Drogba11CFC
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Wales 2018
Sunday 3rd June
This year's rail holiday was centred around Wales so it was Winchester where my trip started and 444045 on 1W28 as far as Basingstoke. One replacement bus later and I found myself at Reading, where I caught 387135, 387149, 43097 Environment Agency, 43188, 387138 and 387168 before an unidentified voyager finally arrived 32 late with 1M38. 800032 was glimpsed just beyond Reading, with 165126 being caught at Oxford, 172101, 172102 and 165021 at Banbury, 172345 and 221125 at Leamington Spa, and 350236, 153366 and 153375 at Coventry before arriving 31L at Birmingham New Street. A hastily-bought lunch from Pret a Manger saw me board an unidentified 350 on 1F45 to Liverpool South Parkway, with 08805 being seen at Soho. I disembarked at Crewe which proved a goldmine, as I caught 47830, 345025, 68020 Reliance, 350250, 221107 Sir Martin Frobisher, 323255, 323236, 175103, 390127 Virgin Buccaneer - Jessica Varnish, 390040 Virgin Radio Star and 319370 before climbing aboard a very busy 175010 on 1D27, with 47712 being glimpsed at Crewe Heritage Centre and a very folorn-looking 90032 and 90031 glimpsed in Gresty Bridge sidings. Chester yielded 142061, 175001 and 175011 before 175106 was seen at Shotton and 175102 at Abergele and Pensarn. The final leg of my journey saw me board 2D74 at Llandudno Junction where 175009 took me to Llandudno and the Can-Y-Bae guest house.
Key:
Red - haulage
Green - sight
Black - dud
Sunday 3rd June
This year's rail holiday was centred around Wales so it was Winchester where my trip started and 444045 on 1W28 as far as Basingstoke. One replacement bus later and I found myself at Reading, where I caught 387135, 387149, 43097 Environment Agency, 43188, 387138 and 387168 before an unidentified voyager finally arrived 32 late with 1M38. 800032 was glimpsed just beyond Reading, with 165126 being caught at Oxford, 172101, 172102 and 165021 at Banbury, 172345 and 221125 at Leamington Spa, and 350236, 153366 and 153375 at Coventry before arriving 31L at Birmingham New Street. A hastily-bought lunch from Pret a Manger saw me board an unidentified 350 on 1F45 to Liverpool South Parkway, with 08805 being seen at Soho. I disembarked at Crewe which proved a goldmine, as I caught 47830, 345025, 68020 Reliance, 350250, 221107 Sir Martin Frobisher, 323255, 323236, 175103, 390127 Virgin Buccaneer - Jessica Varnish, 390040 Virgin Radio Star and 319370 before climbing aboard a very busy 175010 on 1D27, with 47712 being glimpsed at Crewe Heritage Centre and a very folorn-looking 90032 and 90031 glimpsed in Gresty Bridge sidings. Chester yielded 142061, 175001 and 175011 before 175106 was seen at Shotton and 175102 at Abergele and Pensarn. The final leg of my journey saw me board 2D74 at Llandudno Junction where 175009 took me to Llandudno and the Can-Y-Bae guest house.
Key:
Red - haulage
Green - sight
Black - dud