The BeerTrain

A two person trip to Germany with a day-trip to Prague thrown in, Me (Poodle) & Betty (David Icke - no not THAT David Icke - the other one!) We would be joining up with Neath (Steve Thomas) and Bonty (Clive Muspratt) for most of the trip. # again denotes New Loco. Saturday 20/09/1997 87 033   Crewe - Euston  0945 Liverpool - London Euston 158miles 3102)     Waterloo International - Brussels Midi 1227 Waterloo I - Brussels 377km 3103) 2721       Brussels Midi - Aachen 1654 Brussels Midi - Köln 159km 110 454  Aachen - Köln  1654 Brussels Midi - Köln 70km Rather than the usual scratch moves around Cologne prior to the overnight we met up with Neath & Bonty then headed to the Früh brewery tap where we had arranged to meet Chris Fudge and a group of his fellow 47 Bashers who were embarking on a German beer trip. We certainly kept the Kobes busy as the beer comes in 0.2litre "Test Tubes" & we are more used to drinkin...

 A two pronged attack of various Countries, with a main aim of M61 madness followed by another visit to the Oktoberfest in Munich.Me (Poodle) & Betty (David Icke - no not THAT David Icke - the other one!). # again denotes New Loco. Wednesday 25/09/96 90009  Crewe - Euston 1245 Liverpool Lime Street - Euston 158miles   Eurostar set 3005 at Waterloo International on the 0953 to Paris 07/09/1994. This was an invite only trial run, one of a series to ready the operators & onboard staff before the start of the passenger services in November 1994. 3006 was on the rear, we had a very nice free breakfast enroute.                                  3206#) Waterloo International - Paris Nord 1715 Waterloo Int. - Paris Nord 494km 3205#) No Tunnel riots today so able to make our booked overnight 72048# Paris Est - Belfort 2237 Paris Est - Buchs 443km A Compo to ourselves that'll do nicely ...

A welcome return to the Fatherland as I'd not managed a train & beer trip here since August 2018. My main aims being to sample some new brewpubs & breweries and travel behind some 218 diesel locos as their booked workings on passenger trains are diminishing fast. Wednesday 3rd April 2019 As with all short trips the best way to maximise them is by an early flight, to this end I had booked one with Ryanair at 0630 on Thursday morning from Manchester. I booked a single room at the Gardens hotel, on Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester, for £34. No Breakfast as I would be departing about 0430 am! Unit Barnsley - Huddersfield 1900 Barnsley - Huddersfield Unit Huddersfield - Manchester Picc xxxx Hudd - Manc Piccadilly I checked in at the Gardens and was upgraded to a double room, very kind of the receptionist. I dropped my bag in my room and set several alarms for 0430 / 0432 / 0435 etc! due to the very early start next day.. As the time was about 2100 I went out in search ...