Dr Liam Fox MP (North Somerset) takes the (s)train !

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Dr Liam Fox MP (North Somerset) takes the (s)train !

« on: May 28, 2016, 09:40:25 »

Caught FGW^▸ 1248 from Paignton to Yatton yesterday. 2 coaches full by Teignmouth. At ExeterSt Davids, the front coach removed leaving us with a single carriage 153 that had a refurbished interior looking like a 158. Guard tried to persuade people to leave the train for a more direct journey to Temple Meads by explaining the faster XC^▸ would be accepting GWR^▸ tickets, but very few availed themselves of this. Train laboured up through Devon and Somerset becoming more and more full until it got to the stage where i was reminded of the famous 1846 Punch cartoon 'Changing trains at Gloucester'. (A copy is displayed at the Lord John Russell Wetherspoons in Stroud).
We were sidelined at Yatton ( literally) to let the following XC to pass. As I disembarked who should I see but a very discomfited Dr Liam Fox with large suitcase, who had just seen his XC connection at TM^‡ fly by!. I asked him if he was going to be contacting Mark Hopwood about this and he said 'Too right!. I imagine he was even more put out by having to travel in this single coach carriage where he was probably set upon by even more disgruntled passengers ......and no place to sit down!


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Re: Dr Liam Fox MP (North Somerset) takes the (s)train !

« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2016, 09:58:36 »

Anyone else think, based on the thread title, they were going to be reading about DJ Neil Fox, previously known as Dr Fox? Grin


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Re: Dr Liam Fox MP (North Somerset) takes the (s)train !

« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2016, 11:22:27 »

Quote from: bignosemac on May 28, 2016, 09:58:36

Anyone else think, based on the thread title, they were going to be reading about DJ Neil Fox, previously known as Dr Fox? Grin

Yup


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« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2016, 14:35:28 »

I see the thread titled has now been amended so readers are no longer foxed. Grin


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Re: Dr Liam Fox MP (North Somerset) takes the (s)train !

« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2016, 14:37:54 »

I am sure the good doctor was asking 'What the Fox was going on yesterday?' Roll Eyes


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Re: Dr Liam Fox MP (North Somerset) takes the (s)train !

« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2016, 20:22:09 »

In the interests of clarity, I've further expanded the heading of this topic to make it clear what we are discussing here. Wink

And, as an aside, Dr Liam Fox is very familiar with Yatton Station - see http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=444.0

I had the pleasure of meeting him there, when he officially opened the excellent Strawberry Line cafe. Cheesy


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