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HST TO KIDDERMINSTER 14/07/12

Discussion in 'Diesel & Electric Traction' started by leander, Jul 12, 2012.

  1. leander

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    0n saturday a HST (EMT) will be going from ST PANCRAS to KIDDERMINSTER via Leicester-Nuneaton-New Street-Stourbridge Jct is this the first time over the flyover at Nuneaton ??
     
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    Shows how dull the modern scene is that we're interested in going to see a HST off region (myself included).
     
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    I'm on this. Never been to Black Country musuem so this looked like a good way of doing it.
     
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    Black country museum is a real gem! Discovered it three years ago. It's worth the queue at the chippy, and the beer in the pub is superb. I had my first trolleybus ride for about 50 years here. I really hope you enjoy your visit. Loads of photo opportunities.
     
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    I'll echo cymroglan's comments - the Black Country Museum really is a wonderful day's out and step back in time. Not quite on the same scale as Beamish - especially from a steam perspective - but just as good. The chippy really is superb!
     
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    It's been years since I've been but I enjoyed it last time, having to push the Barge through the Canal tunnel with feet on the roof/wall sticks out as the main memory, and those tunnels are like a maze anyway.
     
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    Ahhh, the black country museum chippy really cannot be beaten. it's all in the dripping...
     
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    If only I had noticed this thread before, I might have known what was going on when a EMT HST appeared apparently out of the blue at kiddy mainline.
    It's return to kiddy was good for photos as it came into view along with D1062 doing a long winded run round due to a problem with the points on 1EL.
     
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    I didn't realise when you asked me KJE, but when I proppelled out of Kidder, the HST was stood on Junction Box's down goods.
     
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