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President of the Cambridge University Railway Club (CURC, @CURailwayClub ). 🚆🚌🎭🌹🌍⚒️ he/him (Personal account! Posts unaffiliated with CURC unless stated)
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And here's business class on the CR400BF-Z, the newest type offered - a layout similar to staggered suites on a plane, including privacy doors. It is almost certainly the most visually brilliant interior I've ever seen. Maybe not the most comfortable though... A thread:
#387CN23
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Riding some new buses on their first day in service! These
@Go_Ahead_London
electrics have a wonderful specification - the cooler shades, lighting and lower back seats produce a much brighter and more modern feel than other examples in my opinion.
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A first day in service trip on WMR's new Class 730 Aventras! Wasn't expecting to ride these, nor to like them, but I really do. There are some odd choices (bays at carriage ends have no window) and an untypical spec with a metro seat layout but tables and carpets, but it... (1/2)
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Noticed that the
@AbellioLondon
's new
@switchEVglobal
Metrocities were trickling into service on the 322 and popped down to London for a quick ride. They're very nice - it can be difficult to make a small bus feel high spec I think but it's a job well done here 👍.
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This is one of the newest business class compartments in China - an aircraft like herringbone configuration. Seats are brilliantly comfortable, again very well appointed with all the imaginable technology and it all looks really elegant to me. Another great train.
#387CN23
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Arrived! The Interjet is absolutely brilliant. Smooth, seats comfortable enough to sleep in, perfect window alignment and so well appointed with pretty much every feature I can think of. Only complaint is that it's a bit dark inside for me but it's a superb train.
#387CZ22
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Sometimes you see things when you least expect them... Have always been intrigued by the Metrodeckers planned for
@GreenLine702
and this turns up while I was out shopping in Welwyn on rail replacement. Was able to take a ride (thanks to the great driver) - it's a lovely bus.
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From the oldest to the newest... Can finally ride one of
@AbellioLondon
's brand new Electroliners. These are impressive - bright and airy yet cosy, comfortable seats and built well. A very good effort and definitely the best new bus I've seen in London for a while.
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Had the day ticket so couldn't resist one more trip on RT8. And, poor camera quality aside, here's a reiteration of my mantra that old buses look better after dark... RT8 seen here at Waterloo after completing its last run.
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The trip coincided with
@SandersCoaches
' new triaxle MCV/Volvos entering service. These are *brilliant* - top class ride quality (as smooth as my favourite BCIs), rattle free, cool, comfortable seats, and very friendly service. Really impressed.
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As planned, new Volvo BZL electrics for
@Stagecoach_East
. Thought they were nicely specified (comfortable seats and two wheelchair spaces is good) and rode acceptably, but looked quite bland and there were some teething troubles with announcements and alarms. Good buses overall!
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Took the chance to ride the new
@Wright_bus
Electroliner Streetdeck demonstrator. Comfortable seats (if firm, but posture excellent), zero rattles even on poor roads and well lit - so much brighter inside thanks to the glass panels in the front pillars. I'm impressed 👍.
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The rest of the day will be spent with
@delainebuses
and the bus to Bourne is a new type for me. Smart, and rare facelifted Eclipse 3/B8RLE - love the classic interior.
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Not a great photo but another very rare working so thought I'd share: a commercial MMC working TfL school route 692!
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Despite the 730 on Monday I really wanted to have a last good trip on the 319s it's replacing. The deafeningly loud 319457 gave a wonderful trip to Milton Keynes, working very rarely on a Sunday and alone as a busy four car today.
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Today's main attraction -
@RovingRJ
's articulated Citaro on rail replacement! A brilliant bus expertly driven, bendies were slightly ahead of my time in London so it feels pleasantly odd (almost like I'm in continental Europe) on one through the streets of the capital. Great fun.
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Don't usually do tweets like this but great to see Uno's Tridents back in service today. Definitely bus of the year so far 😂 - almost 20 years old now and still performing faultlessly.
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And something else checked out with my very long overdue first ride on
@unoherts
's 383! Very impressive and I'd go as far as saying these are the smartest bus interiors in London - spotless and the cove panels really help a lot. Happy to see my local operator leading the way 😂.
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Out today - Luton's ancient Trident... Arriva's oldest vehicle in the UK at 23 years of age, completely unrefurbished internally and running well! An enjoyable trip to Dunstable and back.
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Great to see the new
@unobus
electric deckers serving my school from today. Only managed a short ride to the station, but nice to hear the positive comments from others ('look at the legroom on this bus!'), and they seem like very well built vehicles 👍
@jamesthorpesnr
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Played some rail replacement lottery to alleviate boredom 😂. I managed to get a round trip on one of my long term targets - one of the BCI Enterprises originally ordered by Reading Buses. These are still the best modern buses I've been on. So smooth, zero body or wind noise.
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My first journey of the day - the prototype Metrobus with a front row seat over the Dartford Crossing...
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Here it is! Out and running on the shuttle. Quite significantly ahead of other electrics I'd say, in terms of ride quality, atmosphere and also brand recognition - definitely lots of people turning to look at it. Seats are comfortable and it's beautifully designed inside and out.
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Another trip on the 355 takes me closer to home to finish the day. Also a bus type I have never been on before in the form of a Leyland Lynx - just before my time as a service bus. Actually pretty good fun to ride, smooth and very powerful, but does just feel modern though 😂.
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Also managed a ride on this yesterday - St Albans' hidden luxury train... This freshly refurbished 350/3 was working the Abbey Branch yesterday, my first trip on the line since they took over from 319s. Such a contrast to what serves the mainline station!
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Did what I need to do, now over to Croydon for a ride on the newest batch of
@AbellioLondon
Caetano electrics - or is it now a Toyota!? Great performance on this very hilly route, few rattles (though the suspension is hard) and a bright, modern interior 👍.
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Another quick trip out - here's what I really wanted... Previously Stagecoach London's TA3, the third Trident built and the oldest still operating (identical TA1 is obviously preserved as a celebrity) with Coach of Langtoft - today on standby rail replacement. Superb fun to ride.
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Some west London buses today and this has been on my radar for a while - this batch of Citaros were in my opinion the best buses in London when I used them regularly on the 413, but haven't had a chance to ride them since. Pleased to report they still are - no rattles at all.
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Here's something new for me - my first ride on a 323! Do quite like most of these 1990s EMUs.
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Can confirm that the
@cityzapbus
#skyclass
buses are excellent - comfortable seats, a fast journey time, possibly the best most luxurious spec I've ever seen on a bus and smoother than other MMCs too. One of the most impressive bus journeys I've been on for a while. 👍👍👍
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Old buses today - and already a nice surprise! Was expecting only RMs and RTs on the 43 but the first bus turned out to be a DM - don't actually remember a time I've been on one of these.
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The first of the buses I wanted to ride today - first in class SM1 combining with an RF for a perfect circular trip from North Weald. Think this might actually be my first time on an Swift and it's a great bus - feels very solid, possibly more so than the Merlins I've been on?
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One last ride on the 84 to New Barnet. Wanted to do the end to end trip back but I think the half hour delay on the outbound trip, followed by the return being curtailed to Potters Bar (mechanical fault?) pretty much sums up the decline of this useful and historic route. A shame.
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Something that I've been looking out for since it's quite rare - one of
@thebiglemon
's Higer Steed electrics, the only ones in the country. Lovely buses - a superb interior (the aircon is wonderful) and performing very well on this extremely hilly route.
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They're brilliant. Very smart and perfect for these short Island Line journeys. And it's so great to be able to ride a D78 with the original layout again - can not imagine how different my life would have been without these trains and thought I'd never see one again after 2017...
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My other target ticked off - a first ride on V3 (one off, experimental Volvo Alisa). Definitely a novel experience and a good bus.
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More use of the £2 ticket today brought me to Guildford and one of
@Safeguardbus
' 23 year old Optare Excels. The bus station there makes photography impossible but the bus is exceptional. Smooth, warm and zero rattles - if I was told it was built yesterday I'd believe it...
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Had a great time at the Chalk Farm running day today. Here's some photos of the star of the show - a rare appearance by
@ltmuseum
's Titan T567. Beautifully kept in perfect period condition of a less represented time period with ads and livery as would be seen in the early 90s.
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Trying some regular service trains today. This is the one I'm really excited about (and one of my reasons for this visit) -
@ceskedrahy_
's new Interjet. Have this for three and a half hours so plenty of time to review it properly - looking forward to as great journey!
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Another nice little trip today - Stagecoach put one of their original batch E300s back into service so popped out for a quick ride on it. A new type for me and found them to be quite endearing vehicles (very powerful).
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Almost brand new -
@transport_wales
' new Stadler Flirt. Didn't think I'd be able to get this and only managed a very short ride, but as expected it's exceptional. They genuinely should be the only type of new train getting ordered - such a step up from anything else available.
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High Wycombe running day today. Very enjoyable and some lovely photogenic destinations too - seen here are SNB312 at Downley Common and RF673 at Wooburn Common.
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Saw that
@MetrolineH
's OS68 sneaked out onto the PB1 so couldn't not ride it a few stops. Rode these buses often on the H2 since they were new (in 2006!) and always liked them - so there's quite a bit of sentimental value to this 😂. Must take a longer trip on it some time.
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The bus back is a very familiar one - new and until recently as Uno's 204, a regular vehicle of mine first on the 614, then the 601. Now with
@GoWhippet
and running the X3 express between Huntingdon and Cambridge.
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Very long and very rural trip on the 384 now. Not that impressed with the vehicle presentation - it's a lovely high spec bus but the vinyl covering the windows (from its previous owner I think) is a massive let down on a route like this. Friendly driver though.
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A superb surprise event -
@EnsignBusCo
's immaculate 83 year old RT8 running
@LondonerBuses
tours today, right in the heart of London where it belongs. Has always been one of my favourite vehicles.
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This might be the thing I remember most from today - think over at least one hour about 1 in 20 people I saw were dressed up for this (around Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire too, not just near Excel) 😂. Looks fun - and also great to see so many people enjoying their hobbies.
I spotted lots of colourful characters on the Elizabeth line today. All heading to the
#MCMComicCon
.
#elizabethline
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On the homeward leg now - three and a half hours in the comfort of another EMR 158, with a final bit of luck leading me to be on the Pride liveried unit this evening.
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A brilliant running day at Harlow today - apologies for laziness live tweeting. Including rides on the stunning CRL4, RT3254, finally on a running day again, the recently restored BN45 (an instant favourite) on a pretty trip to Sawbridgeworth and a country RF ride to Hoddesdon.
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Another X21 - something slightly more modern to Brentwood now for an early lunch break. My second time this year on this quite likeable bus.
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Quick trip to Borehamwood and back earlier with
@Sullivanbuses
since I had a free and WVL1 has come off it's usual school duties. Great bus and the 398 is good fun on a decker - definitely one of the most varied 20 minute journeys you can do. Very friendly driver as well. 👍
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A few weeks late but got a chance to ride the hydrogen Streetdecks today. As much as I loathe the G3 body (find them very claustrophobic upstairs, and usually rattly) it's always great to see innovations that try to make transport more sustainable - nothing's more important.
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A bit more impressive - the very long triaxle MMCs on the guided busway. To be honest they don't ride much better than normal MMCs and I don't completely agree with the logic of guided busways but they're definitely good fun to ride, and more so with these vehicles.
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My annual late birthday trip to Brooklands! Plenty to see today - line ups of GSs and breakdown tenders, and new restorations among the displays...
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Tried the new buses on the
@GreenLine702
. I'll be honest I found the experience a bit ordinary. The seats are very comfortable but it does feel like just any other bus - WiFi and chargers not working and it's rattly too. Very happy to see the loads though - a completely full bus!
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One last unplanned addition to today's trip - wanted to get a 319 ride this week and decided to go now rather than waiting for Thursday. Just a quick run to Watford and back; think this is the only diagram running at the moment but it works for me. Slipping quite a lot though...
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Out in north London to meet friends (sort of), managed a ride on this. Have always admired the Optare Solo - now a rare type in TfL service it seems.
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And with withdrawal supposedly imminent I thought I'd take another ride on this particular E300 - great bus.
Another nice little trip today - Stagecoach put one of their original batch E300s back into service so popped out for a quick ride on it. A new type for me and found them to be quite endearing vehicles (very powerful).
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Old buses! Here's something I've wanted to tick off for a while - Red Arrow Greenway bodied Leyland National. And I do like it, actually feels quite modern and surprisingly very comfortable.
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Finally had the chance today to ride Tower Transit's new
@Optaregroup
Metrodeckers. Great buses - love how spacious and bright they feel inside. The ride quality seems a bit harsher than I remember though?
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Last bus of the day! A very fast run on Southend Leyland Tiger 250, deputising for the elusive St Helens RT.
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A quick ride on one of these since the opportunity presented itself. Smart buses - I do think having low backed seats makes it feel more spacious too.
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This didn't disappoint. People who know me will know how much I like this train - one thing though that I hadn't yet had the chance to do was a ride on it deep underground through the Central London tunnels. Two brilliant round trips from Acton Town to Oakwood today.
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Definitely a wonderful idea to have the running day run into dusk (the trip on the Tiger Cub in particular was so atmospheric), picturesque photo locations and great vehicles too. Enjoyed this greatly - thanks to
@delainebuses
for organising it.
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A good day out at the Fenland Busfest today - haven't been to a running day of this style in far too long. If you try hard enough to convince yourself that it is, then the Fens scenery is sort of pretty too...
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Here's the reason for the trip - have been eyeing up a ride on a London trolleybus for a while and this proved a good opportunity. Managed four different trolleybuses and they're amazing vehicles. 80 years old, some phenomenal acceleration and of course zero emission. (1/2)
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Highlight of a little bus trip round Hertfordshire today - an Arriva Midlands Wright Commander on loan to Ware. A nice reminder of when Wright buses were brilliantly built... Gave a very smooth ride with minimal rattling.
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That was stressful... Made it to Victoria with just a few minutes to spare for the
@nationalexpress
excursion to Imber! A very comfortable coach actually - this also somehow happens to be my first ride with them. Should be a great day!
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...works extremely well I think - as much standing space as a 700 but with much more comfort and a luxurious atmosphere. They look brilliant too - a great example of how to design a suburban train 👍. (2/2)
(also spot what's odd about the last photo!)
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It's that afternoon every few months where I take a little bus trip around Cambridgeshire... First is this 20 year old, ex London AT545 Optare Solo, now with CG Myall & Son. £2 for a rural route out to Papworth Everard with a friendly driver.
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In the capital for a morning sampling
@LondonerBuses
' superb new operation. This is without a doubt the best tourist bus trip one can take in London! £5 day ticket, a wonderful route, and of course the iconic Routemaster - this one in original condition with AEC engine too.
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On a brighter note: one of Uno's best Citaros on the Park and Ride Shuttle now back from its long suspension. Always nice to see one of these on a Sunday, sort of feel like it might be harder now to find these on public work though... 😂
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Returned to Leeds on the
@harrogatebus
36. Not quite as good as the Cityzap earlier - this one rattles a bit (it's a Gemini 3) - but still stylish and comfortable.
Am very impressed with Transdev on my first time using them. The North is lucky to have them.
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Had a brilliant time at the
@EATransportMus
earlier - it's always so nice when a long held ambition is fulfilled, as riding a trolleybus was, but the place also really surpassed my expectations with the variety it offered. Wonderful place to visit.
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Attempt two at getting the 246 to Westerham, this time successfully. A delightful town and in my opinion the prettiest London bus terminus - have been here before on running days but only very briefly, so it was great to have some more time to explore today.
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A few other rides too including recently restored M1440. A wonderful day - great buses (it's always nice to ride them in London service too to see regular passengers' reactions) and brilliant to see people I haven't seen for a while too. Many thanks to the organisers!
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Finally! The new
@WestMidRailway
Class 196. Rode both of the units out, though only short trips on each. And they are definitely impressive trains (love the seat layout and lighting in particular) - it's so refreshing to have more new trains designed with comfort in mind 👍.
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Despite missing the opportunity to ride it on a different route earlier today I wanted to make one more return trip on T499, after dark. So many of these buses are more beautiful when tungsten lit and this is one of the best 🤩...
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Missed these a lot... One of
@unobus
' 2006 Citaros reentered service at Hatfield today on the 601, so hopped back to Hertfordshire for an unplanned and quite special afternoon riding it - recreating exactly the journeys I made daily when I first got into buses fifteen years ago.
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More red buses and another trip I wanted to do - the 292 being one of my first local routes, albeit the section south of Edgware from when I used to live there rather than northwards.
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Don't usually post or take photos of buses I didn't ride but was pleasantly surprised to see this today. Working the 242 from Potters Bar through to Waltham Cross - can't remember the last time I saw a double decker do this route.
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Here are the 25s! It's a superb run behind them along the length of the line, double headed and plenty of thrash - wonderful locos and arguably the stars of today's show.
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Decided I'd have time for one quick bus trip round Cambridgeshire today, the highlight of which was this 22 year old
@DewsCoaches
President B7TL on the lunchtime 21 from St Ives to Somersham. Great fun and very friendly service.
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Upgraded to first class for the return Interjet leg so I could sample that too. One of the most comfortable train journeys I've had for a long time - just as well appointed as standard and the seats are so comfortable.
And the upgrade fee for the 2.5 hour trip was *£3*.
#387CZ22
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The only other thing I wanted to do was to take a proper, underground photograph of the train... Here's my attempt.
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