Recent content by ATW Alex 101

I saw an F-reg Vauxhall Carlton (remember those?). It was on Facebook marketplace, and is now on my driveway.. 8-)

Ellesmere Port has a road known as ‘go-kart ring-road’, a bit of a back route by the Vauxhall Factory ending up in the Eastham area. I haven’t been down it since my driving instructor took me down it about 10 years ago.

I did a lot of my ‘bashing’ and train journeys during my teenage years. I was challenged a lot as I was quite tall at the time (I was 6ft 3 by the time I was 14!). The solution was that I (after reading it on this forum over a decade ago!) got a child rate photo card from a ticket office. I...

Harrow and Wealdstone

I do remember a branch in Cheshire Oaks during the 2000’s, hasn’t been there for a while now. I remember trying them a few times when I was younger and they were ok. Jacket spuds have had somewhat of a resurgence due to social media. The pink-haired bloke from Tamworth and the two brothers...

Hi All, Been a very long time since I've posted in this section. Apologies for what may be a simple question, since I seldom travel by train nowadays and my knowledge on fares etc. is not what it was! I need to make a journey from a London Underground Station in Zone 4 to Tunbridge Wells...

Just like in life, people come and go, I guess. Life happens, you meet people, get married, have kids etc. careers and all. Myself, I joined many years ago now as a teenager, mad about trains, mad about travelling, seemingly had all the time in the world, then as you grow up, you start your...

This reminds me of Euston. Waitinf for one’s train to appear on the board then as soon as it’s announced, a tidal wave and scrum. I used to bypass this by searching for my train on opentraintimes or similar and waiting patiently on the platform. I was more often than not catching the Chester...

Ford Ranger - Steroid-user, full sleeve of tattoos, sunglasses, baseball cap. 4x4 pickup truck with road tyres, 4x4 never been engaged or seen anything tougher than tarmac.

Typical Avanti behaviour. Carried over from the Virgin days. (I wasn’t around before that, so could have even been before Virgin).

Just take a look at the scope of practice that a qualified paramedic is supposed within. I think it varies across regions, but procedures such as intubation, thrombolysis, cricothyroidotomy etc. are usually included within remit of a paramedic. I think being able to a) make such decisions and b)...

Round where I live, Greensleeves. Around Mansfield area I heard one playing the Match of the Day theme tune.

Class 172 to Oxford

Retford

Alfreton Parkway is now simply Alfreton.