Railway's '50 at 50' event.
 

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May, when I completed travel over every line in both directions within the Birmingham city boundary when I took a train from New Street to Nuneaton via these lines:

Lifford Curve usually used only by ECS workings
Camp Hill Line usually only used in passenger service by XC trains to/from Bristol and South West
St Andrews Junction Landor Street Junction normally freight only

Within the West Midlands County I still have to do Wolverhampton to Walsall line but at present there is only the 'parly' train very early one morning each week.
TfW go that way every morning except Sunday. 0422 from Chester to new street. It won’t take you to Walsall but you can do most of the line. Just missing out Pleck junction.
 

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A lifetime aspiration for significant wedding anniversary and a memorable 2 days from Budapest to Calais on the Venice Simpson Orient Express .

And my bar tab. "How much?" No wonder there are murders on that train! . Cue the stereotype tight Scotsman
 

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A lifetime aspiration for significant wedding anniversary and a memorable 2 days from Budapest to Calais on the Venice Simpson Orient Express .

And my bar tab. "How much?" No wonder there are murders on that train! . Cue the stereotype tight Scotsman

You'd have thought that for the price of the trip, the booze would be free !
 

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You'd have thought that for the price of the trip, the booze would be free !

Nope! Food is free on set menu which is 5 star . If you go off menu you pay daft prices for ala carte . 25 euros for any drink. Cheapest bottle of wine I could buy 80 euros. I think my booze bill was lowest on the train at circa 500 euros over 2 days. I kind of expected it. My plan was to hunt down a Budapest booze busters before boarding and take on a fly carry out but the wife put her foot down. Think it would have looked a tad Off form. So I just closed my eyes and enjoyed it.

Everything about the train was awesome. Finish. Attention to detail, history , service , atmosphere , food. . Even an emergency train stop in the bar car was choreographed to perfection. A shout went up hold your drinks. Only a crystal bowl on the grand piano slip off and smashed into pieces . Coal stove in each carriage to heat water and heat. And a safe in your cabin for your diamonds. Or the the stuff from H Samuel i bought the mrs in our case !
Every station in draws a lot of attention. Steam hauled into Budapest.
 

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Nope! Food is free on set menu which is 5 star . If you go off menu you pay daft prices for ala carte . 25 euros for any drink. Cheapest bottle of wine I could buy 80 euros. I think my booze bill was lowest on the train at circa 500 euros over 2 days. I kind of expected it. My plan was to hunt down a Budapest booze busters before boarding and take on a fly carry out but the wife put her foot down. Think it would have looked a tad Off form. So I just closed my eyes and enjoyed it.

Everything about the train was awesome. Finish. Attention to detail, history , service , atmosphere , food. . Even an emergency train stop in the bar car was choreographed to perfection. A shout went up hold your drinks. Only a crystal bowl on the grand piano slip off and smashed into pieces . Coal stove in each carriage to heat water and heat. And a safe in your cabin for your diamonds. Or the the stuff from H Samuel i bought the mrs in our case !
Every station in draws a lot of attention. Steam hauled into Budapest.
Sounds amazing. Loved the emergency stop anecdote.
 

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Sounds amazing. Loved the emergency stop anecdote.

In a busy bar car not a single spilled drink. Which they would replace foc naturally. Not sure if it would be the same happy outcome if it was lunch or dinner service in the three dining carriages , think that could be carnage !

Still . It can’t top the Scotrail Orient express . A Chinese carry out in the fast service from Glasgow to Dunblane. It doesn’t get more oriental than that !
 
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