My Train Journey This Morning

[Drewster]

.......bollock naked in front of the window whilst waking and we were slowing rolling through a commuter station as we were pulling into sydney.

I hope you weren't embarrassed!!!!

Good lad!

[gricerboy]

Bristol

I was looking over the shoulder of the girl sat in front of me on today's journey to Swindon and was reminded of the days I used to go up to Bristol for a day's trainspotting. What prompted this memory was what it said on her ticket; it said Bristol Temple Meads. Now, back in the day, a ticket to bristol would say Bristol Group Stations. What this meant was that we could get the train up to Bristol TM, spend a few hours gricing at the end of platform 11 and then get another train out to Bristol Parkway which was about 15 minutes away and back again. What was fun about this was that we'd get wind of what loco was pulling what train and pick and choose our time of departure according to this. Often it would be a peak or a wezzie and if we got really licky we'd get a named loco. What was also exciting was the destinations of these express trains - all going to distant exotic places that we'd could only dream of going to; places like Derby, Nottngham, Crewe. As a footnote, I've never been to Crewe. Odd that, because for a gricer that's like a moslem sayng he's never been to Mecca.

[Churchill]

I was looking over the shoulder of the girl sat in front of me on today's journey to Swindon and was reminded of the days I used to go up to Bristol for a day's trainspotting. What prompted this memory was what it said on her ticket; it said Bristol Temple Meads. Now, back in the day, a ticket to bristol would say Bristol Group Stations. What this meant was that we could get the train up to Bristol TM, spend a few hours gricing at the end of platform 11 and then get another train out to Bristol Parkway which was about 15 minutes away and back again. What was fun about this was that we'd get wind of what loco was pulling what train and pick and choose our time of departure according to this. Often it would be a peak or a wezzie and if we got really licky we'd get a named loco. What was also exciting was the destinations of these express trains - all going to distant exotic places that we'd could only dream of going to; places like Derby, Nottngham, Crewe. As a footnote, I've never been to Crewe. Odd that, because for a gricer that's like a moslem sayng he's never been to Mecca.

FWIW, I don't think all followers of Islam are fans of bingo.

[gricerboy]

5 coaches again this morning.

And oddly enough, you can't move from the rear 3 to the front 2 coz the door between is locked.

Most odd.

Hot & airless, despite the heating being off.

Do you remember the class 205 diesel electric multiple unit "thumpers"? not only was each carriage in the set sealed, you'd also be in a sealed compartment - one door on each side of the carriage and two seats in opposition spanning the whole width of the carriage, no aisle or anything.

[The_Equalizer]

Do you remember the class 205 diesel electric multiple unit "thumpers"? not only was each carriage in the set sealed, you'd also be in a sealed compartment - one door on each side of the carriage and two seats in opposition spanning the whole width of the carriage, no aisle or anything.

That was very common on southern region EMU commuting stock back in the 1970s/80s.

[gricerboy]

That was very common on southern region EMU commuting stock back in the 1970s/80s.

Yes, a lot of it came out of Eastleigh & I made several trips down there at the time

[shaunbhoy]

Do you remember the class 205 diesel electric multiple unit "thumpers"?

Who could forget??

[gricerboy]

Who could forget??

Unlike other bog units it had a definite throb; hence the nickname Thumper. Bit like the sound of a hoover or a brush 4.

[Troll]

Two coaches this morning.

13 minutes late.

Deep joy.

At least they'd been recently refurbished, so the smell wasn't too bad.

I was on a train yesterday - the type with the big bog units so wheelchairs can get in

The whole carriage stunk of pee

[shaunbhoy]

The whole carriage stunk of pee

Before, or after you boarded?