Seeing forum members unexpectedly

Class172 · 19 May 2019

Like buses, you see none for ages then two come along at once…

Whilst wandering about at Paddington for the HST departures this evening, I’m glancing across from Platform 1 and I see @fishquinn walking along the next platform. He then introduced me to @nat67 before parting again to catch our final HST.

Later in the evening I was hurrying between Snow Hill and New St to catch a connection back home and passed @ForTheLoveOf rushing in the opposite direction.

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yorkie · 19 May 2019

@Starmill and I briefly met @Dr Day as she alighted from our train at Cheltenham

Dr Day · 20 May 2019

yorkie said:
@Starmill and I briefly met @Dr Day as she alighted from our train at Cheltenham[/Q

Could have done with you on my next leg where a girl was thrown off for having an invalid mobile ticket linked to a railcard bought on a different 'phone. She may well have been in the wrong, but appeared from the tone and body language to have made an honest mistake. Either way the guard made a complete hash of explaining the rules.

@Starmill - nice to put a face to the name albeit briefly and you are far younger than I had imagined you to be!

Kite159 · 20 May 2019

I wonder if the guard I purchased a Havenhouse - Thorpe Culvert ticket from on Saturday is a member of this forum, he knew his stuff.

TheEdge · 1 Jun 2019

99% sure I met one of you at Woodbridge this morning. Whoever it was asked if first class was declassified because of a lack of antimacassars, the sounds like an RUK level of question

hexagon789 · 1 Jun 2019

TheEdge said:
99% sure I met one of you at Woodbridge this morning. Whoever it was asked if first class was declassified because of a lack of antimacassars, the sounds like an RUK level of question

It kinda does! Who else would even know what the things were called anyway!

Strat-tastic · 2 Jun 2019

I didn't before I came here :lol:

The_Train · 2 Jun 2019

Strat-tastic said:
I didn't before I came here

I still don't

hexagon789 · 2 Jun 2019

The_Train said:
I still don't

Those paper or fabric things they put on headrests to protect them.

The_Train · 2 Jun 2019

hexagon789 said:
Those paper or fabric things they put on headrests to protect them.

Ooohhhh. Well I always try to learn something new every day and that's got today's out of the way early on so thanks for that

Strat-tastic · 2 Jun 2019

They are to protect the person's hair from a previous occupant's hair and whatever they put on it, apparently.

trainophile · 4 Jun 2019

Strat-tastic said:
They are to protect the person's hair from a previous occupant's hair and whatever they put on it, apparently.

Macassar Oil - much beloved of gentlemen in past times. Hence antimacassar.

Peter Mugridge · 11 Jun 2019

It appears that @Thewanderer and myself were standing literally right next to each other at the Crewe open day but neither of us realised it at the time! See our posts on his photographic report of the event for the proof:

https://www.railforums.co.uk/thread...epot-open-day-all-change.184040/#post-4051403

Mag_seven · 12 Jun 2019

Whilst walking to Southwark tube station earlier today, I bumped into @bb21.

fishquinn · 13 Jun 2019

Sat in a virtually empty Coventry 1st class lounge earlier with my brother and who should walk in but @TT-ONR-NRN.

Crossover · 15 Jun 2019

Just boarded the 1825 from Sheffield with some other members on a forum meet and have been unexpectedly joined by @class47

Mag_seven · 27 Jun 2019

Earlier on today I was on a Chiltern loco hauled train wondering if I would see anyone then who should join the train at Banbury but @fishquinn!

Cowley · 27 Jun 2019

Mag_seven said:
Earlier on today I was on a Chiltern loco hauled train wondering if I would see anyone then who should join the train at Banbury but @fishquinn!

He must have quite a few miles off those 68s by now? :smile:

cactustwirly · 27 Jun 2019

Cowley said:
He must have quite a few miles off those 68s by now?

A lot!

fishquinn · 27 Jun 2019

Cowley said:
He must have quite a few miles off those 68s by now?

cactustwirly said:
A lot!

You're not wrong :lol:

15271 miles on the Chiltern 8 (008-015) with 014 being my highest (oddly enough the one I bumped into @Mag_seven on today) on 2708.5! Not so much on them of late as I've had other stuff on but still rather high :lol:

yorkie · 1 Jul 2019

I saw @43095john at York station when I got off my train last night.

185143 · 1 Jul 2019

Wasn't massively unexpected, as I knew he was coming through at some point. But I saw Kite159 at Manchester Piccadilly earlier

Starmill · 22 Jul 2019

Spotted!

Starmill said:
Tickets were at rock-bottom prices last time because London Euston was closed, and there were no trains north of Lancaster. No such luck now! The diverted train I was on today (1640 from Stockport) was predictably well-loaded for a Sunday afternoon London to Glasgow service.

_toommm_ said:
I was on that train too! Were you in coach U?

Starmill said:
Yes hahahah!

_toommm_ · 22 Jul 2019

Starmill said:
Spotted!

Thought it was you, but didn't want to say anything! I was sat on the opposite side to you but facing you, about a few rows infront.

Crossover · 29 Jul 2019

Attending the BLS "The Steel City Special" yesterday on Supertram, I thought I had seen @Kite159 waiting on the platform. A quick message on here confirmed I had and we caught up briefly at one of the break points on the tour

yorkie · 29 Jul 2019

I think I saw @Crossforth at York station around 1240 on Friday.

fishquinn · 29 Jul 2019

Bumped into @ForTheLoveOf yesterday on a Cardiff Queen Street-Cardiff Bay service.

superjohn · 31 Jul 2019

fishquinn said:
Bumped into @ForTheLoveOf yesterday on a Cardiff Queen Street-Cardiff Bay service.

Did he say why he hasn’t posted for a while, he used to be a twenty a day man.

I am hoping to make a week long first class trip around the country using a Guildford footbridge pass. I was hoping he could advise to correct Latin to quote to any ticket inspectors who dare to challenge my basic contractual right to do so.

trainophile · 1 Aug 2019

Was it one of us sat behind me on 175 002 this morning? Chap in a red jumper and on his phone to someone describing the new refurbed seats. Think he got on at Abergele or Colwyn Bay and got off at Rhyl. He was talking with the enthusiasm of a train lover, and the short journey suggested someone having a day covering a few route sections.

Crossover · 10 Aug 2019

I think I just saw @Solent&Wessex take over as guard of the train I had left (a rather rough, due to no working facilities, 185) at Leeds

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