For the first time in a while.... it’s a live Klekshun fred!

[83C]

It has begun. Stage One: 

[HMC]

Chod speed!

[gadgetgricey]

Hope it all goes swimmingly.

[paulplom]

Best of British!

[brownnova]

Early morning collectionarama! Pob Lwc (as we say in Wales) 

[83C]

I have achieved (a relative term at best!) Birmingham New Street. 

Behold the stupidity that is trying to force a transport hub into being a shopping ‘experience’:

Clean, yes. An utter pain in the arse to navigate thanks to multiple gatelines and a system seemingly deliberately designed to force you to go past retail outlets? Also yes.

I know there are ways to go directly from one platform to another, but supplies were also required.

[gadgetgricey]

33 minutes ago, 83C said:

I have achieved (a relative term at best!) Birmingham New Street. 

I know there are ways to go directly from one platform to another, but supplies were also required.

You are a better man than me to get between platforms direct. Always seem to end up taking a tour as come up to a glass wall/partition and have to retrace my steps.

The old station did not look the best but one long corridor with platform 1 at one end, and platform 20 (guessing the number) at the other end, made it almost impossible to get lost.

[Kiltox]

I need to go via New Street to get pretty much anywhere - it is ridiculous. 

[83C]

Just landed at my next change, Leicester.

[GeordieInExile]

Christ, you must really want this chod to brave New Street of a morning. Hateful place.

[83C]

48 minutes ago, gadgetgricey said:

You are a better man than me to get between platforms direct. Always seem to end up taking a tour as come up to a glass wall/partition and have to retrace my steps.

The old station did not look the best but one long corridor with platform 1 at one end, and platform 20 (guessing the number) at the other end, made it almost impossible to get lost.

You can still do this, go up the stairs at the North/West end of the station (the ‘b’ end) and it takes you into a footbridge completely devoid of retail spaces. The next set of stairs/escalators go to the main platform link bridge (runs right across the platforms with no interruptions and has a smattering of food outlets), then the stairs at the East/South end of the station (the ‘a’ end) take you up into the New Street Zone of the Crystal Maze.

[83C]

The next bit has arrived:

A pain au chocolat has been consumed. Two cups of tea so far as well. 

[83C]

And we are here!

[Sloth in a bowl]

Grim 11/10

[spartacus]

Wow, that's fucking awful, well played!

[Supernaut]

Nice* number plate.

[michael t]

YES!! love Mk3 Fiasco's. Looking forward to seeing how this goes 13.99878/10

[Dan302]

I remember my brother getting a 5 door one nearly new back in the late 90s I was so jealous!

[83C]

Slightly belated as I stopped by to visit someone, but we’re home!

[loserone]

25 minutes ago, 83C said:

"visit"

Hope there weren't any witnesses mate

[Jim Bell]

The car looks like it's begining to FLAG.