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« Reply #30 on: March 29, 2008, 21:50:15 »

Me and SWLines did the 08.03 Penzance - PAdd.
Lol, I was in standard class on that train.
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« Reply #31 on: March 29, 2008, 21:54:35 »

Me and SWLines did the 08.03 Penzance - PAdd.
Lol, I was in standard class on that train.

You didn't come and say hello Tongue. We were the 2 at the VERY front of Coach H..
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« Reply #32 on: March 29, 2008, 22:23:13 »

Me and SWLines did the 08.03 Penzance - PAdd.
Lol, I was in standard class on that train.

You didn't come and say hello Tongue. We were the 2 at the VERY front of Coach H..
I was actually looking at every First Class seat as the train went past and I do remeber two people sitting right at the front of Coach H as I got on at Camborne.
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« Reply #33 on: March 29, 2008, 22:26:23 »

Me and SWLines did the 08.03 Penzance - PAdd.
Lol, I was in standard class on that train.

You didn't come and say hello Tongue. We were the 2 at the VERY front of Coach H..
I was actually looking at every First Class seat as the train went past and I do remeber two people sitting right at the front of Coach H as I got on at Camborne.

It's not good enough you know - we don't bite - we had allready been on the free biscuits!
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« Reply #34 on: March 29, 2008, 22:28:24 »

Me and SWLines did the 08.03 Penzance - PAdd.
Lol, I was in standard class on that train.

You didn't come and say hello Tongue. We were the 2 at the VERY front of Coach H..
I was actually looking at every First Class seat as the train went past and I do remeber two people sitting right at the front of Coach H as I got on at Camborne.

It's not good enough you know - we don't bite - we had allready been on the free biscuits!
Well to be fair I didn't know you were on there.
So I sat in Coach A with the carriage to myself.
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« Reply #35 on: March 29, 2008, 22:30:18 »

I blame Mr. swlines for not posting his plan.......
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« Reply #36 on: March 29, 2008, 22:30:33 »

I blame Mr. swlines for not posting his plan.......
Yeh!  Wink
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« Reply #37 on: March 29, 2008, 22:31:11 »

Me and SWLines did the 08.03 Penzance - PAdd.
Lol, I was in standard class on that train.

You didn't come and say hello Tongue. We were the 2 at the VERY front of Coach H..
I was actually looking at every First Class seat as the train went past and I do remeber two people sitting right at the front of Coach H as I got on at Camborne.

It's not good enough you know - we don't bite - we had allready been on the free biscuits!

So apart from the fact that he was probably travelling SC and didn;t know you were there or what you look like? Tongue

In all fairness I'm sure two desperate mileage cranks could be found quite easily. *runs*
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« Reply #38 on: March 29, 2008, 22:32:39 »

Me and SWLines did the 08.03 Penzance - PAdd.
Lol, I was in standard class on that train.

You didn't come and say hello Tongue. We were the 2 at the VERY front of Coach H..
I was actually looking at every First Class seat as the train went past and I do remeber two people sitting right at the front of Coach H as I got on at Camborne.

It's not good enough you know - we don't bite - we had allready been on the free biscuits!

So apart from the fact that he was probably travelling SC and didn;t know you were there or what you look like? Tongue

In all fairness I'm sure two desperate mileage cranks could be found quite easily. *runs*
You are right I was travelling and also right I was not forking out a tenner considering I was on a Cornish Day Ranger.
But it would have been hard to miss them.  Cheesy
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« Reply #39 on: March 29, 2008, 22:33:50 »

Well we weren't that crank like!
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« Reply #40 on: March 29, 2008, 22:34:40 »

Me and SWLines did the 08.03 Penzance - PAdd.
Lol, I was in standard class on that train.

You didn't come and say hello Tongue. We were the 2 at the VERY front of Coach H..
I was actually looking at every First Class seat as the train went past and I do remeber two people sitting right at the front of Coach H as I got on at Camborne.

It's not good enough you know - we don't bite - we had allready been on the free biscuits!

So apart from the fact that he was probably travelling SC and didn;t know you were there or what you look like? Tongue

In all fairness I'm sure two desperate mileage cranks could be found quite easily. *runs*
You are right I was travelling and also right I was not forking out a tenner considering I was on a Cornish Day Ranger.
But it would have been hard to miss them.  Cheesy

I'd watch what you are saying Wink
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« Reply #41 on: March 29, 2008, 22:36:02 »


I'd watch what you are saying Wink

Take some advice from that yourself Wink
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« Reply #42 on: March 29, 2008, 22:37:10 »

There were two TM (Train Manager, or possibly Ticket Machine, depending on context)'s on that train, tickets checked quite often! must be a first for a Saturday HST (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units))!!!
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« Reply #43 on: March 29, 2008, 22:38:47 »

Well where else would you see a fiteen year old in first class at eight o'clock in the morning. Huh
There were two TM (Train Manager, or possibly Ticket Machine, depending on context)'s on that train, tickets checked quite often! must be a first for a Saturday HST (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units))!!!
As I was in Coach A, I got checked as soon as I got on by the TM who was doing doors.
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« Reply #44 on: March 29, 2008, 22:42:22 »

Well where else would you see a fiteen year old in first class at eight o'clock in the morning. Huh
There were two TM (Train Manager, or possibly Ticket Machine, depending on context)'s on that train, tickets checked quite often! must be a first for a Saturday HST (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units))!!!
As I was in Coach A, I got checked as soon as I got on by the TM who was doing doors.

I dunno but I was Tongue 15year olds are permitted and can be well behaved - despite the fact it's a minority Shocked Tongue
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