ChrisCooper
Established Member
I'm sure we all have certain types of trains we regret never travelling on. Perhaps drivers have certain types that they regret never managing to drive.
In my case it would be the early AC EMUs. Whilst 302s, 303s, 304s, 305s, 309s and 310s were all around at a time when I could have travelled on them, I never managed it. 303s and 305s were a little hard due to being in up in Scotland, but the rest of the types were fairly close, Bimingham, Leeds, London. Only Slam Door AC EMU type I did was the 312. Oh, almost forgot the 89 too. Pretty much every other type I've missed out on was withdrawn before I started travelling by train a lot on my own.
On the other hand a few lucky single journey ones were the 1983 tube stock, the 50s on Fishguard (lucky in that I expected them to be around longer than they were, so would have missed out if I'd gone later) and the 306 on London-Shenfield specials (it's last trip out), and mainline 117s (both times to Skegness, once vice 20s on the Fisherman, once just a lucky catch on the normal Nottingam-Skeg working, made up for by an unlucky catch of a packed single 153 back). Suppose a 141 would have been nice too. I'm sure I'll get a 155, 314, 318, 320 and 322 before they are withdrawn (some years yet).
In my case it would be the early AC EMUs. Whilst 302s, 303s, 304s, 305s, 309s and 310s were all around at a time when I could have travelled on them, I never managed it. 303s and 305s were a little hard due to being in up in Scotland, but the rest of the types were fairly close, Bimingham, Leeds, London. Only Slam Door AC EMU type I did was the 312. Oh, almost forgot the 89 too. Pretty much every other type I've missed out on was withdrawn before I started travelling by train a lot on my own.
On the other hand a few lucky single journey ones were the 1983 tube stock, the 50s on Fishguard (lucky in that I expected them to be around longer than they were, so would have missed out if I'd gone later) and the 306 on London-Shenfield specials (it's last trip out), and mainline 117s (both times to Skegness, once vice 20s on the Fisherman, once just a lucky catch on the normal Nottingam-Skeg working, made up for by an unlucky catch of a packed single 153 back). Suppose a 141 would have been nice too. I'm sure I'll get a 155, 314, 318, 320 and 322 before they are withdrawn (some years yet).