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6th October seemed to be a date I headed down south, or returned therefrom. 6/10/87 saw me visiting Plough Lane, Wimbledon, to watch Rochdale lose in the second leg of their League Cup tie to then-first-division Wimbledon. Subsequently exiled to South wales, 142074 took me from Rochdale to...

Assuming you're based in Sheffield, I'd be tempted to use a Freedom of the Northwest Rover ticket, and get a return to Leeds to start/finish your trip. You could travel out via the Settle & Carlisle route, then round the Cumbrian coast to Kirkby. The ticket would also be valid for your trip...

Great report, as usual. And congratulations on clearing LU, something I almost certainly won't do!

19/9/2010 Eight years ago, I started an ALR. First day was spent heading to the Mid Hants gala for some winners. 170304 Manchester Piccadilly Stockport 221119 Stockport Guildford 455715 Guildford Woking 450100 Woking Alton M51363 + M51405 Alton Ropley K34007 +...

16 September 2017 was the day I went to Polesworth and the Brain of Birmingham quiz, as detailed in my trip reports thread. Also found an anomoly in my records - have corrected a move in 2002 to show 175011 from Salford Crescent to Deansgate, rather than the non-existent 170011...

Thanks. If I bothered with Quail level track coverage, 185142 also scored me the Castlefield Curve in a northerly direction... Anyway, 15/09/18 saw me get one winner: 350126

14/9/18 150128 150129 185142 (got 'em all, finally! :) )

11 September is another one where what I did was similar to "55013", with the two 37s and the two sheds being scored at the ELR in 2004. 40s - have had 21 so far, with 118 a possibility. 50s - 34 had, 021/029 to get. Had 90050 in 1988 Manchester to Euston before they were "sectorized". I...

8/9/2001 Went shopping in Bury with my ex, but sneaked in a swift return to Ramsbottom. Winner 50033 up, for 31162 + 40135 back. Looking at "55013"s moves above, we were again on the same train, however he didn't do the craft shop next to Ramsbottom station! :) I did, because her birthday...

That clarifies things for me. Scored it at the Bo'ness gala in April 2006, then it followed me south and was had again in July '06.

Those moves of 55013 at the ELR gala look familiar - certainly had 26024 there. Probably went another day though, as it's not listed under 2/9. In fact the only semi-interesting move that day was in 2008, when I went to a meeting in Birmingham - 220025 there, 220014 and back again. 155342 was...

1/9/18 40012 Well it would be rude not to when its on holiday just down the road...

Great thread. Like many on here, some records are missing. However some can be reconstructed, with the help of the interweb. :) One of these for me was 31/8/84, dated thanks to a Class 25 old gen site, where I scored 25284 from Bolton to Manchester V on the loco-hauled Blackpool diagram...

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Just had a catch up on this thread. The usual entertaining read, and a reminder that the Foxfield and Dufftown Railways still require a visit from me (to say nothing of the museum at Threlkeld, which I'd not heard of previously).

25/8/2018 Just noticed that my conveyance for the Manchester to Stockport part of my quizzing trip to Poynton last Saturday was required 220018. Do they count if you don't even register at the time? :)

Enjoyed readin that. Great fun.

20/7/18 03079 D2245 A pair of small green Rustons And, being weirdly narcissistic, The Roebuck at Appleton Roebuck for beer!

Thanks, guys. Here's day 3! 29 March 2018 - North West Rover day 3 (on a Northern strike day) OK, so 2 days left of validity on rover and 2 days to use them. Unfortunately, Northern had a strike day today. What to do?? First was a walk up to Rochdale station, then my first use of bay...

Running later than a 142 on the Flying Scotsman, here's some more North Wezt Roving from March... :) Second day of my Rover was Wed 27th March, with the plan being to head back to Cumbria. Tram 3031 up the hill to the station, then 158793 from Rochdale to Manchester V was a decent enough start...