First off i was instructed to meet yorkie and gang at kings x, i get there to find out Ally Pally is the meet place. Yorkie instructs me to get the 1236 to cambridge (Without telling me to change at Finsbury park!) so I was on the 1236 to cambridge (networker) and i forgot to get off at finsbury park! So I ended up at Potters bar. I then headed south on a 313 to get a call from Yorkie telling me to meet him at oakleigh park. The thing is i just departed that station! so i headed to ally pally like i was told to and rushed to platform 4 which i thort would be a WGC train, but NO it was hertford loop 313! so had to rush back to ally pally after getting off the first stop on the hertford service. Finally i reach Oakliegh park and got off where yorkie and gang told me to get on again! Now im with Yorkie we finally decide to go to New barnet and get a bus to Borhamwood (Which had some very tight curvs on! I fell onto Yorkie ^^) After the gang thort we got lost i pointed out that we were nearing the high st of Borhamwood, me knowing the area i also pointed out elstree studios (I felt like the dude on a tour bus ) We then finally got at Borhamwood station after a worried ascot found us.
Now for the 87 story
We first arrive in Euston with my birsting bladder! so i ran on the nearest 321 and let it all out (Actually took 3 mins! ) i then get a coke zero and some munch. I head back to the silverlink ticket counter were ascot was having trouble with his ticket. We finally got it all cleard (So we thort!) and headed to the 87, today 87002 was our loco to haul us to Birmingham new st. We set of and everything was all good, i was enjoying heads out and saw the Medite 66 at wembley and many other 66s and 92s. Then comes the conductor and it goes down hill from here for ascot and joy54! Il start by explaining ascots issue, we checked up about the ticket that ascot got and it WAS vailed for the trip we were doing BUT the conductor said no and told him to wait as he talks to joy54. Joy uses a unknown ticket that, well backfired on him and so him and joy walked with the conductor do a differnt coach. Whilst this was taking place i missed filming heads out going through watford! :@.
We are nearing Milton keynes central and i spotted a fastline 56 heading south, THE SCREAM! .
Still doing heads out i noticed we where now riding yellows and saw 2 southbound pendos being halted at reds, somthing was up! then we had our turn of red, the driver had to get out and call the signaller. This was due to a failed signal north of us, so we past at danger. Yet again we were riding yellows but this time it was due to a broken down pendo at Rugby, now we were at a red and have been so for 5 - 10 mins. We then get an anouncement stating that a pendolino in Rugby station has a broken wiper this ment the pendo couldnt go any further. What happerns is trains have to be sent on the passing line so passengers had to get of at coventry and then down to rugby, we passed the pendo and a 57 was attached to rescue the poor thing that caused so much delay!
FINALLY! we were at BMS! W00t! whilst there we took some shots of 170s, 87002, 150s, 350s, and 323s. We then made our way back on our 87 back to watford jnc. The Mk3 we were on had some kind of fault because when we went under a netraul section our lights went off! and evryone screamed, and to add to the moment i shouted "We are all gunna die!?" But luckerly with Nick to our rescue he went to the end of the MK3 and turnd the lights back on. And to our suprise everyone said they prefered the darkness evan though i said we are all gunna die!? oh well the kids enjoyed at and so did we!
All in all GREAT trip! its a shame the 87s are leaving us :@
Now for the 87 story
We first arrive in Euston with my birsting bladder! so i ran on the nearest 321 and let it all out (Actually took 3 mins! ) i then get a coke zero and some munch. I head back to the silverlink ticket counter were ascot was having trouble with his ticket. We finally got it all cleard (So we thort!) and headed to the 87, today 87002 was our loco to haul us to Birmingham new st. We set of and everything was all good, i was enjoying heads out and saw the Medite 66 at wembley and many other 66s and 92s. Then comes the conductor and it goes down hill from here for ascot and joy54! Il start by explaining ascots issue, we checked up about the ticket that ascot got and it WAS vailed for the trip we were doing BUT the conductor said no and told him to wait as he talks to joy54. Joy uses a unknown ticket that, well backfired on him and so him and joy walked with the conductor do a differnt coach. Whilst this was taking place i missed filming heads out going through watford! :@.
We are nearing Milton keynes central and i spotted a fastline 56 heading south, THE SCREAM! .
Still doing heads out i noticed we where now riding yellows and saw 2 southbound pendos being halted at reds, somthing was up! then we had our turn of red, the driver had to get out and call the signaller. This was due to a failed signal north of us, so we past at danger. Yet again we were riding yellows but this time it was due to a broken down pendo at Rugby, now we were at a red and have been so for 5 - 10 mins. We then get an anouncement stating that a pendolino in Rugby station has a broken wiper this ment the pendo couldnt go any further. What happerns is trains have to be sent on the passing line so passengers had to get of at coventry and then down to rugby, we passed the pendo and a 57 was attached to rescue the poor thing that caused so much delay!
FINALLY! we were at BMS! W00t! whilst there we took some shots of 170s, 87002, 150s, 350s, and 323s. We then made our way back on our 87 back to watford jnc. The Mk3 we were on had some kind of fault because when we went under a netraul section our lights went off! and evryone screamed, and to add to the moment i shouted "We are all gunna die!?" But luckerly with Nick to our rescue he went to the end of the MK3 and turnd the lights back on. And to our suprise everyone said they prefered the darkness evan though i said we are all gunna die!? oh well the kids enjoyed at and so did we!
All in all GREAT trip! its a shame the 87s are leaving us :@