Seeing forum members unexpectedly

jumble · 13 Jan 2020

Although posted on "upcoming trips" I had not read that @Mag_seven was going on the Watford north curve
Great surprise for him to come up and tell me that he recognised my spaniel
Had a few pints in Amersham and a natter

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trainophile · 13 Jan 2020

Never fails to amaze me how you all recognise eachother. Even those I have met at meals I would struggle to put a name to, if I even noticed them out of context.

gimmea50anyday · 13 Jan 2020

I am amazed when forum members and even railway managers come up to me and say I am gimmea50anyday. I’m like “how the flick do you know?...”

Kingspanner · 13 Jan 2020

If someone came up to me would I flatly deny it?

No! I'm @Kingspanner and I'm proud!

185143 · 13 Jan 2020

gimmea50anyday said:
I am amazed when forum members and even railway managers come up to me and say I am gimmea50anyday. I’m like “how the flick do you know?...”

We've almost certainly met at work. But I've no idea who you are...

Mag_seven · 13 Jan 2020

jumble said:
Although posted on "upcoming trips" I had not read that @Mag_seven was going on the Watford north curve
Great surprise for him to come up and tell me that he recognised my spaniel
Had a few pints in Amersham and a natter

Indeed it is a small world considering the fact I could have boarded any number of other trains over the Watford north curve yesterday. If it wasn't for the presence of your four legged friend, I might not have even spotted you.

Peter Mugridge · 13 Jan 2020

Ironically, me... real name, actual photo in profile on the left of each post, albeit an out of date one... hardly ever get identified! Maybe it's because most of my days out are on weekdays rather than weekends?

gimmea50anyday · 13 Jan 2020

185143 said:
We've almost certainly met at work. But I've no idea who you are...

Probably because I have turned on your DKS and given two on your buzzer!!!

yorkie · 8 Feb 2020

A group of us unexpectedly saw @yorksrob on the 1600 from Whitby.

However given Rob is one of the Whitby line's regular users maybe it's not that unexpected?

yorksrob · 8 Feb 2020

yorkie said:
A group of us unexpectedly saw @yorksrob on the 1600 from Whitby.

However given Rob is one of the Whitby line's regular users maybe it's not that unexpected?

Well, I do have a soft spot for the route

D365 · 8 Feb 2020

yorkie said:
A group of us unexpectedly saw @yorksrob on the 1600 from Whitby.

However given Rob is one of the Whitby line's regular users maybe it's not that unexpected?

Did you get your fish and chips?

yorkie · 20 Feb 2020

On my way back from Hamburg I randomly met @bennorthyork at King's Cross.

theblackwatch · 29 Mar 2020

I am not sure if this one counts... :lol:

From an old episode of Minder which I watched this afternoon! It made me smile.

yorkie · 21 May 2020

I saw @mikeg in York today, on his way back home from work.

Mag_seven · 23 Aug 2020

Whilst my train was pulling out of Paddington tonight we ran parallel to another service on an adjacent line on which I spotted @cactustwirly looking out of the window- OK I actually knew he was on that train so it wasn't that unexpected but it was fun trying to spot him which I did.

cactustwirly · 24 Aug 2020

Mag_seven said:
Whilst my train was pulling out of Paddington tonight we ran parallel to another service on an adjacent line on which I spotted @cactustwirly looking out of the window- OK I actually knew he was on that train so it wasn't that unexpected but it was fun trying to spot him which I did.

I didn't see you, but I had a feeling you were on that train!

yorkie · 24 Aug 2020

I saw @254024 unexpectedly at Leeds station a few days ago.

On a recent Summer Saturday I saw @43094 waiting for my train at Grantham; he then boarded the train and immediately said hello to another passenger who was sat near me! Some people seem to know everyone :lol:

D365 · 25 Aug 2020

yorkie said:
Some people seem to know everyone

I thought that was you!

Peter Mugridge · 29 Aug 2020

This looks like a "near miss" between @ValleyLines142 and myself...

If he observed an overloaded bloke standing on platform 11 with two large bags of shopping by his feet and two shoulder bags, one on each side containing more shopping, when he arrived off the first train in the below quote from his post in "trains observed working" a short while ago, that was me!

I departed on 455 738 + 455 864, so I was there the whole time he was there. ( I'd arrived a few minutes before him on 455 810 + 455 828 from Thornton Heath ).

ValleyLines142 said:
2J39 1436 London Waterloo to Hampton Court: 456005+455724+455716 (London Waterloo to Clapham Junction)
2Z43 1437 London Waterloo to Hounslow: 458521
2M39 1454 London Waterloo to Chessington South: 456002+455916+455720
2Z40 1401 Hounslow to London Waterloo: 458532
2O35 1503 London Waterloo to London Waterloo: 458503+458514
1R33 1400 Reigate to London Victoria: 377471
1R38 1439 London Victoria to Reigate: 377110
2D39 1439 London Waterloo to Guildford: 455738+455864
1H35 1251 Littlehampton to London Victoria: 377132+377146 (Clapham Junction to London Victoria)

yorkie · 12 Dec 2020

@Hadders and myself unexpectedly met @Jordy and @Bungle965 at King's Cross today

Mag_seven · 13 Dec 2020

I think I saw @Paul Kelly in a Reading coffee shop last Sunday.

skyhigh · 23 Apr 2021

There's not a gentleman on here who works for GWR and was taking a trip out of Leeds on a 333 this afternoon, by any chance?

185143 · 23 Apr 2021

I was walking to platform 14 at Man Picc earlier and heard @yorkie heading the other way say "Hi 185143".

I found it quite amusing that he remembered me by my user name and not my real name.

trainophile · 23 Apr 2021

Did you pass on the travelators? That would be like a scene from a film!

185143 · 23 Apr 2021

trainophile said:
Did you pass on the travelators? That would be like a scene from a film!

Yes!

trainophile · 23 Apr 2021

And you both turned round at the respective ends and did it again coming back? :lol:

185143 · 23 Apr 2021

trainophile said:
And you both turned round at the respective ends and did it again coming back?

We both had places to be sadly.

yorkie · 23 Apr 2021

185143 said:
I was walking to platform 14 at Man Picc earlier and heard @yorkie heading the other way say "Hi 185143".

I found it quite amusing that he remembered me by my user name and not my real name.

Haha yes, I do of course know your name but I know so many people there is often a huge time lag between me seeing the person and recalling their name!

When it comes to forum members, I do tend to be better at recalling usernames than real names, though I can struggle with numbers (but not in this case!)

Peter Mugridge · 25 Apr 2021

It looks like @steamybrian and myself unknowingly had an encounter at Victoria on 26th May 2011, as per evidence in https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/guess-the-station.39000/post-5104148

I'm fairly sure this is me, although I would really need it in larger size to be certain - but having checked my log, I did take a picture of 4492 at that location on that date...

Peter Mugridge · 25 Apr 2021

Brian - I can't get that to enlarge any further? I'm clicking on the picture but nothing is happening?

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