Jenkins
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- Felixstowe
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Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
Quiet day in the grey county.
Small amount of ironing done in the morning, most of which was uniform for work, followed by a bit of bike cleaning and fettling then online shopping for replacement tyres & rim tape. Cycle space reservation booked with Greater Anglia for tomorrow and just the ticket for myself to get.
Small amount of ironing done in the morning, most of which was uniform for work, followed by a bit of bike cleaning and fettling then online shopping for replacement tyres & rim tape. Cycle space reservation booked with Greater Anglia for tomorrow and just the ticket for myself to get.
classic33
Leg End Member
There'll be none of those left.
You can put your bike on and wish it "bon voyage".
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Well, managed to get all my errands done. All the large boxes of chocolate biskits for the various "Christmas Boxes" now bought. An extra one might have slipped into the trolley just for me. 
I also now have stamps, bubble wrap, dog treats, AA batteries and a rather large quantity of cheese.
Plus I (inevitably) snaffled a few YS bits.
New potatoes, cherries, green beans, avocadoes, pannini rolls, Belgian buns and two half trays of free range eggs at 56p per half tray. The eggs are well in date, so kind of puzzled why they had so many boxes on sticker - an unwanted consignment, maybe? Either way, £1.12 for 30 eggs is not to be sniffed at...
I also now have stamps, bubble wrap, dog treats, AA batteries and a rather large quantity of cheese.Plus I (inevitably) snaffled a few YS bits.
New potatoes, cherries, green beans, avocadoes, pannini rolls, Belgian buns and two half trays of free range eggs at 56p per half tray. The eggs are well in date, so kind of puzzled why they had so many boxes on sticker - an unwanted consignment, maybe? Either way, £1.12 for 30 eggs is not to be sniffed at...
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
Plenty of space on the trains at the moment and I can book the ticket online at the station - the problem I've got is making the nominated train as Greater Anglia insist on 24hrs advance cycle booking for the Intercity route and those either side were already booked up.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Anyways, supper was garlic & oregano lamb chops (I dismantled the rack of lamb I bought), tabbouleh and buttered savoy cabbage and leeks. 
classic33
Leg End Member
Plenty of space, but not many seats available up here at times. Sixteen people in a carriage, with no standing allowed.
Makes getting on and off awkward.
Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
At the risk of this being moved to the Rail Enthusiasts thread, there's plenty of space on the new Stadler Intercity trains. Even the 3 & 4 car local trains are hardly used at he moment.
classic33
Leg End Member
Pacers don't have that much room, or coaches.
Gravity Aided
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- Location
- Land of Lincoln
I thought those were all supposed to be retired by now. I think we may have heard that before. Like Americas' Amfleet coaches, they just keep going on, like the Dargason.
classic33
Leg End Member
Locally, they were given an extension to run until March 2022*. There's about half a dozen left round these parts.
*They're being shipped to Scotland, for use up there.
Gravity Aided
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- Location
- Land of Lincoln
Culloden, then the Pacer apocalypse.
classic33
Leg End Member
Possible, then they'll send them homeward.
Gravity Aided
Legendary Member
- Location
- Land of Lincoln
Why? Are British Lleyland going to refurbish them for another 20 years of stopgap service?
classic33
Leg End Member
There were twenty that received internal refurbishment at Neville Hill, just outside Leeds, two years ago. To extend their life to 2024. Forty two years working life.