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I wasn't going to do a collection thread but ah fuck it there may be some interesting sights along the way. Plus I'm going to be sat doing nothing for most of the journey.

Modern car so I don't imagine any issues. I say modern, it's still 16 years old! While I always say I don't like BMW, this is going to by my fourth. I think what it is that they still look modern and fresh even if they're getting on a bit by many people's standards. I.e. 10yrs/100k many think are knackered. While it's not very AS, I like my moderns to still have a touch of new look to them. Albeit not brand spanking new but something passable as maybe only like five years old or so. 

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Arrived at the destination bus stop for the train station.

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First spot as I write this while walking ! Actually what triggered me to do a thread.

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Now to grab a bit of munch and then wait for the train (9:47a hopefully!)

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Abandoned that idea as someone with an irritatingly fragile digestive system, I probably shouldn't risk anything like this.

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Not much of interest in the magazine collection.

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Except Surf Girl is a bit of an anomaly in this small stack. I was tempted to buy as intrigued what such a magazine would contain but I didn't want to be judged too much on the train. 🫣

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Always some good, peaceful views from this station. Old Brunel picked his locations well.

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Not my train. Still another 17 mins...

Joys of being someone with terrible timekeeping. It's either too late/really close run thing or really early. (I'm probably ADHD/on the spectrum given I tick many of the boxes ...)

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Just noticed that I won a Seat Frog upgrade!

This train to London gets rammed and as someone who prefers to ponder in silence (my mind is usually more than busy enough to give me enough noise), I'm quite happy* right now! Not least I'm going to be sat here for 2hrs. 

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* The train appears to be making a loud booming noise in this carriage 😒

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I forgot you get complimentary snacks and drinks! I'm not used to this sort of lifestyle 😄

Going by the announcements, this train is rammed and barely any seats left. So quite a good decision to pay the little bit extra on seatfrog for a bit of peace and quiet.

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https://surfgirlmag.com/

No pron at all!!

Disappoint

The Hitachi shitbox trains are worse in almost every way than the 125's they replaced. Nasty things

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1 minute ago, N Dentressangle said:

The Hitachi shitbox trains are worse in almost every way than the 125's they replaced. Nasty things

Even first class seats aren't much more comfortable!

 

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Have a picture of the very bus you went on this morning being dragged down the M42 on it's way from Leeds to your neck of the woods, September 5 last year.

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Thought you'd be impressed !!!!

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Now at Paddington and Elizabeth line tube next. First time on this line for me!

 

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19 minutes ago, busmansholiday said:

Have a picture of the very bus you went on this morning being dragged down the M42 on it's way from Leeds to your neck of the woods, September 5 last year.

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Thought you'd be impressed !!!!

They're utterly shite crap buses! Rattly, uncomfortable and noisy.

The new electric Yutong U11D however 👌

Super quiet, mega smooth and air conditioned.

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Stratford. Quick bite to eat from a highly* rated food outlet. I give it 4/10 but then that could be I'm just too used to fancy street food vendors in hip Brizzle. 

Shite train plated as a Bristol locomotive. 

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Last train. Another seat frog first upgrade. Only £8 with fees this time. 

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Always when I get on these other lines, I appreciate how good a job Brunel did on the GWR from London to Bristol onwards. So damn smooth compared to these wobbly lines!

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1 hour ago, SiC said:

They're utterly shite crap buses! Rattly, uncomfortable and noisy.

Why do you think Leeds got shut of them?

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7 minutes ago, busmansholiday said:

Why do you think Leeds got shut of them?

I've seen some buses around Bristol with faded Aberdeen insignia 🤣

I think it's because there are so many service in/around Bristol, they take every bus they can. Especially the bus I took is every 15mins so needs a steady stream of them. There are loads of new busses and they keep buying them, but presumably they either still don't have enough or they keep breaking.

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Cool old milling building. 

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Need to figure my route home now to see if I can make it semi interesting. I pass IWM Duxford but unfortunately I'm not going to get time to visit. Even right now I'm not going to be back till 8pm at the earliest. 

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Hmmmmm  better get off my arse and get prepped to get down the station

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18 minutes ago, SiC said:

I've seen some buses around Bristol with faded Aberdeen insignia

How?!

The buses in Aberdeen always seem to feel absolutely end of life (or even beyond that)!

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5 minutes ago, Supernaut said:

How?!

The buses in Aberdeen always seem to feel absolutely end of life (or even beyond that)!

They even went to the effort of converting them to Euro 6 so they didn't get CAZ charged!

Presumably it's because Bristol area is a busy, profitable area for First busses and they run every single bus they can get their hands on. Plus typical commercial public transport service where they run things on a shoe string unless they get government subsidises to buy new kit. 

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Just a quick addendum .. don't want people thinking there was only enough fuel to reach the nearest garage,    over half a tank when he left here 😀

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Pulled over

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False alarm by the looks of it. Guessing 28c weather has tripped it. Reset and re-go!

 

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Edit: that was fiddly to reset. Push once and then push+hold for 5s.

 

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15 minutes ago, 95 quid Peugeot said:

Just a quick addendum .. don't want people thinking there was only enough fuel to reach the nearest garage,    over half a tank when he left here 😀

Only £30 went in too! Just with 205 miles left on the trip computer and 240 miles to drive, it needed a full tank!

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That looks absolutely cracking. Even the colour oddly works really well.

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28 minutes ago, SiC said:

Only £30 went in too! Just with 205 miles left on the trip computer and 240 miles to drive, it needed a full tank!

no, no it didn't you southern pansy! 🤣

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