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« on: September 11, 2024, 07:18:52 »
Northampton train station collects tickets from all over U.K. train stations

They are placed on billboards just out side the ticket gates,well worth a look.
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« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2024, 08:42:59 »
Quote from: infoman on September 11, 2024, 07:18:52
Northampton train station collects tickets from all over U.K. train stations

They are placed on billboards just out side the ticket gates,well worth a look.

I was seeing the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) article last night and wondering if I had any contributions to the gaps I could see.  But my one and only visit to Teeside Airport was on a North East Rover ....
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« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2024, 14:40:00 »
Link to article - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c624e74p0qzo
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« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2024, 16:47:31 »
The article itself might prompt a few people to make the journey from some of the "missing" stations.  Day out in Northampton?  I'm not really aware of it being a tourist hot-spot.....but all towns tend to have their little surprises.
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« Reply #4 on: September 11, 2024, 17:13:14 »
Quote from: johnneyw on September 11, 2024, 16:47:31
The article itself might prompt a few people to make the journey from some of the "missing" stations.  Day out in Northampton?  I'm not really aware of it being a tourist hot-spot.....but all towns tend to have their little surprises.

A trip to Northampton and a meeting there changed my life.  Big surprise.
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« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2024, 17:52:36 »
I know to what grahame refers: that was a great meeting.  Grin
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« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2024, 19:09:23 »
I think that's a load of old cobblers.
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« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2024, 21:15:33 »
Quote from: infoman on September 11, 2024, 19:09:23
I think that's a load of old cobblers.

I had to think about that one for a couple of seconds.   Cheesy
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« Reply #8 on: September 11, 2024, 21:29:27 »
That's maybe because you don't know the detail of grahame's reference.  Wink
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post - a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London, depending on context) was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830.  Many more have died in the same way since then.  Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.

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« Reply #9 on: September 11, 2024, 23:14:33 »
Quote from: johnneyw on September 11, 2024, 21:15:33
Quote from: infoman on September 11, 2024, 19:09:23
I think that's a load of old cobblers.

I had to think about that one for a couple of seconds.   Cheesy

Me too but I got it ...
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« Reply #10 on: November 26, 2024, 10:14:37 »
The publicity seems to have kept the momentum going at Northampton according to this report on the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) website.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2067p12d21o.amp
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« Reply #11 on: November 26, 2024, 10:22:13 »
Quote from: johnneyw on September 11, 2024, 16:47:31
The article itself might prompt a few people to make the journey from some of the "missing" stations.  Day out in Northampton?  I'm not really aware of it being a tourist hot-spot.....but all towns tend to have their little surprises.

They do. Which reminds me: Maybe I’m overdue recharging my energy…

https://youtu.be/4xKjGqefH7U?si=_j3aFrYxSEONhpyH
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« Reply #12 on: November 26, 2024, 14:53:19 »
Quote from: johnneyw on November 26, 2024, 10:14:37
The publicity seems to have kept the momentum going at Northampton according to this report on the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) website.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2067p12d21o.amp

A few YouTubers in that final photograph of the linked article.
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« Reply #13 on: December 07, 2024, 13:15:22 »
And Geoff has just released his latest video on the Northampton Station Ticket Wall.
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« Reply #14 on: December 07, 2024, 16:47:48 »
Quote from: Chris from Nailsea on September 11, 2024, 17:52:36
I know to what grahame refers: that was a great meeting.  Grin



This thread came back up this afternoon ... and I am watching "The Holiday" on TV▸ (Thames Valley). Funny times.
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