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1  All across the Great Western territory / Diary - what's happening when? / Re: Old Oak Common Open Day - Saturday 2nd September 2017 on: May 19, 2017, 16:40:39
I have the standard ticket.

All VIP tickets sold out.

I will be travelling from Cardiff Central.

I remember travelling on HST▸ (High Speed Train (Inter City class 43 125 units)) 253 007 on a test run, invited by Harry Mathieson, Traction Inspector. 1976.

OOC▸ (Old Oak Common (depot)) to Pad, Pad to Swindon & return, if I remember correctly it managed 134 mph, then an emergency brake appication test, didn't even spill my coffee.

I miss all the people I worked with at OOC.

A great bunch of people, including Zedabee (not sure how you spell that...................
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