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25/10/17 1. And it came to pass that he was returning from a day of shack-scratchery amongst the Plumleyites and Knutsfordites of mid-Cheshire. 2. But he who passeth Altrincham without checking the tram platform shall be forever damned. 3. However the sudoku was completed on time, he looked...

25/10/2017 A localish clear up: Chorley Lostock Gralam Knutsford Northwich Mobberley Plumley Adlington (Cheshire)

A few years earlier they were more widespread than Norwich, with 189 at Barrow Hill, then Birkenhead, whilst 112 was one of Hull Botanic Gardens' trio.

Belated congratulations on your feat. It must have taken considerable effort, organization and dedication to achieve in such short a time - three attributes that I'm not famous for, hence my current shack total being 954 (NR). I can, however, heartily endorse the favourable comments on the...

7/10/17 3120 (penultimate Metrolink tram).

Indeed, not the best bus stop. And thanks for the congrats. Hope everything goes well for you tomorrow :-)

Coast n Peakz 4 (The Day of the Hippo). (1/10/2017) We left this tale on Friday evening, with my arrival in Llandudno. We now fast forward to Sunday, 2pm, when quizzing finished. With no trains from Llandudno Town on a Sunday, I scrounged a lift to the junction, then had a beer and a roast beef...

Looks to be a nice, civilized ALR. Looking forward to the rest in due course.

Excellent tune. Another suggestion, with Tech's Swiss trip in mind, would be Bring Me Edelweiss - Eurotrashy, but strangely catchy...:twisted:

If your last station in the UK is on the Conwy Valley, I recommend the following candidates as suitable (in reverse order) 3. Llanwrst. Pleasant little town. 2. Dolwyddelen. Nice village, friendly natives in the Spar. 1. Tal-y-Cafn. Pub/restaurant by station, and taxi back to the Junction...

29/9/17 - Coast n Peakz Day 3 The day started with the third different method of travelling from Rochdale to Manchester, with tram 3117 taking me the long way, via Shaw, Oldham and Ulan Bator. On arriving at Victoria I exited the station for a quick smoke and on returning noticed I was just in...

We left the report with me sitting at Glan Conwy, watching the heroms and Curlews. Eventually, dud 150264 appeared, trundling me up the valleys (Conwy, then Lledr) to Pont-y-Pant. There was nothing much here bar a pleasant and quiet bit of countryside, so I dozed away the 50 or so minutes until...

1/10/2017 Penmaenmawr Bodorgan North Wales west of Shotton cleared.. :)

29/9/17 Rock Ferry Bebington Betws-y-Coed Tal-y-Cafn Dolgarrog Dolwyddelen (Conwy Valley cleared)

The pavement runs out further south (just got the bus from Tal-y-Cafn to Dolgarrog, the bus stop at the former is 100 yards down the road, which seems to be staging the white-van-man Grand Prix today!) Currently 15 mins from Dolwyddelen, and clearing the line. This leaves only Bodorgan and...

As Peters and Lee said (before you were born) - Welcome Home... :)

Thanks Techni. It was quite fun. Now for yesterday... Coast n Peakz day 2. 28/9/17 The train down to Manchester for a change, with an utterly revolting pairing of 142047 + 150225 running me down to Victoria. Tram 3042 then took me across town for the " pauper's WAG" 09:50 to Holyhead. I...

There are certainly quieter stations than Llanfairfechan, although the bleating of sheep at Roman Bridge runs them close... :wink: Anyway, back to the report. 150229 eventually returned from Llandudno, and took me through to Chester. Here, I diverted Northward, striking lucky with winner...

(25/9/17 cont.) Next dud up was 158830, which took me back west to Valley where I had a walk to the local spar and sourced a meal deal, and very nice too. Then the same unit appeared again for what was originally going to be a ned leap to Bodorgan, but due to slightly late running I eschewed...

Coast n Peaks Day 2 - 28/9/17 Glan Conwy Pont-y-Pant Llanwrst North Llanwrst Roman Bridge Llanfairpwllgwyngogerychrwndrobwllllantisiliogogogoch Conwy Prestatyn