Hi All,
I attended this event and am now uploading my pictures to
flickr.
We decided that we would get the 0730 Norwich to Colchester service then the 0833 service up to Stratford - transfer to the HS1 line and into STP that way.
We 'checked in' to yellow zone and joined a queue outside the building. We were then ushered into a inside queuing area where Red paralleled us. Waited a while before being directed upstairs and onto the train (395 004 & 025) which was out of passenger use. A couple of people were left behind as they didn't get on intime.
Straight down to Ebbsfleet where TBH we didn't really know what we were meant to be doing. We headed over into the car park, 'Wenlock' and 'Mandiville' the olympic / paralymic mascots came out and a lady came round with a box of pin badges 'one each please' but she kept on coming back offering more! We ended up with about 6!
Confusion amounted when we realised that we didn't know where we were meant to be! We overheard that it would be a 1242 departure, which was correct.
Back aboard the service into STP where we were met by BTP sniffer dogs. Headed off to Boots and Pret a Manger for refreshments. Before back to Stratford for a hour because of the padding in my planning - sat on platform 9/10 took some snaps whilst awaiting the train home.
Got to Colchester to find our connection cancelled so it was a half hour wait, at this time we found that, unless the following train was delayed, we would not be due any delay repay. Luckily we were late in by ONE MIN which brought us up to the half an hour requirement. Sent off the forms today
So yes. That was my day
TP
