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Title: i-Spy - On a train journey Post by: grahame on May 28, 2021, 13:09:59 I remember as a child doing the I-Spy books while we were on journeys (and reading the Ladybird books too). Ladybird have a new, adult series out and fun they are too. Not sure what has happened to I-Spy .... but I came up with a few ideas for "on a train journey"
* What would you add? * How many points would you award for each of the items listed? * Is there anything politically incorrect in my list? * On the train A Bicycle A Pushchair A Suitcase A Dog * On the platform A waiting room A bicycle park A photobooth A vending machine for food/drink * Getting on and off the platform A set of Steps A lift A ramp Flat access * Posters A timetable for trains leaving the station A timetable for buses leaving from the station Direction and times for taxis available at the station A poster that is out of date * Another passenger on your train Eating cold food Eating hot food Drinking alcohol Drinking a soft drink * Another passenger on your train using a laptop computer using a smaller mobile device reading a book reading a newspaper * Rail Staff Someone selling tickets Someone operating / supervising platorm barriers Someone helping passenger on the platform Someone not interacting with passengers at all * A dynamic train departure board showing A train on time A train "delayed" A train "cancelled" A bus service * A person wearing A hat A tie A kilt A hoodie * Someone wearing hiVis Orange Pink Green Blue * Special people Someone who's famous A Coffee Shop member A baby in a papoose Someone on their very first journey after lockdowns Title: Re: i-Spy - On a train journey Post by: Bmblbzzz on May 28, 2021, 14:44:45 From the original book I remember awarding myself the points for spotting an ATP. I can't remember how many points and I can't remember where I saw it: Reading? Swindon?
Quote A baby in a papoose Haven't heard that word in a long time! On an American train it could be a papoose on a caboose.Title: Re: i-Spy - On a train journey Post by: bobm on May 28, 2021, 14:52:04 There are a few on ebay
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154463385020?hash=item23f6bc35bc:g:P-oAAOSwRRpgWh8Y (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154463385020?hash=item23f6bc35bc:g:P-oAAOSwRRpgWh8Y) Title: Re: i-Spy - On a train journey Post by: Western Pathfinder on May 28, 2021, 19:26:26 Missed one Grahame A Rail Replacement Bus.....
Title: Re: i-Spy - On a train journey Post by: PrestburyRoad on May 30, 2021, 10:50:00 A yellow track maintenance vehicle such as a tamping machine.
For extra points, a loco-hauled measurement train. And for jackpot points, the yellow banana itself. Title: Re: i-Spy - On a train journey Post by: Clan Line on May 30, 2021, 11:27:35 Missed one Grahame A Rail Replacement Bus..... ..............should get something for actually spotting a train ? Title: Re: i-Spy - On a train journey Post by: eightf48544 on May 31, 2021, 10:47:01 Timetable for trains leaving the station 50 points
A timetable for buses leaving from the station 100 points Or am I being too cynical? Title: Re: i-Spy - On a train journey Post by: johnneyw on May 31, 2021, 19:32:24 On the trains.
Snack and drink trolley Pullman dining wagon B****t Car Title: Re: i-Spy - On a train journey Post by: froome on May 31, 2021, 22:08:49 Timetable for trains leaving the station 50 points A timetable for buses leaving from the station 100 points Or am I being too cynical? Yes, I was at a station yesterday and spent ages fruitlessly looking for a timetable to tell me when trains left there that day. Not one to be found anywhere. Title: Re: i-Spy - On a train journey Post by: grahame on June 01, 2021, 07:19:37 Yes, I was at a station yesterday and spent ages fruitlessly looking for a timetable to tell me when trains left there that day. Not one to be found anywhere. I believe that the requirement to display a printed timetable / list of departures at each station may no longer be a requirement. It remains a useful thing to have available, however. Some stick-in-the-muds also like to have a printed timetable sheet they can take with them / put in their pocket. Title: Re: i-Spy - On a train journey Post by: froome on June 01, 2021, 11:42:55 Yes, I was at a station yesterday and spent ages fruitlessly looking for a timetable to tell me when trains left there that day. Not one to be found anywhere. I believe that the requirement to display a printed timetable / list of departures at each station may no longer be a requirement. It remains a useful thing to have available, however. Some stick-in-the-muds also like to have a printed timetable sheet they can take with them / put in their pocket. It seems bizarre to me that all staffed stations, AFAIK, still have printed timetables up, even though in theory you could ask a staff member about later trains, yet more and more unstaffed stations have no printed information. I was at Keynsham, a well used station serving a town which is probably larger than Melksham, which has a large notice board by the car park entrance which always used to have a printed timetable on it. But no more. Sorry to have taken this away from the lighter side. Perhaps it can be moved. Title: Re: i-Spy - On a train journey Post by: Bmblbzzz on June 01, 2021, 13:58:19 Yes, I was at a station yesterday and spent ages fruitlessly looking for a timetable to tell me when trains left there that day. Not one to be found anywhere. I believe that the requirement to display a printed timetable / list of departures at each station may no longer be a requirement. It remains a useful thing to have available, however. Some stick-in-the-muds also like to have a printed timetable sheet they can take with them / put in their pocket. It seems bizarre to me that all staffed stations, AFAIK, still have printed timetables up, even though in theory you could ask a staff member about later trains, yet more and more unstaffed stations have no printed information. I was at Keynsham, a well used station serving a town which is probably larger than Melksham, which has a large notice board by the car park entrance which always used to have a printed timetable on it. But no more. Quote Sorry to have taken this away from the lighter side. Perhaps it can be moved. Yes, sorry too!Title: Re: i-Spy - On a train journey Post by: grahame on June 02, 2021, 10:52:01 Not just for the sake of information, though obviously that's the main reason; but the lack of a timetable can contribute to an air of lack of use. A timetable, clearly dated to show it is current, also does wonders for peace of mind even if it just repeats the information that the observer has already gleaned inline. Also applies to buses. P.S. Also helps to have it in a nice, straightforward format and not a complex sheet that tries to answer for every possible journey understandable only by the transport industry staff and those with a doctorate in railway operation. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |