Seeing forum members unexpectedly

[185143]

My plan managed to match with @roversfan2001 's ALR well enough that we were able to meet up on a TPE 802 at York and go to Morpeth 'Spoons together.

Might be pushing the definition a bit as we did plan it, but only about 2 hours before the meet actually happened.

 

[roversfan2001]

My plan managed to match with @roversfan2001 's ALR well enough that we were able to meet up on a TPE 802 at York and go to Morpeth 'Spoons together.

Might be pushing the definition a bit as we did plan it, but only about 2 hours before the meet actually happened.

And again, perhaps outwith the definition as we both knew we’d be here at the same time, but we just bumped into each other at Man Picc.

 

[Mike395]

Saw @island at East Croydon earlier today (was rushing for a train though so not sure if they saw me!)

 

[Tramfan]

@NorthOxonian I thought i'd seen you waiting for a Metro at Gosforth earlier this evening, though I wasn't certain - I'm guessing from your post in the mask thread that it was

 

[NorthOxonian]

@NorthOxonian I thought i'd seen you waiting for a Metro at Gosforth earlier this evening, though I wasn't certain - I'm guessing from your post in the mask thread that it was

If it was about half past five, then quite possibly! I'd have been wearing a brown jacket and carrying a white tote bag.

 

[Tramfan]

Yes it would have been around then! I was only browsing this thread the other day and thinking that I don't know what 99.99999% of the members of this forum look like, having only been on 1 forum meet so far.

 

[D6130]

My wife and I will be boarding 1Z65, the 'Tornado'-hauled 14 55 SRPS special to Edinburgh via the S&C at York tomorrow, so I think that there's a fair chance that we may bump into one or two Forum members there....or even on board the train. Coach H, seats 29 F & B, if anyone's interested.

 

[yorkie]

My wife and I will be boarding 1Z65, the 'Tornado'-hauled 14 55 SRPS special to Edinburgh via the S&C at York tomorrow, so I think that there's a fair chance that we may bump into one or two Forum members there....or even on board the train. Coach H, seats 29 F & B, if anyone's interested.

At that time I'll be heading outside for nearly four hours of sunshine, but I'll be working for most of that, so not able to see you off. (Incidentally, I have seen forum members at my workplace unexpectedly but that is not common)

Technically if anyone sees you as a result of this posting, it won't be 'unexpected', though if you see them, it would be unexpected for you

Yes it would have been around then! I was only browsing this thread the other day and thinking that I don't know what 99.99999% of the members of this forum look like, having only been on 1 forum meet so far.

That's brilliant that after just attending one forum event you were still able to see a forum member

 

[323235]

Finally bumped into @158757 working a Hazel Groove service today. Although I did cause a slight unexpected delay to the train (after it had recovered time), as I waved at him at Levenshume and he didn't realise it was me and came down thinking someone was stuck in the toilet.
Oops (red face).

 

[Mag_seven]

Bumped into @sftfan1909 on a Paddington bound train today where we had a brief chat about forthcoming railtours that it turns out we will both be on.

 

[mikeg]

Bit of a late post but I saw @ainsworth74 in first class on the 2041 from York to Redcar central. I was heading home from work, he was heading from the retro railtour. We only recognised each other as I got off.

 

[ainsworth74]

Bit of a late post but I saw @ainsworth74 in first class on the 2041 from York to Redcar central. I was heading home from work, he was heading from the retro railtour. We only recognised each other as I got off.

Yes hello! I think I must have been engrossed in my phone and with the seat back between us and lacking x-ray vision I didn't spot you!

 

[mikeg]

Haha as I said fair enough, few of us can see through seats! Hope you enjoyed the railtour.

 

[ABB125]

I just bumped into @Mag_seven in Oban. No prizes for guessing why we were there...

(Though I suppose meeting someone here was sort of inevitable!)

 

[185143]

I'm wondering if I've just bought a new railcard from a forum member at a GWR ticket office? Mentioned I travel a lot (the last railcard being issued in Manchester and the other bit of the wallet having a Glasgow-Kilmarnock ticket in it) and that I was on a rover at the moment, he said he also ticks off lines ect.

 

[Mag_seven]

I think I may have seen @Max on a Paddington to South Wales train this evening.

 

[Max]

I think I may have seen @Max on a Paddington to South Wales train this evening.

You most certainly did, but I didn't see you!

 

[Mojo]

I saw and spoke to @jumble on the Metropolitan line last night, he was already on the train that I was boarding and on his way home from the veterinary practice with Summer the dog.

 

[sftfan1909]

I noticed @Max join my train into Cardiff this evening while on my way towards Pye Corner

 

[Crossover]

Though not to speak to, a few of us saw @IanXC in York Tap earlier this evening

 

[cactustwirly]

I've just seen @TT-ONR-NRN in the new DfT advert about unnecessary announcements

 

[BluePenguin]

I've just seen @TT-ONR-NRN in the new DfT advert about unnecessary announcements

Where was the advert?

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

Where was the advert?

It’s in most of the broadsheets today. They wanted me to address the public using my “faux Yorkshireman” Northern Rail announcement voice so I’m seen doing so at the end. (I was also required to do imitations of Julie Berry, Phil Sayer and Elinor Hamilton which are played as the advert begins, on camera on the Instagram & TikTok version and off camera on the full version - not always easy with a broken voice)

 

[ABB125]

It’s in most of the broadsheets today. They wanted me to address the public using my “faux Yorkshireman” Northern Rail announcement voice so I’m seen doing so at the end. (I was also required to do imitations of Julie Berry, Phil Sayer and Elinor Hamilton which are played as the advert begins, on camera on the Instagram & TikTok version and off camera on the full version - not always easy with a broken voice)

Do you have a link for the Instagram advert?

 

[LOL The Irony]

I've just seen @TT-ONR-NRN in the new DfT advert about unnecessary announcements

It was pretty funny seeing him

 

[185143]

Just had @BluePenguin and @Adam Evans come over at Man Picc amongst the chaos!

 

[trentside]

I very rarely post on here now, but sat next to @Xenophon PCDGS on a service between Manchester Piccadilly and Wigan North Western today. As we’d not met before introductions were not made until he was leaving the service.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I very rarely post on here now, but sat next to @Xenophon PCDGS on a service between Manchester Piccadilly and Wigan North Western today. As we’d not met before introductions were not made until he was leaving the service.

Hello again, Tom. It was good to see fellow website members and I noticed the Track Plans book you were making reference to. Another of your group @youngiecj has sent me a PM and I wonder if the third member of your party was also a website member?

 

[youngiecj]

Hello again, Tom. It was good to see fellow website members and I noticed the Track Plans book you were making reference to. Another of your group @youngiecj has sent me a PM and I wonder if the third member of your party was also a website member?

Sadly he isn’t. But good to meet you

 

[Mag_seven]

Although I was aware of several forum members that I know doing the opening day of the Elizabeth line today, I only actually bumped into one on an unarranged basis and that was @Hadders who was going on the up escalator at Farringdon whilst I was going on the down! I did however see @sftfan1909 on a TV report about the opening this evening.