Recent content by Poolie

Fearing the worst with doom laden forecasts and messages on forums, I bravely went ahead on a long booked trip with my daughter and grandson. Hartlepool - Kings Cross GC, tube, Waterloo - Southampton on Friday. Return Sunday. Thankfully, absolutely no issues. All on time and air con working...

The intro to Get Carter proves there is only one premier line......Classic

Preston Road has special memories for me. I was born in Grasmere Avenue in 1954. My Dad had an allotment that was right next to the Met/GC line. He would take me there while he was planting/digging, doing what allotment Dads do, but I was only there for the trains and can distinctly remember...

Is this one of the saddest sights on the network?

The Ipcress File starts at Marylebone with a train to Nottingham and a glimpse of a Black 5

Beverley has an Italian sounding restaurant in the station buildings. Not been but Tripadvisor has good reviews

It always intrigues me as to what happened in the past. In the late 50's early 60's I was out every summer Saturday spotting in glorious sun shining all day weather. I guess lineside fires must have occurred, but I don't recall any incidents at Northwick Park/South Kenton. The only sources of...

Kings Cross to Peterborough on a full Lumo replacement on a hot June Sunday afternoon was not a pleasant experience. Will definitely avoid planned engineering in the future!

c2c have named 357316 the 'Wilko Express' in memory of Wilko Johnson. Nice touch

Hartlepool has the Station Cafe which is does lovely grub and well patronised. Only gripe for me is it doesn't open until 07.15 just after the first up Grand. Central has left. Must be losing out on a fair bit of custom. The good old Rat Race is still there serving a great variety of...

And of course this classic tribute to Neasden..........where the birds sing in the treesden!!!!!

I have (half jokingly) said to my wife that when the time comes and if it were possible, I want my ashes shovelled into the firebox of 65894 or 63395 as they leave Hartlepool heading north with an easterly wind so the ashes would end up on the Vic

The Last of the Steam Powered Trains - The Kinks Village Green Preservation Society One of my favourites Stop This Train - Kevin Ayres

I was on the KWVR last Sunday and there were a lot of overseas Bronte fans. Good to see and valuable revenue for the railway.

I'm sure Ukraine will have an up to date map of Russian railways. I went on a school trip ln 1972, Train from St. Pancras to Tilbury. Baltika, Russian cruise ship to Copenhagen and Helsinki, then to Leningrad (as was). Getting off the Baltika a young lad came up and asked if we had any Levi...