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Coasting and Peaking Day 1 (25/9/17) The day started with 37423, unfortunately the First Manchester version, which trundled me down to the metropolis. Rover ticket bought, I adjourned to platform 14, whence the decidedly mixed pair of 158822 + 150229 conveyed me to Chester. Here, the units were...

Next move was up to Crewe, and a nice winner in 390104 was provided. Whilst waiting here, I watched "Tornado" depart noisily Milton-Keynesward on a Beardex. Then pendo luck struck again, with 390124 appearing for a trip back to Manchester. Trams 3002 (to Victoria) and 3081 onwards then returned...

25 /9/17 Coast n Peakz day 1 Flint Rhyl Rhosneigr Ty Croes Valley (has Spar 5 mins away which does meal deals) Llanfairfechan Bangor Abergele and Pensarn (a couple of cafes on the nearby prom) Capenhurst Bache Green Lane

25/9/17 A mixed trio: 158818 221108 508103

Next came the quiz, where I came 19th out of 29. Egghead Steve won, just ahead of Chaser Paul. Perhaps of more relevance, during the lunch break I spotted various blue-shirted individuals, and formulated a plan for another awkward shack... So, quiz over, I ambled over to Moor Street, joining...

Cheers Kite. Apologiez for the fragmented nature of the report. Its being written and posted during Day 1 of my Coastz n Peakz, courtesy of ATW free wifi... Anyway, returning to Nuneaton, I decided on quantity over quality and hit the north side of the Cross City line. Winner 350368 took...

And wake up I did, staggering across the footbridge as the rosy fingers of dawn crept o'er the Warwickshire rooftops. Soon, the main reason for the earliness of the trip arrived, in the form of winner350256. The red pen, while welcome, was not the reason for my growing excitement. Third stop on...

Brainache in Brum (16/9/17) Another quizzing trip, this time to the Brain of Birmingham tournament, conveniently situated round the corner from New Street station. Which of course gave the opportunity to stay up all night and do some shacks. So on the Friday night the following occurred: -...

Agreed 100%. But its your cboice, best wishes either way. Switzerland is great, for scenery as well as trains. If you're shack-scratchimg there, though, please remember that Eigerwand to Eigergletscher is not walkable :)

I am a Buckfast Drinker Sixteen bottles a day I am a Buckfast Drinker Sends my synapses agley Oo aar oo arr ay Or p'raps Scots wa hae :)

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Bordesley was unplanned until I noticed a number of Bluenoses wandering about when I nipped out of my quiz for a spot of lunch and then checked the fixtures! And it would be rude not to take advantage. My presence nearby (for six minutes) was probably the final straw in Harry Redknapp being...

16/9/2017 Polesworth Atherstone Sutton Coldfield Butlers Lane Gravelly Hill Erdington Aston Bordesley Tamworth

Many of the people I play against are TV veterans - Eggheads, Chasers, Mastermind winners, etc. But being on TV again* holds little interest for me -jumping through audition hoops, inventing an "amusing anecdote" so the quiz show presenter has somethimg to talk about etc is an added disincentive...

Out and back to a brewery? Wainfleet has one, I believe - don't know if its a required shack for you though... :)

:D That would be pleasant. Are you up there between 25/9 and 29/9, or just at the weekend?

A bit of planning has been going on. Saturday 16th sees a potential quiz fixture in Brummagem. To get there will involve a WMDR, so it would be rude not to attempt a few shacks. The 05:25 from Manchester P gets me to Crewe in time for a connection to Rugby in time for the weekly Polesworth...

26/8/17 This week's quiz was at the most salubrious Poynton Workmens Club (an oxymoron if ever there was one). This enabled me to score Poynton and, on a tediously boring fellow quizzer avoidance move, Prestbury coming home the long way :)

19/8/17 Redcar Central A fill in Poundland-spectacle-purchasing move from Middlesbrough before Quiz in the North 13 :) 20/8/17 Marske Longbeck South Bank Redcar East Northallerton and taking advantage of the ability to break journey on a Rochdale/York Saver Low Moor