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.
Shaking the hand of the esteemed Mr Cameron on the footplate of No. 9 at Edinburgh Waverley
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.
Optimistic of your to say that intradition will begin in 2027!When London Overground finally put their first 710 into service.
Oh no wait this isn’t a topic of the best moments of 2027.
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
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!
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!
Which test train was it?- 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.
My free InterRail was the best week (+1 day) by far!
Covered 4500 miles in a week.
Which loco?Agreed my 5 day Interrail was absolutely amazing (although I paid for it!)
Had many miles behind my favourite loco!
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.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.
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 !
Sounds amazing. Loved the emergency stop anecdote.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.
Which loco?
Sounds amazing. Loved the emergency stop anecdote.