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 ...

Myself and Betty (David Icke - no not THAT David Icke - the other one!) on a trip with three main aims - sample some more M61's in Hungary, meet up with the UK's German beer-drinking team, then take in the monster festival that is the Oktoberfest in Munich. As I was now A) living near and B) working in Crewe (A= Nantwich the promised land & B= Rail House Crewe) some train gen on our way to Europe for a change.(# = winner locos) Wednesday 16/09/98 87017   Crewe - Euston 0745 Liverpool Lime St - Euston 158m A pleasant start, just a quick check-in for the Eurostar - or NOT! Some plonker has left his Priv Eurostar tickets in the drawer at home.....ME! I can tell you it was mickey-take central in the travel centre "a member of staff forgetting his ticket!" but she was right - still I'd booked on a Credit Card so she had no problem re-issuing the piece amidst all the laughter. 373203)  Waterloo International - Bruxelles Midi 1227 Waterloo Int. - Bruxelles Mi...