1. Journey there-27.06.17

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A mid-morning trip from Milton Keynes to Kensington Olympia for our hotel near to Earl's Court. We travelled using Southern, it ran and was on-time!
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950001, 09.44 Tring-Derby RTC (via MKC reverse), Milton Keynes station Network Rail's track assessment unit, 950001, pauses at Milton Keynes. It is more unusual to find it on the WCML as it usually works on the secondary lines where the normal NMT HST is not suitable. On this day, the unit was working the 09.44 Tring to Derby RTC via a reversal at Milton Keynes. Keywords: 950001 09.44 Tring-Derby RTC Milton Keynes station
Class 221, VT 09.35 Chester-London Euston (1A18, 1E) & 377201, SN 09.10 East Croydon-Milton Keynes (2M25, RT), Milton Keynes station A Virgin class 221 waits to leave Milton Keynes with the 09.35 Chester to Euston. In the foreground, 377201 has just arrived and terminated with the 09.10 from East Croydon. Keywords: Class 221 1A18 377201 2M25 Milton Keynes station
377201, SN 11.13 Milton Keynes-East Croydon (2O35, RT), Milton Keynes station 377201 waits to leave Milton Keynes with the 11.13 to East Croydon. My wife and I travelled on this service as far as Kensington Olympia. These class 377 units are amongst the most numerous on the network that are divided into a myriad of sub-classes. There are 15 377/2s, that are dual voltage for use on this line. Keywords: 377201 2O35 Milton Keynes station
66109, down stone train, Wembley Yard Passing Wembley Yard 66109 is seen at the head of a stone train. Notice that it has lost its EWS branding with it being subtly covered over with a DB vinyl. Keywords: 66109 Wembley Yard
66718, stabled, Wembley Yard 66718 'Sir Peter Hendy CBE' in its TFL livery is seen stabled in Wembley Yard. Two of GBRFs 66s (66718 and 66721) were treated in different, but dramatic, vinyls to commemorate the successful completion of their 10-year long contract to run infrastructure trains. Keywords: 66718 Wembley Yard
66143 & 66098, stabled, Wembley Yard 66143 and 66098 wait in Wembley Yard for their next duty. There are generally a good number of 66s when trains pass Wembley. Most passengers never raise their head from their devices to notice them....but why would they, there are only a few of us who get their cameras out and pan round to capture what's about! Keywords: 66143 66098 Wembley Yard
378201 & 378207, stabled, Willesden TMD As our train slowed to take the cross-London line at West London Junction 378201 and 378207 sit in Willesden depot. Keywords: 378201 378207 Willesden TMD
Tickets, Milton Keynes-Kensington Olympia Our tickets from Milton Keynes to Kensington Olympia.

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