The Midlands Massiv new year traditional trip out somewhere.

[red5]

Class 55 is ftw.

Although...

[Inspector Morose]

That reminds me, I need a cup of tea.

[motorpunk]

Still on for Sunday, Quorn, 1030?

 

[Dobloseven]

34 minutes ago, motorpunk said:

Still on for Sunday, Quorn, 1030?

 

Yes, I'll be there. 

[Inspector Morose]

Yup.

[St.Jude]

1 hour ago, motorpunk said:

Still on for Sunday, Quorn, 1030?

 

Only if you're dressed as Swiss Toni.

[St.Jude]

Actually, are dogs allowed to this shindig?

[Inspector Morose]

Don’t know about the railway itself but as we’re in the car park, I don’t think it’s that much of a problem.

[Dobloseven]

12 hours ago, St.Jude said:

Only if you're dressed as Swiss Toni.

Waiting for a presererved diesel locomotive is like making love to a beautiful woman. You wait for ages with your equipment primed and ready for action. Then she appears and it's all over in a few seconds........! 

[bezzabsa]

hmmm only just seen this.....approx 60 miles from me...possibility of Tea and Bacon cob/roll/batch/sarnie ?????

[bezzabsa]

i'll add a hesitant yes, depending on weather/ my ability to get my ass out of bed before 9am on a Sunday!!!

[St.Jude]

26 minutes ago, bezzabsa said:

hmmm only just seen this.....approx 60 miles from me...possibility of Tea and Bacon cob/roll/batch/sarnie ?????

The Black Country Massive descending upon the poor vegetarians at Quorn 😂

[bub2006]

I'm going to back out of this sadly. After Wednesday going to Doncaster,Glossop,Doncaster then back to near matlock home,Thursday going to Stoke and back then tonight going to Stourbridge I'm bit pissed off with driving everywhere so I plan to not go anywhere for a couple days.  

Hopefully we can get a meet up arranged in new year

Take care folks. 

[worldofceri]

Think I will be up for this. May even head over in the camper if the battery isn’t flat after 3 months of inactivity.

[Dobloseven]

What are we all turning up in, vehicle wise? I don't want to talk to the wrong weird, old car driving, train spotters! I'll be in a blue Renault 25.

[St.Jude]

1 minute ago, Dobloseven said:

I'll be in a blue Renault 25.

Genuinely the only reason I'm going is to see that!

I'll be in my Land Cruiser hopefully, with a small staffy and a big head of curly hair.

[worldofceri]

15 minutes ago, Dobloseven said:

What are we all turning up in, vehicle wise? I don't want to talk to the wrong weird, old car driving, train spotters! I'll be in a blue Renault 25.

Cor, a Renault 25!
I’ll be in a filthy modern Isuzu pickup or a brown and beige VW camper, depending on things. @Inspector Morose will be in a Heuliez Spridget.

[Inspector Morose]

27 minutes ago, Dobloseven said:

What are we all turning up in, vehicle wise? I don't want to talk to the wrong weird, old car driving, train spotters! I'll be in a blue Renault 25.

I'll be the fat bloke driving a girls car, taking photos of trains.

[Dobloseven]

3 minutes ago, Inspector Morose said:

I'll be the fat bloke driving a girls car, taking photos of trains.

Is that going to narrow it down much? 

[Inspector Morose]

52 minutes ago, Dobloseven said:

Is that going to narrow it down much? 

Ah, I see. Good point, well made.

[barefoot]

We saw a train...

...and I went home.

Nice to see some old faces & to put faces to some new names.

 

[motorpunk]

I also saw a train. And I left a MotorPunk card on a Renault 25 which I think must belong to one of us lot, and I waved at a beige VW camper in the road nearby who probably wondered who the weirdo in the modern BMW was. 
 

 

[hairnet]

15 hours ago, Inspector Morose said:

I'll be the fat bloke driving a girls car, taking photos of trains.

see also chaserace

tigra of powah?

[hairnet]

got up at 930 was umming and ahhing cos tooth was sore

it was raining so went back to bed

got up at 1 and its raining even harder - not riding the bike in that - couldnt have gone on the train down either

watching michael caine talking pictures now

cant even work on the bike cos of the weatherhave tea - have to go to the shop for food later

i hate morrissey but he had it right

 

[worldofceri]

42 minutes ago, motorpunk said:

I also saw a train. And I left a MotorPunk card on a Renault 25 which I think must belong to one of us lot, and I waved at a beige VW camper in the road nearby who probably wondered who the weirdo in the modern BMW was. 
 

 

You stood right next to me when you took that photo and even exchanged a witticism, but by the time the cogs in my head had done sufficient revolutions - and I’d mentally processed your yellow trainers - you’d vanished.

[worldofceri]

C H O O - - C H O O ! !

[Dobloseven]

Wondered about the Motorpunk card on my Renault!Good to meet up and put faces to names. Excellent sausage roll and the Deltic does make a good noise and nice smoke. 

[St.Jude]

3 hours ago, motorpunk said:

I also saw a train. And I left a MotorPunk card on a Renault 25 which I think must belong to one of us lot, and I waved at a beige VW camper in the road nearby who probably wondered who the weirdo in the modern BMW was. 
 

 

The leaving of the card on @Dobloseven's 25, it genuinely felt a bit like you were the Scarlett pimpernel, or some sort of stalker. 

Only photo I took of the Deltic...

The dog has never been so glad of a heated seat...

[motorpunk]

2 hours ago, worldofceri said:

You stood right next to me when you took that photo and even exchanged a witticism, but by the time the cogs in my head had done sufficient revolutions - and I’d mentally processed your yellow trainers - you’d vanished.

Ah! You! And we’ve actually met before and didn’t recognise each other! 😂 Sorry - was a flying visit as the missus has sniffed out the cafe. 

[bezzabsa]

23 hours ago, bub2006 said:

I'm going to back out of this sadly. After Wednesday going to Doncaster,Glossop,Doncaster then back to near matlock home,Thursday going to Stoke and back then tonight going to Stourbridge I'm bit pissed off with driving everywhere so I plan to not go anywhere for a couple days.  

Hopefully we can get a meet up arranged in new year

Take care folks. 

Stourbridge!!!! Ye gods most folk don't realise this place exists LOL.... about 4 minutes from me as well!!