Introductions

[Prescotian]

I notice that all posters here have a bank card but do not go into enough detail eg the card number, expiry date and the three digit code on the back. Oh and pin number, which would give much more rounded description for us all!

 

[Minilad]

I notice that all posters here have a bank card but do not go into enough detail eg the card number, expiry date and the three digit code on the back. Oh and pin number, which would give much more rounded description for us all!

Are you Nigerian by any chance !

 

[es373]

Not much to say about myself.
Age: 22
Job: Rolling Stock Engineer for Eurostar
Live: Leyton East London
Interests: Sex, ps3.
Transport interests: My 373's that's about it really.

 

[TrainfanBen]

Just because I don't remember doing one... (Looks like a trend)

Name: Just guess.

Age: 15

Lives: West Midlands area

Occupation: Scholar

Transport interests: General UK railway's, and some Swiss/German
network aspects. (No pun intended) and aviation. And simulation of previously mentioned!

Can't live without: Internet.

In my wallet: Money, bank card and old bus daysavers.

 

[Class172]

Lives: West Midlands area

Well that's nice and vague.

Occupation: Scholar

Me too.

 

[Intermodal]

Name: Andrew
Age: 17
Lives: Wirral
Job: Trainee guard on a heritage railway. No paid job yet. Also a student.
Transport Interests: Diesel locos and units, electric units, to an extent steam. Favourite class is probably Cl. 104 or Cl. 37!
Something I could not live without: My railcard!
Whats in my wallet: £1.10 in coinage, 6 first class stamps, 2 debit cards, starbucks card, costa coffee card, ucas card, gym card, bite card.

I know I've been here a while but I may as well...

 

[JamesHorrell]

Name: James Horrell
Age: 15
Lives: Keighley
Job: Student and Young Volunteer on the Worth Valley
Transport Interests: Diesel locos/Steam locos
Favourite class: Class 60
Something I could not live without: Music and Trains
Whats in my wallet: Money, Half Fare Card, Old Train Tickets.

 

[burns20]

Name: Daniel King
Age: 26
Lives: Preston
Job: Commercial Officer for Stagecoach North West, also a catering volunteer on the Talyllyn Railway.

Transport Interests: All railways, industrial archaeology, international rail travel.

Can't live without: Staff Pass/Young Persons Railcard - soon to expire - hurry up with the national rollout of the national railcard!

In my wallet: £3.42, Debit card, driving licence, receipts.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Name: Rich
Age: 15
Lives: Manchester

You are obviously a child prodigy to be a 15 year old Site Engineer - Manchester Metrolink Extension (Oldham/Rochdale line) ..

 

[SwindonPkwy]

Name : Ed
Age : over 21 (just)
Location : ex railway town, Wiltshire.
Interests : Railway infrastructure, maps, routings and travel. Aircraft spotter in a former life; I have now realised the error of my ways.
In my wallet : much the same as everyone else.

 

[Matt-the-mutt]

Name: Matthew
Age: 18
Lives: Peterborough
Job: Full time sales assistant in... a sweet shop! just done my customer service appreticship
Transport Interests: Modern trains, high speed, inter citys, and a little bit of busses
Something I could not live without: Me because without me I would not exist... oww my head hurts now
Whats in my wallet: I.D card, bank card, £40 (being paid in cash every week is wonderful) game and game station cards. and who knows

so yaeh. hi to you all

 

[Steven1054]

Hello there,
Name: Steven Bedford-Carter
Age: 14
Job: Young Volunteer at the Bahamas Loco Society
In My Wallet: A Breeze Card, A Bus Pass and a SUBCARD!!

 

[JamesHorrell]

Hello there,
Name: Steven Bedford-Carter
Age: 14
Job: Young Volunteer at the Bahamas Loco Society
In My Wallet: A Breeze Card, A Bus Pass and a SUBCARD!!

Welcome To the Forum Steven And you can ask anything to do with railways on this forum and someone will answer you as every one is really friendly on this forum and someone will know your answer to your question.

 

[Michael.Y]

Here we go -- first post!

Name: Michael

Age: 27 and a bit

Lives: Newport S. Wales

Job: At Seat Catering Steward for ATW as of last Monday, formerly a librarian, hotel porter and instore bakery monkey

Transport Interests: HSTs, Class 37s, Bristol VR buses and Aston Martins
Favourite class: DMU: 158. Diesel: 37

Something I could not live without: The missus, pizza, Guinness and music

What's in my wallet: Money (paper, metal and plastic), credit-card timetables, old receipts and a business card from a restaurant in Gorey, Co.Wexford, Ireland called "Katey Daley's".


I'm looking forward to posting on these boards and entering into many discussions with my newly fellow railway workers and other enthusiasts. I work out of Newport going mainly to Holyhead and Manchester on the Marches, as well as runs through the Heart of Wales and occasionally Carmarthen.

 

[Ivo]

Welcome to all new guys

Michael Y, an excellent selection of transport interests if I may say so! Nice to see another fan of the legendary VR!

 

[uanitaJ]

Name: Juanita
Age: 24
Live: Scranton
Job: IT Professional
Transport Intrests: Railway,light rail .

 

[raildude]

Hi

Just gone 28 and I am a Trainee Train Driver (still!) with FTPE in Manchester.

I'm from Nantwich if anyone's about locally

Favourite TOC: Arriva Trains Wales, (operate some lovely routes)
Least favourite: Mersey Rail (boring, no variety!)

 

[Robinson]

Name: Keir
Age: 19
Lives in: Southampton (at uni there), originally from Helensburgh.
Job: Student
Transport Interests: Trains, mainly, but also enjoy Southampton's local buses.
Favourite TOCs: ScotRail, Virgin, SWT.
Favourite Classes: 170, 175, 221 (not XC ones though), 318(!), 320, 350/1, 377, 390, 444.
Something I could not live without: Christianity, my guitars, my songwriting.

How long before someone shoots me down for liking Virgin Voyagers...

 

[Lrd]

Name: Keir
Age: 19
Lives in: Southampton (at uni) there, originally from Helensburgh.
Job: Student
Transport Interests: Trains, mainly, but also enjoy Southampton's local buses.
Favourite TOCs: ScotRail, Virgin, SWT.
Favourite Classes: 170, 175, 221 (not XC ones though), 318(!), 320, 350/1, 377, 390, 444.
Something I could not live without: Christianity, my guitars, my songwriting.

How long before someone shoots me down for liking Virgin Voyagers...

Welcome!

Southampton is a good place to live, but of course I am biased.

Nothing wrong with Virgin Voyagers, just the smell on the entire Voyager class put's me off.

Happy Posting :P

 

[Giugiaro]

Good Evening everyone!

I'm new on the place. I'm from the other side of the sea past two frontiers and people say I'm very good at English, although I never really gave it a worthy use besides writing.

I registered to this forum to better know about the British railways and specially about the London Underground, Overground, DLR and Tram Link to have inspirations on a story, possibly a Manga, about a group of children and teenagers who each one represents a personification of each Underground Line, the entire Overground, DLR and Tram Link System.

I hope I can be a good companion and have a good time with everyone here in the forum.


Before I start doing anything, I would like to know, where can I post a Topic for the story I'm making? It's important because I'll be taking here a whole lot of questions and some of them might look a bit dull or basic for you, but I think it's something to be expected from someone abroad.


Here’s my BIOS

Name: Tiago Miranda
Age: 17
Lives: Valongo, Porto, Portugal
Interests: Trains, Train Simulation, Art, Music, Anime
Favourite classes: (In order from most favoured) 20s, 378s, 37s, 40s, 395s
Hated classes: (In order from most hated) 70s and all those ugly has hell DMUs and EMUs from the 90's or something
Favourite locos and units, plus why:
Still don't have preferences on specific English rolling stock
What's in my wallet: APAC Card, Andante Card, CP Porto Magnetic Card, CP Porto Timetable for Linha de Caíde, CP Credential, a used ticket from Aveiro to Sernada do Vouga and some €
Something I could not live without: My life and CP 1400s

 

[Lrd]

Good Evening everyone!

I'm new on the place. I'm from the other side of the sea past two frontiers and people say I'm very good at English, although I never really gave it a worthy use besides writing.

I registered to this forum to better know about the British railways and specially about the London Underground, Overground, DLR and Tram Link to have inspirations on a story, possibly a Manga, about a group of children and teenagers who each one represents a personification of each Underground Line, the entire Overground, DLR and Tram Link System.

I hope I can be a good companion and have a good time with everyone here in the forum.


Before I start doing anything, I would like to know, where can I post a Topic for the story I'm making? It's important because I'll be taking here a whole lot of questions and some of them might look a bit dull or basic for you, but I think it's something to be expected from someone abroad.

Hello and Welcome!

If you are just asking general questions about anything Light Rail (Tram Link etc) then post in to this forum:

http://www.railforums.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=49

Anything that is London Underground specific then post in this form:

http://www.railforums.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=50

Happy posting!

 

[DavidS]

Hello!
Name: David
Age: 20
Lives: Bristol/Cambridge
Job: Student
Transport Interests: There might be a career in this!

Been following the forum for a bit but haven't had anything useful to say or ask, until now. Then I found the social bit of the forum. :P

 

[Badger]

Not sure how long I've been here.

Name: My friends call me Badger.
Age: 21
Lives: Wolverhampton
Job: Failing third-year student in Leicester. (Computer Games Programming)
Interests: Game making as a hobby (i.e. not professional)
Transport Interests: Network West Midlands. Train, bus, metro. Commute from Wolverhampton to Leicester twice a week (due to bad accommodation).
Whats in my wallet: NI Card, debit card, various ID, old bank cards I'm not even with anymore, stock of passport photos, only train ticket to London I've had (nostalgia), laminated piece of paper with contact details, ooh and some money I forgot about.
Something I could not live without: My family.

Favoured Classes: HST, 323 (I LOVE the 323, don't judge me)
Hated Classes: 170 (completely unfit for purpose), ATW 158 prior to refurbishment (current pure silver w/ blue door stock)

 

[Eagle]

Name: My friends call me Badger.

Any reason why?

 

[Minilad]

Any reason why?

Black and white striped head I reckon

 

[Badger]

Surname For personal reasons my forename is rarely used.

 

[telstarbox]

Thought I'd done one of these before but it appears not! So here goes:

Name: Charlie
Age: 23
Location: Manchester, originally from Kent
Job: Transport and highways engineer - not much rail stuff
Interests: Trains, infrastructure, all kinds of music, football, politics, food, drinking, walking
Favourite Classes: 185, 350, 375, 390, HST
Dislikes: Excessive announcements (on TPE), pointless FC sections on SE/Southern, rude staff (again mostly on TPE)

 

[deltic1989]

Name: Chris
age:22
Job: Truck Driver
Favorite TOC: East Midlands Trains
Things i couldnt live without: My Mrs, My 3 Wonderful kids, my guitar, and Guinness.
Whats in my wallet:£30, credit card, debit card, driving licence, nottingham citycard, and lincs county council library card.

 

[Michael.Y]

Things i couldnt live without: Guinness.

Amen to that. Didn't touch the stuff until September 2010 (with the odd exception of a March 17th here and there).

Then I went to Ireland......

 

[34072]

Accidently started a thread in the wrong place to introduce myself, so ill reiterate and apologise for the inconvenience...

Anyway, on here, and some other forums, I am known as "34072", after my favourite Steam Locomotive, Bulleid "Battle of Britain" Class 4-6-2 No 34072 "257 Squadron". God knows why I Idolise this machine...

Otherwise, I am known as Dark DJ, or just "Dark", which I personally prefer...

Anyways, I am very interested in the UK Heritage Scene, as well as the history of our railways! I am currently producing a web series on Youtube entitled "The Dark Railway Series", which I might post about at a later date!

Hoping you are all well, and looking forward to being part of the community.