Weston Champion

Posted in Railways on 27th January 2005

Slipped out of work this morning to watch the first visit of a 'Western' to Weston in something like twenty-eight years! Quite a crowd in evidence on arrival. Wandered over to Platform 1 and waited for a terminating unit to arrive. D1015 arrived just a few minutes later, after what...

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Lost::MikeGTN Site Changes

Posted in Computers on 23rd January 2005

I've moved a few things around on the site, which will hopefully make things easier to find. Firstly, I've condensed the galleries into categories roughly based on people and places - which should make things easier for adding more in future. The railway galleries are also a little easier to...

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Another Wet Weekend in Wales

Posted in Railways on 22nd January 2005

Stayed reasonably local again this weekend. Since huge crowds were expected for the Tsunami Relief Concert at the Millenium Stadium, decided to see what Arriva Trains Wales would provide in the way of additional capacity. Arrived at Newport at around 0930 to find quite a crowd of 60s and 66s...

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