How many of these 50 things have you done?

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[grahame]

How many of these 50 things have you done?

Travelling on a train in Ireland
Ridden the New York Subway
Eaten a curry on a train
Been on a Mystex^▸ (Train on which passengers don't know where they are going)
Been on a Cross Country train from Bath
Dined in a Restaurant Car
Travelled on a line that was part of the main network and is now closed
Driven a train
Caught a train to or from Pilning
Been to a Railfuture meeting
Driven a tram
Caught the train to Barton-on-Humber
Had a train stop at a request stop for you
Been on the Ghan
Ridden in a class 801 unit
Stood on a 153
Travelled on the hanging tramway in Wuppertal
Been to Aylesbury Vale Parkway Station
"Bought" a zero cost excess
Been to Ebbw Vale by train
Travelled on the Lymington to Yarmouth ferry
Crossed the Atlantic by ship
Been rowed across Weymouth Harbour on the ferry
Left the station in Taunton
Caught a train to or from Melksham
Helped a fellow passenger lift their luggage on or off a train
Taken part in an event such as "Community Rail in the City" at a station
Done the gardening at a station
Used an easement
Travelled on a Groupsave ticket
Overslept your station
Gone the long way round to avoid a rail replacement bus
Used a split ticket
Been to Platform 14 at Bristol Temple Meads
Visited Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch
Travelled through the Channel Tunnel
Caught a through train from London to Newquay or Tenby
Travelled with Amtrak
Let your originally planned train go because it was too busy
Used Plusbus
Used a rover or ranger ticket
Changed trains at Westbury
Got on or off a train at Coombe Junction
Changed trains at Worcestershire Parkway
Travelled on the DLR^▸ (Docklands Light Railway)
Been to Hainault on the tube
Been to Media City on rails
Travelled on MailRail
Travelled the Rhubarb Loop
Understood all of the above without having to look up any definitions

[PrestburyRoad]

13 of them

Eaten a curry on a train
Dined in a Restaurant Car
Travelled on a line that was part of the main network and is now closed
Travelled on the Lymington to Yarmouth ferry
Helped a fellow passenger lift their luggage on or off a train
Travelled on a Groupsave ticket
Used a split ticket
Travelled through the Channel Tunnel
Caught a through train from London to Newquay or Tenby
Let your originally planned train go because it was too busy
Used a rover or ranger ticket
Travelled on the DLR^▸ (Docklands Light Railway)▸
Travelled on MailRail (I travelled in a passenger car when the line still carried mail, and also travelled when it had become a tourist attraction)

[Surrey 455]

11 or 12

Ridden in a class 801 unit - Perhaps. I couldn't tell you which class IET^▸ (Intercity Express Train)'s I have been on.
Overslept your station - Too many times.
Gone the long way round to avoid a rail replacement bus
Used a split ticket
Visited Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch
Travelled through the Channel Tunnel
Caught a through train from London to Newquay or Tenby
Travelled with Amtrak
Let your originally planned train go because it was too busy
Used Plusbus
Changed trains at Westbury
Travelled on the DLR^▸ (Docklands Light Railway)

[JayMac]

Travelling on a train in Ireland - DART from Dún Laoghaire to Dublin
Eaten a curry on a train - FGW^▸ (First Great Western)/GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) Pullman
Been on a Cross Country train from Bath - Diverted service
Dined in a Restaurant Car - FGW/GWR, GNER^▸ (Great North Eastern Railways)/NXEC^▸ (National Express East Coast), Anglia Railways, Arriva Trains Wales, Caledonian Sleeper
Travelled on a line that was part of the main network and is now closed - Closed to passengers, yes. Acton Wells to West London Jcn on CrossCountry services to Brighton via Kenny O
Driven a train - Does on PC/Xbox count?!
Caught a train to or from Pilning - Yes, in the days when it had an open footbridge. Walked there from Severn Beach
Had a train stop at a request stop for you - One that springs to mind is Thornford
Ridden in a class 801 unit - KGX-SVG and return
Stood on Class 153 - Many times to/from Shirehampton
Been to Aylesbury Vale Parkway Station - Soon after opening, just to 'tick' it off
"Bought" a zero cost excess - Yes after much debate, obfuscation and complaining at Paddington
Left the station in Taunton - Of course. Lived there for 20 years.
Caught a train to or from Melksham - How else does one meet our lord and master?!
Helped a fellow passenger lift their luggage on or off a train Does helping the GWR Pullman crew unload count?
Used an easement - Often for Bristol to Birmingham trips. I've no idea what Bromsgrove's like beyond the station!
Travelled on a Groupsave ticket - Yes. And on CrossCountry too, despite their 'rule'
Overslept your station - Only once. Red wine was involved. Unplanned night in hotel in Birmingham. CrossCountry kindly let me return to Bristol gratis the following morning
Gone the long way round to avoid a rail replacement bus - Last one springs to mind: Bristol Parkway - Gloucester - Cardiff Central to avoid a coach between BPW^» (Bristol Parkway - next trains) - CDF^» (Cardiff - next trains)
Used a split ticket - Will always investigate that option
Visited Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch - And I can make a fair stab at pronouncing it
Caught a through train from London to Newquay or Tenby - Other direction. Newquay to Paddington
Let your originally planned train go because it was too busy A few times at Paddington due to disruption. 90 minutes in the Mad Bishop & Bear is infinitely preferable to standing to Bristol TM^‡(resolve)
Used Plusbus - A great product that needs better promotion
Used a rover or ranger ticket - Regularly before I passed my driving test. Plan to use a Devon Day Ranger in the coming days. Would like to do another ALR^▸ (All Line Rover)
Changed trains at Westbury That's all Westbury's for isn't it?!
Changed trains at Worcestershire Parkway - Alighted, took photos, then continued journey. Does that count?
Travelled on the DLR^▸ (Docklands Light Railway) - First time as a 15 year old in 1988 on my first trip to London on my own. To the original Island Gardens station then walked to Greenwich
Been to Media City on rails - Yep, just for the ride
Travelled the Rhubarb Loop - Several times
Understood all of the above without having to look up any definitions - Yep!

30. Or 31 if we allow train driving sims!

[eXPassenger]

A relatively poor experience by the standards of the forum.

Ridden the New York Subway
Dined in a Restaurant Car - Southern region to Waterloo in the 60s.  Breakfast to Paddington on a 125
Travelled on a line that was part of the main network and is now closed - the S&D^▸ (Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway)
Had a train stop at a request stop for you
Been to Ebbw Vale by train - on a Valleys rail tour in the 1970s.
Travelled on the Lymington to Yarmouth ferry
Left the station in Taunton
Helped a fellow passenger lift their luggage on or off a train
Travelled through the Channel Tunnel
Let your originally planned train go because it was too busy
Travelled on the DLR^▸ (Docklands Light Railway)▸
Understood all of the above without having to look up any definitions

[grahame]

As author of the original list ... there are many things I have done on there, but also a selection still in my "bucket list", some (co-incidenatlly) I have not done, and some I have no desire to do.   Noting others are highlighting experiences ...

Been on a Cross Country train from Bath
! And a bl**dy early start in the morning that was too!

Travelled on a line that was part of the main network and is now closed
! Too many - these all on standard service trains
! March to Spalding to Boston to Firsby
! Firsby to Skegness
! Firsby to Lincoln
! Haltwhistle to Alston
! Balloch [Central] to Balloch Pier
! Glasgow to Bridgetown Cross
! Craigendoran Pier platforms
! Uckfield to Lewes
! Tunbridge Wells Central to Eridge
! Taunton to Minehead
! Paignton to Kingswear
! New Holland [Town] to New Holland Pier
! Selby to York via the swing bridge
Edit to Add ! Dover Marine
Further edit
! Wareham to Swanage
! Shanklin to Ventnor

Crossed the Atlantic by ship
! Three times!

Gone a long way round to avoid a rail replacement bus
! Melksham to Swansea changing at Swindon, Newport and Craven Arms is memorable

Caught a through train from London to Newquay or Tenby
! Yes, though not though on a schedules train - Merrymaker from Euston to Tenby!

Let your originally planned train go because it was too busy
! I think only on the underground, though!

[eightf48544]

Travelling on a train in Ireland 1959 Rover, Dublin Lochrhea Galway Limerick  Foynes Trallee Cork Roslare (via Mallow)
Eaten a curry on a train Railtour Buffet meal
Been on a Mystex^▸ (Train on which passengers don't know where they are going)▸ Slough via Worcester Lickey to Coventry  9 car 117, struggled a bit up Lickey!
Dined in a Restaurant Car Many times usually breakfast on business trips. Best: High Tea Leeds KX fried Halibut and cakes! Deltic hauled as well
Travelled on a line that was part of the main network and is now closed First journey Swindon Town Southampton
Driven a train Class 33 Light Engine Norwood Junction New Cross Gate Carriage sidings.
Been to a Railfuture meeting Reading
Travelled on the hanging tramway in Wuppertal Several times including in the Kaiserwagen.
Been to Aylesbury Vale Parkway Station
Been to Ebbw Vale by train Railtour
Travelled on the Lymington to Yarmouth ferry
Left the station in Taunton To Castle Hotel for lunch
Helped a fellow passenger lift their luggage on or off a train I’m sure I must have but can’t recall.
Taken part in an event such as "Community Rail in the City" at a station Coffee Shop at Reading
Done the gardening at a station Taplow Island platform
Travelled on a Groupsave ticket Axminister Exmouth 4 Adults
Overslept your station Can't recall doing so!
Gone the long way round to avoid a rail replacement bus Does using a diverted HST^▸ (High Speed Train) to get Foxhall curve at Didcot and new junctions at Bicester count?
Travelled through the Channel Tunnel Car Coach and Eurostar
Let your originally planned train go because it was too busy Does Tube Count?
Used a rover or ranger ticket Regular Summer Holidays from Southampton. One year West to Bounremouth and the next East to Portsmouth. [color=blue]Did both the Ringwood line and Fawley branch[/color]
Travelled on the DLR^▸ (Docklands Light Railway)▸ Manytimes
Understood all of the above without having to look up any definitions Yes

[Red Squirrel]

Travelling on a train in Ireland - Dart
Ridden the New York Subway - In 1979. "Warriors, come out and play!"
Eaten a curry on a train
Been on a Mystex^▸ (Train on which passengers don't know where they are going)
Been on a Cross Country train from Bath
Dined in a Restaurant Car - Steam hauled Settle and Carlisle; roast lamb and mint sauce
Travelled on a line that was part of the main network and is now closed - Weymouth Quay
Driven a train - 5553 Blue Anchor to Minehead. Fired out the way out, drove back
Caught a train to or from Pilning
Been to a Railfuture meeting
Driven a tram
Caught the train to Barton-on-Humber
Had a train stop at a request stop for you - Freshford. Or was it Avoncliff?
Been on the Ghan
Ridden in a class 801 unit - Yes
Stood on a 153 - Inside, presumably?
Travelled on the hanging tramway in Wuppertal
Been to Aylesbury Vale Parkway Station
"Bought" a zero cost excess
Been to Ebbw Vale by train
Travelled on the Lymington to Yarmouth ferry
Crossed the Atlantic by ship
Been rowed across Weymouth Harbour on the ferry
Left the station in Taunton - Yes, in spite of the obvious dangers
Caught a train to or from Melksham - Please see bignosemac's answer
Helped a fellow passenger lift their luggage on or off a train - Given the huge gap between the train to the platform at my local station (Montpelier), yes! Many times!
Taken part in an event such as "Community Rail in the City" at a station
Done the gardening at a station
Used an easement
Travelled on a Groupsave ticket - Yes
Overslept your station - surprisingly, no
Gone the long way round to avoid a rail replacement bus
Used a split ticket - Yes
Been to Platform 14 at Bristol Temple Meads - Hasn't everyone  ?
Visited Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch
Travelled through the Channel Tunnel - Yes
Caught a through train from London to Newquay or Tenby
Travelled with Amtrak - No, but I did once travel from Dover to New York on the Erie Lackawanna
Let your originally planned train go because it was too busy
Used Plusbus
Used a rover or ranger ticket - Freedom of Scotland, 1986
Changed trains at Westbury
Got on or off a train at Coombe Junction
Changed trains at Worcestershire Parkway
Travelled on the DLR^▸ (Docklands Light Railway) - Many times
Been to Hainault on the tube
Been to Media City on rails
Travelled on MailRail
Travelled the Rhubarb Loop - Yes
Understood all of the above without having to look up any definitions - What is this 'curry' of which you speak? Where might I see its works?

[PhilWakely]

35   I think with a couple of caveats!

Ridden the New York Subway  various lines over 3 days in 2014
Been on a Mystex^▸ (Train on which passengers don't know where they are going)  Exeter to Clacton-on-Sea; Exeter to Tywyn; Exeter to Canterbury
Been on a Cross Country train from Bath whilst on Diversion with a planned stop at Bath
Dined in a Restaurant Car Caley Sleeper; The Ghan; The Indian Pacific; a Russian public service between Irkutsk and Ulan Ude
Travelled on a line that was part of the main network and is now closed Bridport to Maiden Newton; Cheltenham to Stratford on Avon;
Driven a train well, not actually driven, but several cab/footplate rides on public services on the BR^▸ (British Rail(ways))/NR^» (Network Rail - home page) network
Had a train stop at a request stop for you  Yeoford; Cilmeri; Exton; and others
Been on the Ghan  twice! 
Ridden in a class 801 unit   
Stood on a 153 
"Bought" a zero cost excess   NTA^» (Newton Abbott - next trains)->EXD^» (Exeter St Davids - next trains) excessed to EXC
Been to Ebbw Vale by train
Travelled on the Lymington to Yarmouth ferry
Crossed the Atlantic by ship Well, no, but my wife and daughter have four times!
Left the station in Taunton
Caught a train to or from Melksham
Helped a fellow passenger lift their luggage on or off a train
Done the gardening at a station  Exeter Central during Bob-a-Job week in 1992
Used an easement
Travelled on a Groupsave ticket
Overslept your station  As a 7-year-old, I didn't sleep through, but just forgot to get off at Exeter Central thinking it would go to St Davids and ended up in the carriage sidings
Gone the long way round to avoid a rail replacement bus  Pinhoe to Salisbury via St Davids and Westbury when lined closed at Tisbury
Used a split ticket
Visited Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch
Travelled with Amtrak
Let your originally planned train go because it was too busy   on the Underground
Used Plusbus
Used a rover or ranger ticket
Changed trains at Westbury
Got on or off a train at Coombe Junction
Travelled on the DLR^▸ (Docklands Light Railway)
Been to Media City on rails
Travelled on MailRail
Travelled the Rhubarb Loop
Understood all of the above without having to look up any definitions

[Lee]

Travelling on a train in Ireland - Dart
Ridden the New York Subway - In 1979. "Warriors, come out and play!"
Eaten a curry on a train
Been on a Mystex^▸ (Train on which passengers don't know where they are going)
Been on a Cross Country train from Bath
Dined in a Restaurant Car - Steam hauled Settle and Carlisle; roast lamb and mint sauce
Travelled on a line that was part of the main network and is now closed - Weymouth Quay
Driven a train - 5553 Blue Anchor to Minehead. Fired out the way out, drove back
Caught a train to or from Pilning
Been to a Railfuture meeting
Driven a tram
Caught the train to Barton-on-Humber
Had a train stop at a request stop for you - Freshford. Or was it Avoncliff?
Been on the Ghan
Ridden in a class 801 unit - Yes
Stood on a 153 - Inside, presumably?
Travelled on the hanging tramway in Wuppertal
Been to Aylesbury Vale Parkway Station
"Bought" a zero cost excess
Been to Ebbw Vale by train
Travelled on the Lymington to Yarmouth ferry
Crossed the Atlantic by ship
Been rowed across Weymouth Harbour on the ferry
Left the station in Taunton - Yes, in spite of the obvious dangers
Caught a train to or from Melksham - Please see bignosemac's answer
Helped a fellow passenger lift their luggage on or off a train - Given the huge gap between the train to the platform at my local station (Montpelier), yes! Many times!
Taken part in an event such as "Community Rail in the City" at a station
Done the gardening at a station
Used an easement
Travelled on a Groupsave ticket - Yes
Overslept your station - surprisingly, no
Gone the long way round to avoid a rail replacement bus
Used a split ticket - Yes
Been to Platform 14 at Bristol Temple Meads - Hasn't everyone  ?
Visited Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch
Travelled through the Channel Tunnel - Yes
Caught a through train from London to Newquay or Tenby
Travelled with Amtrak - No, but I did once travel from Dover to New York on the Erie Lackawanna
Let your originally planned train go because it was too busy
Used Plusbus
Used a rover or ranger ticket - Freedom of Scotland, 1986
Changed trains at Westbury
Got on or off a train at Coombe Junction
Changed trains at Worcestershire Parkway
Travelled on the DLR^▸ (Docklands Light Railway) - Many times
Been to Hainault on the tube
Been to Media City on rails
Travelled on MailRail
Travelled the Rhubarb Loop - Yes
Understood all of the above without having to look up any definitions - What is this 'curry' of which you speak? Where might I see its works?

Wot no Pilning or Westbury??

[Red Squirrel]

Wot no Pilning or Westbury??

I've got off and on at Westbury, and passed through, but never changed trains..!

You've got me bang to rights on Pilning though. One day!

[Phil]

If this is an attempt to get me to part with personal data in order to hack my passwords, it's a particularly clever one. I can see bits of my most commonly used password phrases in at least five of the entries!

[rogerw]

36 with some caveats

Eaten a curry on a train  Yorkshire Pullman 1966
Been on a Mystex^▸ (Train on which passengers don't know where they are going)▸not sure of date, probably 1970s
Been on a Cross Country train from Bath  on a diversion
Dined in a Restaurant Car  Numerous occasions
Travelled on a line that was part of the main network and is now closed Somerset & Dorset, Exeter to Plymouth via Okehampton, Swanage, Minehead, Kingswear and Brixham branches plus others elsewhere
Driven a train  Avon Valley Railway
Driven a tram  Numerous occasions at Seaton
Caught the train to Barton-on-Humber  Many years ago, also more recently on a charter
Ridden in a class 801 unit numerous
Stood on a 153 Must have at some time
Been to Aylesbury Vale Parkway Station Passed through on the Northern Belle
Been to Ebbw Vale by train 3 or 4 times
Travelled on the Lymington to Yarmouth ferry  as a child
Crossed the Atlantic by ship  Twice, once in each direction
Been rowed across Weymouth Harbour on the ferry  yes but can't remember which year
Left the station in Taunton  Last August
Caught a train to or from Melksham  passed through many times but only got on or off once
Helped a fellow passenger lift their luggage on or off a train  Earlier this year
Taken part in an event such as "Community Rail in the City" at a station  Draughty reading circulation bridge
Used an easement  Can't remember which one although I have travelled via Weymouth to avoid changing stations in Dorchester (not sure if this still exists)
Travelled on a Groupsave ticket  Office night out to Bath
Overslept your station Overnight south from Scotland ended up in Crewe instead of Carlisle
Used a split ticket  Didcot & Pewsey splitting points
Been to Platform 14 at Bristol Temple Meads  Still trying to find it
Visited Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch Earlier this tear although not by train (they weren't stopping)
Travelled through the Channel Tunnel  Several occasions, next on Wednesday
Caught a through train from London to Newquay or Tenby  Difficult as I have never lived in London. Been to both on through trins from Birmingham
Travelled with Amtrak never been on Amtrack but travelled from Toronto to Jasper on the "canadian" and Banff to Vancouver on teh "Rocky Mountaineer"
Let your originally planned train go because it was too busy  At Southampton after a football match
Used a rover or ranger ticket Frequently
Changed trains at Westbury  Many times
Travelled on the DLR^▸ (Docklands Light Railway)▸Done the whole network
Been to Hainault on the tube Once
Travelled the Rhubarb Loop Many times
Understood all of the above without having to look up any definitions  No problem

One extra perhaps
Used Plusbus Don't need to with bus pass. The only times I arrived before 0930 (0900 in Bath & Bristol) my destination was walking distance from the train. No restrictions on London

Edit to answer Grahame's query and correct errors

[grahame]

If this is an attempt to get me to part with personal data in order to hack my passwords, it's a particularly clever one. I can see bits of my most commonly used password phrases in at least five of the entries!

It isn't, Phil ... I admit I was wondering if I would get that question, and phrased the original post so that people could feel able to answer with just a number and a couple of comments if they wished!

One extra perhaps
Used Plusbus Don't need to with bus pass

Err ... before 09:30, or are you not out and about that early?

I need to go back and edit Swanage and Ventnor into my answer.

[Ralph Ayres]

Just under 30, subject to judge's decision. Disappointingly I see the rhubarb loop isn't around the rhubarb triangle, and nearly got caught out by Platform 14..

Travelling on a train in Ireland  And the DART
Eaten a curry on a train  Hasn't everyone?
Been on a Mystex^▸ (Train on which passengers don't know where they are going)▸  Happy memories of the BR^▸ (British Rail(ways)) Merrymakers as a child, though my parents eventually decided we were going on too many when the Mystery trip went to the same place as the named destination trip the week before...
Dined in a Restaurant Car  Only on heritage railways and Orient Express
Travelled on a line that was part of the main network and is now closed  Swanage is the only one of any significance. Pleasingly I've been on more that have reopened.
Driven a train  Under heavy supervision
Caught the train to Barton-on-Humber  ...and over to Hull on the ferry
Had a train stop at a request stop for you  3 times in one day. Same guard, slightly embarrasing.
Ridden in a class 801 unit  Presumably. As noted elsewhere they all look the same.
Been to Aylesbury Vale Parkway Station  Only the once
"Bought" a zero cost excess  Duly stapled to the original so it wouldn't go through the gates
Travelled on the Lymington to Yarmouth ferry  With a bike
Left the station in TauntonLast weekend. Whose bright idea was it to move the Minehead bus stop from its convenient location right outside the station and hide it a 5 minute walk away?
Helped a fellow passenger lift their luggage on or off a train  Doesn't everyone unless they can't?
Done the gardening at a station  Guerilla weeding while waiting for a train
Used an easement  No proof, but must have done
Travelled on a Groupsave ticket  Though it may have been called something else then
Overslept your station  Most memorably on a strike day when I was on the only train running and it wasn't coming back for several hours.  Luckily only a mile or so to walk back again.
Gone the long way round to avoid a rail replacement bus  Good grief yes!
Used a split ticket  generally because I have a pass for one section rather than to take advantage of fare anomalies
Visited Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch  ...and Rye, Ash and Ore
Travelled through the Channel Tunnel  Shuttle and Eurostar
Caught a through train from London to Newquay or Tenby  Does from Tenby count?
Let your originally planned train go because it was too busy  Numerous times. Long-distance being able to see the next train already in the platform helps!
Used Plusbus  Must do it more.
Used a rover or ranger ticket  Best was the Yorkshire Ranger. Cost £10.45 for a week and I calculated I'd done 1,044.5 miles
Changed trains at Westbury  Can't think why not!
Travelled on the DLR^▸ (Docklands Light Railway)▸...and walked through several tunnels.
Been to Hainault on the tube  There's worse places