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Completely agree - do what ever you are comfortable with. You'll always be welcome back here.

Ah, the not so clever revenue block. There will be far more folk joining trains then rather than alighting so even if you are minded not to pay, then you will still have the opportunity to buy a ticket or tap in. It's the morning peak blocks that seem to trap people by the bus load. And as well...

Is that all? Whenever I encounter a revenue block, there's loads lined up to have their details taken and not just off Sutton loop trains either. Folk coming off the South Eastern seem equally up for a spot of faredodging.

37106 was still boilered at the time of my little trip. Fresh of overhaul @ Donny as well and you could still smell the paint.

Mr 13, managed to catch up with your latest escapades. As ever, top drawer stuff and those photos certainly put things in context. That day excursion from Biggleswade certainly saw some decent stuff although from memory, Crews Hill is not exactly the best place for a lengthy fester.

Apart from when there's a revenue block when the clowns hold folk on the stairs. Yes, mainly 700s but also southeastern 375s (and the odd 465 as well) during the peaks

Good bus move to beat the time restriction there Mr 'buck. Just the start of a decent day out by the sounds of things.

Excellent read as usual. All this talk of noisy 37s simply sends me into reminiscence mode. Two stand out way above any others. 37242 on a return railtour from Gloucester to Bristol on load 13 . Must have woken up half of south Gloucestershire that night. Basically left Gloucester with the power...

Mr 403 - another excellent write up. And it sounded like a grand day out too.

Yes, I'll have to have a day or two over there sometime (me thinks late spring bank holiday week when I am free). I reckon that there are 28 out on a Saturday timetable so I should get a fair crack at the whip unless I get distracted by other things such as 800s

Another good trip there with plenty of red pen action. Where abouts is the spoons in Bicester - might prove useful on a Chiltern bash that is in the embryonic stages of planning. And presumably you will get a nice bit of delay repay for the beds being 64L into Plymouth?

Good to meet you as well even though I had to decant from Posh to Plebs class although I am pretty certain our paths have crossed a couple of times before. And good to know that I am a legend! Yeah, the Thames Trumper was good for me too with Colnbrook, Southall West loop, Appleford sidings...

I think that we are all looking forward to partaking of the HSTs in Scotland

Congrats on the first of many re-clearances of all the shacks. That Scottish jolly looked interesting if a little chilly and snowy - oh, and too much 170 action as well.

Variously quoted as being Ilford and BarkinG or Ilford and Gants Hill LL - Llandudno Correct although some folk think its Sutton and Merton but parts of Merton borough have SW and KT postcodes!

Noddy, that summary was excellent as it shows you are still about. 2017 was kind to you with all those winners. Hopefully 2018 will be equally kind to you and see further serious dents in your wants lists. Thankfully, there's enough new stuff coming in to keep us all busy. Those 800s for...

2/1 707012 in the bag so that's all running 707s at the moment (unless 15 & 16 are in passenger service)

I'm already booked on the Thames Trumper and am "slumming it" in First Class Dining. As soon as funds arrive in my bank account, I'll be booking on the Valley of the Witch even though one of the branches is dud. Again I'm aiming to be at the posh end of the train Forres means new track as well...

Plans for 2018, unlike previous years are going to be pretty fluid mainly due to commitments with (1) my bookselling business and (2) family. The only definite entries in the KJ diary so far run to 27 January - Thames Trumper tour on account of plenty of Code Red track 10 March - Valley of the...

707001+707002 in traffic on Monday (18th)