Seen any famous people on trains recently?

[Sun Chariot]

The Gadget Show's Jason Bradbury was braving the eastbound Jubilee Line commute, as was I, the other week. He joined our carriage at Waterloo.

I was a little disappointed that he didn't produce some amazing new gadget, to make the tube journey less unbearable - d'oh!

 

[Crossforth]

I saw John Prescott at Leeds on the 1st July 2009 (not a pretty sight)
I was off down to Wales

It was the same day he did this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjE8MjVjEkk
He obviously hasn't realised that NXEC, at the time, wasn't nationalised

 

[spoony]

Saw agony aunt Denise Roberts at Sunderland Station a few weeks back

 

[Tottenham Flyer]

Me and my other half sat opposite Michael Fish on a Virgin Trains service to Manchester a few months ago.

 

[podge67]

I was standing next to Louis Theroux when he was getting off a disgustingly decrepit
2nd class Mk3 coach on a Virgin London - Glasgow Sunday evening train waaaay back in 1995. He got off at Lancaster. Having been a huge fan of his dad Paul's railway travel books (The Great Railway Bazaar, The Old Patagonia Express etc) , I'm amazed I didn't say something!

 

[networkrail1]

ive seen suggsy get on a 156 from sheringham to norwich a while ago with a first class ticket to london.
Beause there wasnt any first class from sheringham to norwich, he asked if he could sit in the back cab with me and the guard to which the guard asked if he had a cab pass.

 

[Scotty]

I've seen Sue Pollard waiting at Grantham for a train down to King's Cross, and that's it I think!

EDIT: Oh, and I think it was Chris de Burgh and his lovely daughter waiting at Wembley Stadium station afyer the Community Shield in August

 

[wintonian]

I was waiting at Euston for the sleeper service to Edinburgh a week before Christmas, 1991. Standing next to me was Charles Kennedy (who was just an ordinary MP then), who was waiting for the Inverness Sleeper. I was delayed getting on my train, as Malcolm Rifkind (who, I think, was Minister of Defence, at the time) was whisked onto the train ahead of us proles. I got my own back - he was standing for the Tories in my constituency in the 2001 General Election. At the Polling Station, he tried to have a final word with me, and I just breezed past as if he wasn't there and voted Labour!

Got off the same train as charles at bournemouth in September 2008 on way to the party confrence.

 

[Tullideph]

Saw Pat Lally (former Lord Provost of Glasgow) in Queen Street station a wee while ago, blatently lighting up in violation of the smoking ban. :P

A friend of mine once sat next to Chinese chef Ken Hom going down to London.

 

[HSTfan!!!]

Jimmy Carr, was a right a grumpy bugger lol

 

[O L Leigh]

I've seen Sue Pollard waiting at Grantham for a train down to King's Cross.

UP to Kings Cross...!!!! :-x

O L Leigh

 

[EM2]

Gordon Ramsay was at St. Pancras this evening.

 

[ChrisTheRef]

I accidently combined the two top threads in 'NR General Discussion' and got

Any famous people you've seen hit on a level crossing in Hertfordshire

....oops

 

[sonic2009]

seen joe calzaghe, from newport to london.

december

 

[Sir_Clagalot]

Denise Robertson is a regular traveller between Sunderland and Kings Cross on GC. Michael Portillo was on the other week (seen a photo) as was Prince Harry I'm told!

 

[Polls]

I sat next to the comic Katy Brand (NOT Jo Brand) on the Northern line, much to the amusment of my friends sitting opposite as they have often said how I look like her.... Maybe she is me in the future and if I had looked at her it would have opened a paradox and ripped a hole in time and space as we know it?!

 

[EM2]

Nah, looking's fine. If you had touched her there would have been a problem!

 

[surreysprite]

Saw Alec Stewart on an Swt 455 going to Dorking from Vauxhall last year.

 

[Polls]

Nah, looking's fine. If you had touched her there would have been a problem!

Ah right ok, thank you for the advice. If it should even happen again I will avoid her touch like she has the plaugue.....for the sake of all mankind of course