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Title: A Thumper (not a rabbit) Post by: Clan Line on August 17, 2024, 20:37:32 Excursion from Tonbridge to Warminster for Imber Bus Day.
(https://i.postimg.cc/wjZysSsp/20240817-JWN08256-ARW.jpg) (https://postimages.org/) Heading for Westbury as ECS after dropping everyone off at Warminster (https://i.postimg.cc/tgdqCf3D/20240817-JWN08305-ARW.jpg) (https://postimages.org/) Passing Norton Bavant, fully loaded, on the return leg Title: Re: A Thumper (not a rabbit) Post by: broadgage on September 02, 2024, 13:20:33 A proper train, not inter city of course but definitely a proper local or outer suburban train. Padded seats and reasonable leg room.
Title: Re: A Thumper (not a rabbit) Post by: IndustryInsider on September 02, 2024, 14:02:53 A proper train, not inter city of course but definitely a proper local or outer suburban train. Padded seats and reasonable leg room. Though a good chance you’d be admitted to hospital with breathing difficulties if you sat down too quickly. ;) Title: Re: A Thumper (not a rabbit) Post by: broadgage on September 02, 2024, 16:07:09 A proper train, not inter city of course but definitely a proper local or outer suburban train. Padded seats and reasonable leg room. Though a good chance you’d be admitted to hospital with breathing difficulties if you sat down too quickly. ;) True, these and other older "real trains" could have benefitted from a regular programme of beating seat cushions whilst vacuuming with a powerful industrial cleaner. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |