Today saw me head to London. I had two things to make sure I did. Firstly the parliamentary service from Clapham High Street to Kensington Olympia needed to be completed (before the rumoured end of it) and visit the Ship of Fools Wetherspoon (also rumoured to be closing when it's lease is up).
I caught the same trains as last week for cheapness and it would give me the time I needed. Upon arrival at Clapham Junction I caught a winning 455836 and 456003 (my first 456!!!) to West Croydon. This was also new route so all good. The Ship of Fools was directly outside the station. After a pint of Jaipur (nice strong IPA) I went in search for my wife's birthday present.
Next up I headed to Sutton to complete the bit of route on winning 455818. It was then back to Clapham on a winning 377164. I then took a risk. A cheeky trip to Victoria on winning 455821 and back on winning 455833. It was the. Onto some of the new overground route to Clapham high street. I made it with a minute to spare. It was then another 455 winner! This time 805. I took this 'Ghost train' to Kensington Olympia.
I then went one stop further on the overground. Here I gabbed another pint and food at the Central Bar at Sheperd's Bush. Then I jumped onto the Central Line and headed West to Ealing Broadway. I then headed back to Bank and changed trains at various intervals. I bagged 38 winning Central units which wasn't a bad effort for an hours work!
I got back to Waterloo on the Waterloo & City but it was a dud pair of units. The trip home was uneventful. A successful day. I did what I set out to do. I got a bit of new route, 7 winning trains and 38 underground units. Excluding underground (rail miles wasn't playing!) I managed 480 miles as well. Nearly at 1k for jan so far. Up next? A trip up to Leeds with Peter for a five day mega trip!
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