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Post #Avqs2v0sn5BLeP11yi by [email protected] |
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Good afternoon from Paris-Nord International Railport, where I just boarded a E… |
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Post #Avqs2v8gK5Q82afG8O by [email protected] |
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Eurostar food and crew excellent as usual. I really hate the airline style boar… |
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Post #Avqs2vGTr5euQmJUI4 by [email protected] |
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I have a sweet spot for hoppy beers and for railway beers. Eurostar's signa… |
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Post #Avqs2vNZQjKWmld9LE by [email protected] |
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Arrival at St-Pancras on a nicely cool London evening. Quick hop on the tube an… |
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Post #Avqs2vVMxjZJAxHNUu by [email protected] |
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@dominicstuckiIt's amazing how the development of commuter rail - particula… |
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Post #Avqs2wMBnLorolzYpM by [email protected] |
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And now: A cuppa and start planning. Of course, I'm after the mighty HST tr… |
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Post #Avqs2wliGSEh5vvwbw by [email protected] |
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Morning from an overcast and sleepy Orpington. I'm playing #PacmanValenta, … |
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Post #Avr7rs2X6V5UVgXcqO by [email protected] |
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@MikeFromLFE Well, except for the stretch through the park at Elmstead Woods, y… |
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Post #Avr7rs8Yk5uMoNMREm by [email protected] |
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@dominicstuckiMy memories are hazy.I was a north London lad, so going 'down… |
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Post #AvsomQSKispghQDedM by [email protected] |
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It's Sunday, which means: Time for engineering works. It must be extremely … |
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Post #AvsomQZmHCmt4VhbEm by [email protected] |
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Waterloo East. Connecting point to the Waterloo mainline station. But not befor… |
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Post #AvsomQgrqqSVQV1GHw by [email protected] |
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Without further ado, out of London again. I have the time, so why not add a new… |
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Post #AvsomQnFT7YxkI0MEa by [email protected] |
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So. On an IET to the West. Since May, there are a few HST workings into Devon.… |
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Post #AvsomQtz44x05B9jjU by [email protected] |
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👀 This looks very good! An HST "Castle set" waits at Exeter St Dav… |
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Post #AvsomR14diccRATOme by [email protected] |
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✅ 😁Although it has lost its original Paxman-Valenta engine (hence the hash… |
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Post #AwCc4EKh7ekk4O0KXo by [email protected] |
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More trains at Dawlish. Not sure it was a genius move by GWR to get rid of most… |
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Post #AwCc4ESUeezWSZeYhU by [email protected] |
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Between the trains, there was time to see the famous and beautiful red rocks an… |
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Post #AwCc4EaIBfEIqlImrA by [email protected] |
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Then my way into Cornwall was blocked by a line closure after an accident. GWR … |
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Post #AwCc4Eh1mccLBeSAM4 by [email protected] |
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I have no idea yet how to toot about these Cornwall days of #PacmanValenta. It&… |
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Post #AwCc4Eo7MGHxXdlpPE by [email protected] |
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St Germans - a sleepy tiny village with a huge church, a countryside estate wit… |
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Post #AwCc4EvCvtxZtd5USO by [email protected] |
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From the first steps outside the next day, I knew that this was a perfect pick.… |
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Post #AwCc4F2IVXdCFcP9VY by [email protected] |
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Scouting walk through the fields. Photo spots in Britain are in constant evolut… |
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Post #AwCc4FCDudZSkP34ym by [email protected] |
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Most services are meanwhile worked by the IET class 80x Intercity trainsets. In… |
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Post #AwCc4FLnL3E9E5Witk by [email protected] |
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Quick check: At least this spot still works. That's important for later.☝… |
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Post #AwCc4FSsugtla4qNwu by [email protected] |
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Instructions unclear. The poor French. 🥲#PacmanValenta |
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Post #AwCc4FaKT0qxxAKKYK by [email protected] |
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Nearly clear sky in the afternoon! Out again after a little nap to try some of … |
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Post #AwCc4GOJTApsSBiFSi by [email protected] |
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And, after some other stuff, finally another HST! Nom-nom. < •••Only g… |
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Post #AwCc4HAWZvOsriGkbo by [email protected] |
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Another view from further up. As so many spots only doable thanks to my portabl… |
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Post #AwInuiumvdTAQAsbNg by [email protected] |
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There's a quaint little harbour down at river Tiddy (sic!), which is heavil… |
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Post #AwInuj40NMqGslBxkO by [email protected] |
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The last sunlight of this beautiful summer day falls on the hills, the corn fie… |
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Post #AwInujBRvgnTFqfuLo by [email protected] |
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Watching the 150 trundling through the station, then back to my accommodation. … |
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Post #AwInujIXVKT5bpzZOy by [email protected] |
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A very early 4:30 alarm clock the next day. But the view outside the window was… |
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Post #AwInujPH6Hr7wj8wts by [email protected] |
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Sleepy St Germans at six in the morning. So tranquil and peaceful. #PacmanValen… |
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Post #AwInujWMfvWkIiSbx2 by [email protected] |
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"Beer & Buses" sounds like a fair programme, but the event was a … |
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Post #AwInujdSFZCMehmH0C by [email protected] |
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In the estate's old stables, I stumble over a fantastic café. It's ope… |
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Post #AwInujjprqIoyUlMwq by [email protected] |
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Later I took a train across the bridges to Saltash for a walk along the tidal l… |
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Post #AwInujrzNWpBNmZsem by [email protected] |
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No points in tonight's #PacmanValenta game, though. The HST pass here aroun… |
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Post #AwInujyiyUDDifjG9g by [email protected] |
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This didn't mean, however, that there were no photo opportunities later tha… |
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Post #AwInuk5SZRbG3Ysdea by [email protected] |
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Aaah, yes, much better! 😊 #PacmanValenta |
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Post #AwInukCCAOzIOS219U by [email protected] |
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And, just before the shadows reach the viaduct, a CrossCountry "Voyager&qu… |
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Post #AwInukeuRdxLpVSwuO by [email protected] |
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Well, that wasn't bad at all. Back to Saltash, to the co-op and on the trai… |
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Post #AwJu79DnjykcMs2ZE0 by [email protected] |
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Another morning, another 4:30 alarm clock. And another cloudy sky. Bad. This is… |
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Post #AwJu79KtJcQEirMEHA by [email protected] |
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The first and light-wise most interesting HST of the day is the 05:33 service o… |
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Post #AwJyPOhJL7WhOXniT2 by [email protected] |
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Just minutes later, it is followed by the other interesting train of the mornin… |
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Post #AwK1CgQSPnwSTYXxq4 by [email protected] |
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@dominicstucki Each carriage just needs to be about 4.7% shorter. |
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Post #AwK1CgWq252unLX3mi by [email protected] |
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@lionelb Oh no, please not! There's never enough space on them already! |
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Post #AwK1CzCcbTAEi9DgPY by [email protected] |
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@dominicstucki :blobcatknife: |
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Post #AwK1CzJ0DkGh1wCmMC by [email protected] |
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@zugkatze #Todesblick |
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Post #AwM10a8iLklZowOgUq by [email protected] |
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Half an hour later, the sun managed to burn the clouds away. A class 150 passes… |
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Post #AwM10bEQI0vXCw4l28 by [email protected] |
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The community shop next to the village's pub sells pasties. The perfect tak… |
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Post #AwM10bzDU2MDY3y7yC by [email protected] |
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In case anybody would ever ask this existential question: This here must be the… |
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Post #AwM10cdz2Sy1aV2gVs by [email protected] |
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You all know the game: It's 4:30, the alarm clock rings, I look outside and… |
