The Ups & Downs in London (24th November 2014)

• published: 28 Nov 2014
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Today trip was going to London and back, focus on the good things that happened on my trip and also the somewhat mistakes and disappointments but honestly it's life Journey was suppose to start at Rugeley Town, my train was running 11 minutes late and would got to Rugeley Trent Valley at 0747 which my train to London was at 0748 and ended up getting a taxi but as soon as I got to Rugeley Trent Valley the Shrewbury to Rugeley was 11 late but soon gain some time back and got to Rugeley Trent Valley before 0745 but I ended up catching my train worked by a London Midland Class 350 and went to London. Once at London I went on the Victoria Line worked by 2009 Tube Stock and was going towards Walthamstow Central but after I got off at Euston, I had to get off at Kings Cross/St. Pancras due to a earlier signal fault and got another 2009 Tube Stock to Blackhorse Road, the reasoon was to get two GBRF Class 66s on a Rail Head Treatment Train on a Broxbourne circler working, these Sheds were 66726 and 66745. Then I rushed across from Blackhorse Road to London Marylebone for a second RHTT, changing at Kings Cross/St. Pancras and then boarded a Circle Line S8 Stock from Kings Cross/St. Pancras to Baker Street and then caught the Bakerloo Line worked by 1972 Tube Stock to Marylebone and once at London Marylebone, filmed 66019 and 66017 departing to Aylesbury. next I went to Harrow-on-the-Hill, which I took the 1113 London Marylebone to Aylesbury which travels alongside the Metropolitan and Jubilee lines and as soon as I got to Harrow-on-the-Hill, I waited for the Class 117 DMU or Class 960 but it didn't show up and ended up leaving on a Metropolitan Line S8 Stock to Finchley Road to change onto the 1996 Tube Stock on the Jubilee Line to London Waterloo. After getting off the tube train at Waterloo, you see Platform edge doors which are used on the Jubilee Line Extension to stop people falling onto the tracks and this also be used between Paddington and Liverpool Street or Whitechapel when Crossrail starts running.But the reason was not to come to this station to admire the Platform edge doors or PED, to board a South West Trains to 1252 2S35 to Weybridge worked by 450005 & 450006 but the reason I travelled on this train was to get to Queenstown Road Battersea, I got off the train and filmed train passing through for an hour (this will be youtube video 'Trains at Queenstown Road Battersea' when uploaded) After an hour, I boarded a late running Class 455 to Clapham Junction to change trains, I was thinking about going to Battersea Park to catch a Class 73 Test train to London Victoria, but change plans and went to Wandsworth Common but noticed I made a huge mistake because the Test train was on the fast lines which were blocked up, so I ended up boarded a Class 377 and went to London Victoria but on arrival, the Test Train departed early and decided to go back to Harrow-on-the-Hill to see if the Chiltern Railways Class 117 DMU was going to make an appearance, travelled to Green Park on the Victoria Line 2009 Tube Stock and then travelled on the Jubilee Line 1996 Tube Stock from Green Park to Finchley Road, then I boarded a Metropolitan Line all stopper service to Watford but got off at Preston Park to waste a bit of time and film some S8 Stock but I boarded a Metropolitan Line S8 Stock and arrived at Harrow-on-the-Hill. Once 4pm hit, had that feeling of disappointment that I didn't think the Chiltern Railways Class 117 DMU which was used as a Water-cannon unit, after filming Metropolitan Line S8 Stock 21009 & 21010, it soon arrived into Harrow-on-the-Hill about 10 minutes late. The Unit was numbered 960301 and after it departed, I boarded a Chiltern Railways Class 165 DMU back to London Marylebone and see two DB Schenker Class 67 Diesel Locomotives, 67017 Arrow and 67018 Keith Heller but I accidentally said 'Sir Keith Park' so apologise but the little mistake. But the Class 67 are soon to be replaced by the brand new Class 68 Diesel Locomotives, after filming 67107 departing on the 1647 to Birmingham Moor Street, I took the Bakerloo Line 1972 Tube Stock to Baker Street and boarded a Metropolitan Line service to Liverpool Street to look around and then went to London Kings Cross to see East Coast Trains Class 91, 9111 For the Fallen and filmed it on 1D27 1833 to Bradford Forster Square and then it was back to London Euston for my train which was Virgin Trains Class 390, 390104 Alstom Pendolino working 1943 to Birmingham New Street. At Birmingham I arrived late but still managed to catch the 2117 to Rugeley Town on route a fight broke out between two drunks and the train was forced to stop at Witton which lead to one drunk getting off a Witton even know the 2117 does not stop at Witton! and the other drunk got off at Walsall with a girl and arrived back at Rugeley Town 12 minutes late and ended the show a little angry but do apologise about the swearing, filmed 24th November 2014