Introductions

[Tom B]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Don't even mention them near me! There is a reason why I'm not doing Maths for A level!

Simultaneous equations?! Heh if you think they're difficult it is probably good you're not doing A level maths!

 

[experts]

Name: Ewan
Age: 15
Lives: Glasgow
Job: Student
Interests: West Highland Line, Sulzer Locos, English Electric Locos, Class 156s and 320s, Classic Buses (pre 1998 ) etc
Hates: HSTs, people who put others down for who they are, Class 334s, SNP(*)/BNP.. (* - don't hate the snp as much as bnp), racists, homophobes and 9 car DEMU Froth
Favourite Loco: 37405 - THE MONSTER The only really thrashy 37/4 left in service.
What's in my wallet? £10, First and McColls Bus Tickets, around 10 train tickets..
Something I could not live without: my friends, class 37s and volvo ailsa and mcw metrobus buses..
Favourite Railway Company: DRS

 

[Birdbrain]

Name - Jay
Age - 15
Job - Student
Interests - Railways, doing new lines, doing new loco's/units, buses, Bristol Vr's, Playing and Watching Ice Hockey
Location - Shanklin
Local Buses - Southern Vectis 2,3,22,Sandown Bay Tour
Local Station - Shanklin
Special things in your area - Shanklin Chine and Beaches, 1938 Tube Stock, Bristol VR's
Favourite Loco?
37408- Good Memories of this loco. Very Loud!
What's in my wallet-About £2, Bus Rover Ticket, Student Rider, IOW Raiders Season Ticket,
Something I could not live without: My Girlfreind, she rates buses and trains!

 

[martyn29]

Name - Jay
Age - 15
Job - Student
Interests - Railways, doing new lines, doing new loco's/units, buses, Bristol Vr's, Playing and Watching Ice Hockey
Location - Shanklin
Local Buses - Southern Vectis 2,3,22,Sandown Bay Tour
Local Station - Shanklin
Special things in your area - Shanklin Chine and Beaches, 1938 Tube Stock, Bristol VR's
Favourite Loco?
37408- Good Memories of this loco. Very Loud!
What's in my wallet-About £2, Bus Rover Ticket, Student Rider, IOW Raiders Season Ticket,
Something I could not live without: My Girlfreind, she rates buses and trains!

where do u find one of them?
welcome to railforums mate!

 

[me123]

Simultaneous equations?! Heh if you think they're difficult it is probably good you're not doing A level maths!

Try the triple Gaussian stuff for a challenge, Now they're difficult.

Seeing as I never did this when I joined;

Real Name - Chris
Age - 16
Job - Student (Studying Chemistry, Biology, Maths)
Career Aspirations - To be a doctor
Interests - Railways, music, science, medicine, literature
Location - Coatbridge
Local Stations - Blairhill, Kirkwood
Trains I enjoy travelling on - GNER stock, 156s, 170s, 221s, 334s, and 318s beofre they were refurbished.
Trains I hate - 320s
What's in my wallet-£25, change, bank card, YP Railcard and a bus pass.
Favourite TOC - First Scotrail

 

[FusionRail]

Name - Rich
Username - FusionRail
MSN Add - [email protected]
Email - [email protected] (anybodywant googlemail invite just ask!!)
Age - 16
Job - Student/Possibly training to be a Train Driver in the Armed Forces
Previous Jobs - Work Experience Stagecoach
Interests - Trains, Photography, Filming, DJ, Music, Computers, Army etc..
Location - Kettering
Local Buses - A, B, C, D, E, x4, 8, 811
Local Stations - Kettering/Wellingborough
Trains I enjoy travelling on - Anything exept things like voyagers... meridians are good though..
Trains I hate - anything non-uk
Favourite TOC - Midland-MainLine/TPX
Special things in your area - None i can think of8)
Locos You have seen at Kettering
66, 60, 37, 43
Faviourite Classes - all
What's in my wallet
Too many train tickets, railcard, buss pass, ID, bank cards, cash (20p)

 

[Gizmogle]

Meh, I think just about everyone here knows me, but I wanna do one of these little questionnaire things anyway

Real Name - Shauna
Age - 16
Job - Student
Interests - Trains, Travelling, Music, Guitar, Computers
Location - Buxton
Local Stations - Buxton
Trains I enjoy travelling on - HSTs (and other mark 3 stuff) 222s, 390s, 442s, 170s (not 170/3s though)
Trains I hate - 220s and 221s
What's in my wallet - £16.90, Two privs, Railway photo ID card, B-line card, Bite card, Smoothie bar loyalty card, National Insurance card, Student card, Music exchange discount card, London Underground map.
Favourite TOC - Midland Mainline

 

[rebel]

Real Name - Dave
Age - 35
Job - Route Controller
Interests - Fast cars & English electric traction
Location - Birmingham
Trains I quite like - 50's, 37's, CP1400 and 1800's. Anyone remember loco hauled trains? :roll:
Trains I aint so keen on - Units, and anything with sealed windows. Damn stupid idea if you ask me
What's in my wallet - £12, $65, driving license that just got its first three points (grrr!), Green Flag card, Railway ID, and a bunch of business cards that ill never use, and never bin (you 'never know', right?)

 

[Bonemaster]

Real Name - Mark
Age - 27
Job - Auditor
Interests - Trains, Travelling, Music, Beer
Location - Coventry
Local Stations - Bedworth, Coventry
Trains I enjoy travelling on - Anything with a proper engine
What's in my wallet - Not enough
Most hated TOC - Central Trains

 

[466.networkers]

Real Name - Ryan
A.K.A - 466.networkers, soadhypnotize .... and many more!
Age - 19
Job - I work for a company called Iron Mountain *click for more information*
Interests - Trains, Music, Computers, Internet
Location - Isle Of Sheppey
Local Stations - Sheerness-on-Sea
Trains I enjoy travelling on - Networkers and Electrostars
What's in my wallet - £15, National Insurance card, Bank card, Monthly ticket from Sheerness-on-Sea - Sittingbourne valid 'til the 19th September, GAME card, Clubcard, too many receipts, that's about it
Something I Couldn't Live Without... System Of A Down, My PC, Internet, Pokemon ....
Favourite TOC - South Eastern Trains

 

[Gizmogle]

Pokemon....

My lordz

 

[FusionRail]

religion: trainspotter
god: midland mainline
place of worship: kettering

hahaha

 

[Gizmogle]

religion: trainspotter
god: midland mainline
place of worship: kettering

hahaha

I like the sound of this! Can I join your cult please?

 

[FusionRail]

I like the sound of this! Can I join your cult please?

yeh sure! and maybe our new religion will take over iran and change the laws a little...

 

[Daniel]

Place of worship should be St Pancras, barlow trainshed, without icky Eurostars!!

 

[djw1981]

I'd rather a eurostar than a Merridian.

 

[FusionRail]

Place of worship should be St Pancras, barlow trainshed, without icky Eurostars!!

yes, good idea. but minus the new metal climbing frame too. lol

 

[466.networkers]

My lordz

Is something the matter?

 

[Daniel]

I'd rather a eurostar than a Merridian.

Meridian. Me too. :P

 

[Bighat]

Place of worship should be St Pancras, barlow trainshed, without icky Eurostars!!

icky?

 

[eifion]

Name - Eifion. (AKA Spike)

Age - 55

Lives - Bangor.

Job - Medicaly Retired. Before that Royal MAIL for 25 Years.

Transport Interests - Railways.

Something I could not live without - My Family + Freinds and my New Electric Scooter.

What's in my wallet - Libary Card,Driving License.A Fiver and My Bus Pass.

Favourite Loco.Class 40.

Favourite Band. Deep Purple. :confused:

 

[Daniel]

icky?

Sickly; disgusting; expressing dislike

 

[Ilove165's]

Name: Samuel J. Barton

Age: 18

Lives: Ruislip,Middlesex

Job: None as of yet, but signing up to the RAF

Transport Interests: Planes, trains and automobiles

Something I could not live without: Trainspotting

What's in my wallet: Debit card, Golf driving range card, and loads of old LU tickets

Favourite Loco: Class 43 (Paxman(obviously))

Favourite Band: Muse

 

[Mojo]

Middlesex was abolished in 1965, you live in Greater London.

 

[Bighat]

Middlesex was abolished in 1965, you live in Greater London.

1964 actually, but was still used as a postal address for several years afterwards before the full introduction of postcodes outside the original London Postal area. With these in place, the need for county names fell into disuse.

Most people STILL prefer the old county names of the home counties adjacent to London.

I would ALWAYS say I live in Essex, rather than the anonymous 'Greater London' title.

 

[Gizmogle]

Is something the matter?

Not at all.

 

[class 313]

1964 actually, but was still used as a postal address for several years afterwards before the full introduction of postcodes outside the original London Postal area. With these in place, the need for county names fell into disuse.

Most people STILL prefer the old county names of the home counties adjacent to London.

I would ALWAYS say I live in Essex, rather than the anonymous 'Greater London' title.

Home counties being Herts Beds and Bucks, which im apart of

So saying that, is Hertfordshire 'Greater London'?

 

[Mojo]

So saying that, is Hertfordshire 'Greater London'?

No, Hertfordshire is not. Saying that, parts of what used to be Herts are now Greater London.

 

[Bighat]

No, Hertfordshire is not. Saying that, parts of what used to be Herts are now Greater London.

IIRC, 'Greater London' is the terminology applied to the new outer London Boroughs created then and added to the original 32 'metroplitan' boroughs. Examples are London Boroughs of Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Enfield etc etc

 

[Dexxas]

Name: Dexxas
Age: 56
Lives: Bournemouth
Job: marine engineer
Transport modern railways favourite loco class 37
Something I could not live without: my hi Fi My love of modern jazz
Whats in my wallet: nat west switch card and credit card
Last journey on on a train. I cant remember.

The best days i spent with trains is network day i loved them think the last network day card i bought was let me see. Was it a £5 or £8

A memory of my first Network day

The Friday night before the Saturday we made our way to Bournemouth station. We caught the 00:3am to London when we got to Eastleigh, There was great excitement all down the train as a class 50 was put on the front. I still do not know why this was. We had a great day went to Cambridge to Hastings everywhere we could get to. Are those days gone forever this was 1980 something.