Where are you on the transport network?
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May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
Jennaonthebeach
What would Picard do?
a couple of days ago I was waiting for my train back to London, at Burry Port, South Wales.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Popular form of transport there.
Or perhaps it was busy, but emptied out as you got on, which I imagine happens quite frequently.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
I did notice that the same seemed true of your Heathrow photos - the indoor bit was virtually emptied out and the outdoor astroturf play-pen area was completely deserted. The indoor bit had Daily Mails laid out on the table so perhaps that's why some of the clientele had stuck around.
davesgcr
Reading books
One of the great perks (there were not many I assure you) , was taking a cab ride at sunrise / sunset from Hampstead Heath to Camden Road on the North London line. Great vistas , skyscape and rooftops.
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
I get the train a lot from Hackney , it's an enjoyable journey (provided there are no delays
) Keep meaning to do the whole thing from Stratford to Richmond, but have only managed Hackney Central to Kew Gardens.
davesgcr
Reading books
I get the train a lot from Hackney , it's an enjoyable journey (provided there are no delays
Treat yourself to a ride from Gospel Oak via Wanstead to Barking Riverside - very good views on the "chimney pot" line , with the bonus of an interesting development on the Thames side.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
I think I did the whole thing from Richmond to North Woolwich, although probably not all in one go
(ETA - not my photo)
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davesgcr
Reading books
I think I did the whole thing from Richmond to North Woolwich, although probably not all in one go
Travelling in that allocated Selhurst depot beast , you could have paid all off 66 pence for a North London day rover.......
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
was that a regular thing, or a one-off special event? i don't remember it happening. could have done that plus bus each way to woolwich and then tunnel / ferry...
i was on one once where the driver missed a station and had to stop abruptly and reverse (think it was travelling with van at the front, so he was probably rabbiting to the guard) - don't remember that ever happening on a southern region train, where it would have been more understandable, as a lot of trains didn't call at all stations then.
davesgcr
Reading books
66 pence was a GLC inspired special off peak fare to boost ridership. Used it a few times as students .
Operational standards could flexible (for both train crew and signalbox staff) - but remember there was no AWS on the line and it was busy with freight etc , so nothing major happened apart from the odd landslide in the Hampstead area plus the sad fire at Gospel Oak signal box.
One driver passed a red signal one morning (he was reading the paper !) , asked how far he had gone - the answer was about page 4. Suitable action followed I am told.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Cancun FBO…
Flying in this…
Via here…
To here…
Flying in this…
Via here…
To here…
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
Doesn't look like Holbox but I have to ask Bahnhof Strasse
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
I've only ever seen it from the ground, not a private plane.
Screeensaver/wallpaper on my phone is Liza in Holbox. There's a good hotel there with a rooftop infinity pool thing which is a bar too so you don't have to even be staying in the hotel to use it.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
I've only ever seen it from the ground, not a private plane.
Screeensaver/wallpaper on my phone is Liza in Holbox. There's a good hotel there with a rooftop infinity pool thing which is a bar too so you don't have to even be staying in the hotel to use it.
It was you two that inspired our trip. Have never been to Central or South America, but knew you loved the place so thought if you two thought so highly of it then it must be worth it, so here we are.
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
For those of you who think Exeter is just a tinpot local airport
Not just 10 destinations, oh no. More than 10.
Not just 10 destinations, oh no. More than 10.
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Elpenor
Dancing as fast as I can
Yet this family chose to swim to their holiday
Winot
I wholeheartedley agree with your viewpoint
Clearly a misprint - should have read “Fly Over 10 Destinations From Exeter”.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Decrepit bus station, Plzen
Some proper trains, still available on regular services in the Czech Republic. Took me right back to the feeling of travelling around Germany about 25 years ago before everything became sterile and plastic. The simple joy of being able to open windows, instead of air conditioning for snowflakes.
Some proper trains, still available on regular services in the Czech Republic. Took me right back to the feeling of travelling around Germany about 25 years ago before everything became sterile and plastic. The simple joy of being able to open windows, instead of air conditioning for snowflakes.
Jennaonthebeach
What would Picard do?
Last time I used the North Woolwich station (1986) it was still operated by British Rail.I think I did the whole thing from Richmond to North Woolwich, although probably not all in one go
(ETA - not my photo)
teuchter
je suis teuchter
I like mountain border stations, because borders feel more real when they are defined by mountain passes, especially within the EU where there is now often little physical manifestation at all.
Sometimes there's a nominal "border station" which is actually just on one side or other of the border, and trains from both countries run to it. Sometimes there are through trains, sometimes you need to change trains to cross.
Occasionally there's a station each side of the border, and there may or may not be rails in between and you might have to make the journey between the two stations on foot or by bus.
This particular station is built right on the border between Germany and Czechia. The border line actually goes right through the building.
Czechia is to the left of the red line and Germany to the right.
Sometimes there's a nominal "border station" which is actually just on one side or other of the border, and trains from both countries run to it. Sometimes there are through trains, sometimes you need to change trains to cross.
Occasionally there's a station each side of the border, and there may or may not be rails in between and you might have to make the journey between the two stations on foot or by bus.
This particular station is built right on the border between Germany and Czechia. The border line actually goes right through the building.
Czechia is to the left of the red line and Germany to the right.
