The next train company number one son wishes to experience is Hull Trains. The trains they are currently using are Class 180s which used to regularly visit our part of the world. They have been replaced by the far superior 20 years older HSTs. He could have had a ride on these much easier a few years ago. I also didn’t like to mention they are basically a Class 175 with attitude and a new paint job. Class 175 are the staple diet from Abergavenny on the Cardiff to Manchester route.

The basic plan is a loop around London and Northern England covering Hull trains and one of the few curves I have not been over , Gascoigne Wood Jn to Shreburn South Jn, between Selby and Sherburn in Elmet. We will then return via York, Derby, Stoke on Trent and Bristol Parkway.

It is going to be an interesting visit to the ticket emporium to try book this lot. Thank heavens for the Friends and Family Railcard.

The original plan was changed. An unscheduled trip was arranged for 07 March and this covered some of these routes. The route was amended to include some new routes in Yorkshire and across the Pennines.

The Plan (Version 2)