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« Reply #15 on: July 24, 2009, 16:16:23 »
Quote from: FallenAngel on July 22, 2009, 00:25:03
im sorry - I know this sounds harsh but........

why........


get a life!

At least my time on a train is productive in terms of finance! and my interst in fizzix

I kow unit numbers etc only when it benefits me - I know a 166 I can go to wither end, I know a 165 is shit, I know desiro is ok with CCTV▸ (Closed Circuit Tele Vision) - etc etc etc

I know a 158 I use the whole table but on a 175 I dont!

But standing on platforms looking at heaps of metal?  Why?

Please explain ............

That's what I thought! I enjoy the railway and train travel. But I can't see the point in spotting. I would have rather been in the 159 (or the steam service) looking out at the countryside enjoying the ride.
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« Reply #16 on: July 25, 2009, 22:34:30 »
Quote from: Btline on July 24, 2009, 16:16:23
Quote from: FallenAngel on July 22, 2009, 00:25:03
im sorry - I know this sounds harsh but........

why........


get a life!

At least my time on a train is productive in terms of finance! and my interst in fizzix

I kow unit numbers etc only when it benefits me - I know a 166 I can go to wither end, I know a 165 is shit, I know desiro is ok with CCTV▸ (Closed Circuit Tele Vision) - etc etc etc

I know a 158 I use the whole table but on a 175 I dont!

But standing on platforms looking at heaps of metal?  Why?

Please explain ............

That's what I thought! I enjoy the railway and train travel. But I can't see the point in spotting. I would have rather been in the 159 (or the steam service) looking out at the countryside enjoying the ride.

Same here. I'm an unashamed line basher, however not to the extent that I have to travel every loop, curve etc. And just one direction will do fine. I'm more for watching the world go by and discovering new destinations. We have a great rail network in this country (well most parts) and it is still the most civilised way to travel long distances.
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« Reply #17 on: July 25, 2009, 22:42:04 »
Quote from: bignosemac on July 25, 2009, 22:34:30


Same here. I'm an unashamed line basher, however not to the extent that I have to travel every loop, curve etc.

What, you mean you havn't gone out of your way to traverse the "Rhubarb"  Grin
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« Reply #18 on: July 25, 2009, 22:48:52 »
Quote from: devon_metro on July 25, 2009, 22:42:04
Quote from: bignosemac on July 25, 2009, 22:34:30


Same here. I'm an unashamed line basher, however not to the extent that I have to travel every loop, curve etc.

What, you mean you havn't gone out of your way to traverse the "Rhubarb"  Grin

Well, not knowing to what you refer, the answer would have to be no. Is it something to do with that 'triangle' thingy oop north?
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« Reply #19 on: July 25, 2009, 23:16:12 »
This may help: http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=4505.msg39328#msg39328  Wink
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« Reply #20 on: July 25, 2009, 23:34:17 »
Quote from: chris from nailsea on July 25, 2009, 23:16:12
This may help: http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=4505.msg39328#msg39328  Wink

Oooh, you live and learn! I have travelled over that chord. And I've always wondered who Dr Day was and why he got a junction named after him. Rhubarb as a miracle cure-all eh? As long as it's not used as a suppository.....
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« Reply #21 on: July 25, 2009, 23:43:35 »
Quote from: bignosemac on July 25, 2009, 23:34:17
Quote from: chris from nailsea on July 25, 2009, 23:16:12
This may help: http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=4505.msg39328#msg39328  Wink

Oooh, you live and learn! I have travelled over that chord. And I've always wondered who Dr Day was and why he got a junction named after him. Rhubarb as a miracle cure-all eh? As long as it's not used as a suppository.....


And to sort of cross-pollenate with another thread I'm active on tonight......shouldn't the junction sign be "Dr Day's Junction"? Or are we in the great Barons Court/Earl's Court debate?

http://bristol-rail.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Image:Dr_Days_Junction3.jpg
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« Reply #22 on: July 25, 2009, 23:46:04 »
Plenty of rhubarb in the diet is a good source of irony, apparently ...  Roll Eyes Cheesy Grin
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« Reply #23 on: November 04, 2009, 17:55:42 »
Soooo Funny  Grin
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