Well my first miles of the month weren't that many. Usually i go out midweek as my wife is working but for this Tuesday she was off work. We decided (eventually due to the horrible looking weather) to go out and visit Brixham and Torquay. I hadn't been to Brixham before and she wanted a look round Torquay. We decided not to drive and it would be a combination of train and plusbus (first time i have used it). On the way to Plymouth Rail station we popped into a Wetherspoons for a cup of tea (The Mannamead). It was then onto Brixham. We caught a train to Newton Abbot and the connecting service to Paignton wasn't for 40 minutes. I saw a number 12 bus outside the station which is what we would have caught from Paignton to Brixham so we got on it then. I'm not a bus fan and this proved why. Stops are too frequent and in some cases too long. Ironically had we waited for the train and caught the bus at Paignton it would have been the same one!!!! Anyway we didn't have any waiting on a station and we eventually got to Brixham. First port of call was lunch in The Vigilance. After that we had a wonder round Brixham. We then headed back towards Torquay on the bus. In between wondering round Torquay we visited both Wetherspoons (The Green Ginger and The London Inn) for a drink. It was then homewards bound and no more buses! We walked to the station along the sea front and it was a ride on newly painted 142064 before surprise of the day 221124! My penultimate Super Voyager.
So it wasn't a day of trains but i did get one winner and my April mileage kicks off with 69 miles.
221141 (1125) 1S47 PLY - NTA
142064 (1840) 2E48 TQY - NTA
221124 (1907) 1V60 NTA - PLY
Now I have to decide what I am going to do for the rest of the month. My days off are changing and friends/family visiting will give me fewer days to get out. Is a day trip further than Devon on the cards?
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