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Museum schedule for England

Posted by Dave on Tue Jul 22 15:16:47 2014

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Next week I leave for England; mostly pleasure mixed in with a little "bidness" as we say in Texas.

My game plan is to visit the London Transport Museum; the National Rail Museum in York; the Didcot Railway Centre; and the Crewe Heritage Centre. One day is reserved to tour the Victoria and Albert Museum and I have a day I'm leaving open. I'll use the Tube to get to the Transport Museum; Northern Rail to get to York; First Great Western to get to Didicot; and Virgin Railways to get to Crewe.

Many, many pictures will be taken and the best posted here!





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Re: Museum schedule for England

Posted by chud1 on Tue Jul 22 15:39:03 2014, in response to Museum schedule for England, posted by Dave on Tue Jul 22 15:16:47 2014.

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goody-goody, i can't wait.
chud1.
:)....

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Re: Museum schedule for England

Posted by Dan Lawrence on Tue Jul 22 16:20:59 2014, in response to Museum schedule for England, posted by Dave on Tue Jul 22 15:16:47 2014.

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Have a good trip and enjoy your time there!!!!!

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Re: Museum schedule for England

Posted by Dave on Tue Jul 22 17:29:23 2014, in response to Re: Museum schedule for England, posted by Dan Lawrence on Tue Jul 22 16:20:59 2014.

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Thanks, Dan!

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Re: Museum schedule for England

Posted by Nilet on Tue Jul 22 20:38:30 2014, in response to Museum schedule for England, posted by Dave on Tue Jul 22 15:16:47 2014.

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Just museums? I'd make a point of railfanning active lines.

To each their own, I guess. Have a great trip.

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Re: Museum schedule for England

Posted by Dave on Tue Jul 22 20:48:10 2014, in response to Re: Museum schedule for England, posted by Nilet on Tue Jul 22 20:38:30 2014.

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Don't have enough time to do everything. Museums this trip. The train ride to the respective museums runs 1.5 - 2.5 hours each way.

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Re: Museum schedule for England

Posted by Nilet on Tue Jul 22 20:55:31 2014, in response to Re: Museum schedule for England, posted by Dave on Tue Jul 22 20:48:10 2014.

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Eh, that'll have to do.

The last time I was in England was only an overnight stay with an early departure. I only had an afternoon, which was spent visiting family, so I didn't get any railfanning time (beyond the Eurostar and the train to Gatwick the following morning).

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Re: Museum schedule for England

Posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Jul 23 08:54:28 2014, in response to Museum schedule for England, posted by Dave on Tue Jul 22 15:16:47 2014.

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Have fun. But no repeat of your "cruise ship photo posting blunder" like last time, please.

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Re: Museum schedule for England

Posted by P.Opus on Wed Jul 23 08:58:14 2014, in response to Museum schedule for England, posted by Dave on Tue Jul 22 15:16:47 2014.

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Its out of the way but the National Tramway Museum and the tram line at Beamish (not sure the official name of that musuem) are very interesting...


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Re: Museum schedule for England

Posted by Nilet on Wed Jul 23 12:31:12 2014, in response to Re: Museum schedule for England, posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Jul 23 08:54:28 2014.

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???

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Re: Museum schedule for England

Posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Jul 23 12:59:49 2014, in response to Re: Museum schedule for England, posted by Nilet on Wed Jul 23 12:31:12 2014.

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You had to be there. It was a doozy.

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Re: Museum schedule for England

Posted by Mark S. Feinman on Wed Jul 23 15:07:33 2014, in response to Museum schedule for England, posted by Dave on Tue Jul 22 15:16:47 2014.

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Have a bloody good time, ol' chap!

--mark

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Re: Museum schedule for England

Posted by Dave on Wed Jul 23 16:39:47 2014, in response to Re: Museum schedule for England, posted by Mark S. Feinman on Wed Jul 23 15:07:33 2014.

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Ta very much!

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Re: Museum schedule for England

Posted by Dave on Wed Jul 23 16:48:22 2014, in response to Re: Museum schedule for England, posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Jul 23 12:59:49 2014.

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LOL! Don't blame me for Princess Cruises changing their policy! I don't think my hotel will have such restrictions.

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Re: Museum schedule for England

Posted by Bristol VR on Wed Jul 23 17:11:11 2014, in response to Re: Museum schedule for England, posted by Nilet on Tue Jul 22 20:38:30 2014.

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http://www.railtourinfo.co.uk/diesel.html for real live heritage trains in the UK. So much better than looking at them sat in a museum. On many you can pay on the day if not sold out.

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Re: Museum schedule for England

Posted by Nilet on Wed Jul 23 20:32:41 2014, in response to Re: Museum schedule for England, posted by Terrapin Station on Wed Jul 23 12:59:49 2014.

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Details?

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Re: Museum schedule for England

Posted by MainR3664 on Fri Jul 25 14:42:45 2014, in response to Museum schedule for England, posted by Dave on Tue Jul 22 15:16:47 2014.

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We're all (at least I am) most excited to see the pics you share with us. Thanks in advance :)

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