Carl Sagan Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Good to see Derby-built trains entering service near me today, with the Class 710 on a line out of Liverpool Street. https://londonist.com/london/transport/new-overground-trains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richinspain Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Thought @Boycie would be all over this thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 19 minutes ago, richinspain said: Thought @Boycie would be all over this thread! He's been locked in the bathroom for 9 hours just looking at this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 I understand that they are pretty good trains but they have a tendency to come off the rails in February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Did you get any numbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coneheadjohn Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 5 hours ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: He's been locked in the bathroom for 9 hours just looking at this thread. 9 hours!! A minute is plenty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 10 hours ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: He's been locked in the bathroom for 9 hours just looking at this thread. You’ve got some cheek ain’t yer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFruitsRam7 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 1 minute ago, Boycie said: You’ve got some cheek ain’t yer? I know you're still in an extremely excited state, but now isn't the time to think of my arse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Trains a train isn’t it? Just a thing on wheels that takes people who can afford it up and down the country. Bit like buses but on rails. Can’t understand the fascination in them myself ??♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRam Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 1 minute ago, David said: Trains a train isn’t it? Just a thing on wheels that takes people who can afford it up and down the country. Bit like buses but on rails. Can’t understand the fascination in them myself ??♂️ Buses look better too, at least in the UK. I'd be totally on board if all trains either looked like they did the 1800s/early 1900s or the bullet train in Japan - but in reality most look like really long portaloos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Complete side note here, but the Londonist really winds me up. It's doubly annoying that many of their articles have a genuinely interesting subject matter. Who starts a headline with 'WOOOO!"? The first line - *shiny new trains alert*. Not criticising the writer, but rather the audience - there's a lot of vacuous London proffesional-types who conflate informality and Americanisms with having a personality. But yeah, trains are cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramshankered Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Looks like they're using them on the line I commute to work on (Chingford to Liverpool street). Tbf, they already use them on the Gospel Oak overground line and have been for several months. I'll get some numbers for Boycie's collection. That's how it works right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 11 hours ago, David said: Trains a train isn’t it? Just a thing on wheels that takes people who can afford it up and down the country. Bit like buses but on rails. Can’t understand the fascination in them myself ??♂️ Trains are wonderful. The first time ordinary working people could visit the seaside was because of trains. Day trips to Rhyl, Llandudno, Skeggy etc were possible for my parents generation because of trains. There's anecdotal evidence that paid holidays became more of a thing as people realised they could do something with time off work other than go t pub or tend yer vegetables (not a euphemism) ? You are obviously too young to have enjoyed a Ramaway Football Special train to away games...once you'd got used to being sprayed with warm Double Diamond bitter and covered in ash from countless John Player No 6 cigarettes, there was no finer way to travel. Respect the train? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 6 hours ago, uttoxram75 said: Trains are wonderful. The first time ordinary working people could visit the seaside was because of trains. Day trips to Rhyl, Llandudno, Skeggy etc were possible for my parents generation because of trains. There's anecdotal evidence that paid holidays became more of a thing as people realised they could do something with time off work other than go t pub or tend yer vegetables (not a euphemism) ? You are obviously too young to have enjoyed a Ramaway Football Special train to away games...once you'd got used to being sprayed with warm Double Diamond bitter and covered in ash from countless John Player No 6 cigarettes, there was no finer way to travel. Respect the train? Not very good at fishing are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 6 hours ago, uttoxram75 said: Trains are wonderful. The first time ordinary working people could visit the seaside was because of trains. Day trips to Rhyl, Llandudno, Skeggy etc were possible for my parents generation because of trains. There's anecdotal evidence that paid holidays became more of a thing as people realised they could do something with time off work other than go t pub or tend yer vegetables (not a euphemism) ? You are obviously too young to have enjoyed a Ramaway Football Special train to away games...once you'd got used to being sprayed with warm Double Diamond bitter and covered in ash from countless John Player No 6 cigarettes, there was no finer way to travel. Respect the train? When I started going away (latter '70's) I just had time to "acclimatise" to using the Ramaway (fantastic, once you knew what to expect! LOL!) then they brought in those bright yellow "award winning Kinch coaches", and the excitement seemed to drop a few levels... although the timing did coincide with a downturn on the pitch too. I ended up going on private hire coaches, through a Normanton pub called the Mafeking. We named the coach "The Mafaway", in honour of the late great train! Happy Days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 10 hours ago, Mucker1884 said: When I started going away (latter '70's) I just had time to "acclimatise" to using the Ramaway (fantastic, once you knew what to expect! LOL!) then they brought in those bright yellow "award winning Kinch coaches", and the excitement seemed to drop a few levels... although the timing did coincide with a downturn on the pitch too. I ended up going on private hire coaches, through a Normanton pub called the Mafeking. We named the coach "The Mafaway", in honour of the late great train! Happy Days! Bit of a boering tale tbh.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 33 minutes ago, Van der MoodHoover said: Bit of a boering tale tbh.....? I found it a relief...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 30 minutes ago, uttoxram75 said: I found it a relief...... Steady on....are you back in @Boycies bathroom? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 On trains in China I noticed that there is a hot water dispenser in most carriages so people can make their noodles. Seriously. And brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 What would we get a train here to dispense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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