Merseyrail
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- 3 Jul 2009
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Hi folks first post! I'm taking my seven year old son to London for his first time next month. I loved the London buses and trains as a kid and often went on family trips to London as a child and fell in love with the Routemasters' and The Tube - so much more exciting than the dull Pacer trains we have to put up with here in Liverpool!
My lad also seems to be catching the transport bug too!
I haven't been for a proper ride on a Tube train since 1996, when I was 15yrs, so I'm really looking forward to it!
If possible I'd like someone to recommend me some interesting lines and trains / journeys to ride on. I'm more interested in the older type of stock, they just seem to have much more character than the newer ones, anyone agree?
I'm not technical at all (didn't even know the difference between tube and sub surface until now!) but have been reading up on the various types of stock the last couple of nights.
A real favourite of mine was the 1959 stock. Really sad to hear they're not around anymore, so any other stock that's likely to be discontinued in the next few years I'd love to know about as it could be my last time to ride them.
P.S. If it helps we'll be staying in Borehamwood and getting the Thameslink into St. Pancras every day.
My lad also seems to be catching the transport bug too!
I haven't been for a proper ride on a Tube train since 1996, when I was 15yrs, so I'm really looking forward to it!
If possible I'd like someone to recommend me some interesting lines and trains / journeys to ride on. I'm more interested in the older type of stock, they just seem to have much more character than the newer ones, anyone agree?
I'm not technical at all (didn't even know the difference between tube and sub surface until now!) but have been reading up on the various types of stock the last couple of nights.
A real favourite of mine was the 1959 stock. Really sad to hear they're not around anymore, so any other stock that's likely to be discontinued in the next few years I'd love to know about as it could be my last time to ride them.
P.S. If it helps we'll be staying in Borehamwood and getting the Thameslink into St. Pancras every day.