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In Australia, you have Canberra - Yass Junction, to get there by train you have to get from Canberra to Goulburn and then wait there for one of the XPTs which go to Melbourne and arrive in Yass around 11.30 in the morning or after midnight!
Not on the list but I have used the following:
Canberra (I was on the first one to leave Canberrra City centre on opening day!)
Sydney - I have done all of the L1 line (Dulwich Hill) but I still need to ride the other 2 one day
Melbourne
Adelaide
Gold Coast QLD - done the current line from both...
In my former local area, Bebington & New Ferry changed simply to Bebington. However geographically the current Liverpool bound platform is located in Bebington and the Chester / Ellesmere Port Platform (former island) is located in New Ferry.
When I was still living in the UK, myself and a couple of mates hid inbetwwen the seats to "go around" at the terminus as the driver did the same route going back toward home after a quick break. I did it a couple of times alone and I got to know the regular driver on the route and he let me do...
On Merseyrail on the Wirral there is Bromborough to Bromborough Rake & Birkenhead Park to Birkenhead North (& if Conway Park got it's planned name of Birkenhead Market, that would be 3 stations in a row with Birkenhead!)
There is a station at Runcorn (Brisbane QLD) & one at Birkdale (Brisbane QLD) too. I went to Birkdale recently to get fish and chips in the Britsh style fish and chip shop there!!
None UK route, the bus I use to get to work everyday goes through the Canberra Jail before It goes to the area I work in. There is a sign stating you must be on offical jail business and a list of banned items you are not to bring etc, I've only ever seen a couple of people getting on/off there...
can I get help with 1S16 from today's service (05/01/2017? I just travelled inbound to Inverness all the way from Kings Cross and would like to know for my records!
I am aware of the short days (I grew up in Birkenhead on the Wirral, then moved down under in 2005 when I was 13). I am not one for scenery, just crossing off routes/stations, writing down the units I travel on to and from places I go and photographing as I go along!
I was planning on HS1. I might do a run out to Kyle and back, hopefully get a shot of the train there! I might go out to York for the NRM (I've not been since I was very young!) on my last 2 days on the ALR.
I am currently planning my standard Class ALR for the first week of January 2017. This is a basic outline of what I have planned so far. I am working around the Liverpool Loop Closure.
> Day 1 (3rd): Bromborough Rake - Chester - Birmingham New Street - Birmingham Moor Street - London...
I have booked my berth supplement on the Sleeper website, much easier than doing it at a station en route. I will be purchasing my ALR from Liverpool Lime Street on the day I start use with it, I renewed my 16-25 railcard and I don't to be wasting that money on not making use of it!
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