DAY TRIPS
HARD ROCK CAFE LONDON JUNE 2009
Worthing to Brighton
Brighton to Lewes
Bus to Cuckfield
Cuckfield to London Bridge
Bus to Hardrock Cafe for Meal
Bus to Victoria
Victoria to Worthing
Miles Travelled: 126
LONDON VIA KENT & HIGH SPEED JAVELIN TRAIN JULY 2009
Worthing to Brighton
Brighton to Ashford International via Eastbourne & Hastings
Ashford International to Canterbury West
Canterbury East to London Victoria via Gillingham & Herne Hill
Meal in London around Kings Cross
St Pancras International to Ashford International HS1 & Javelin HST @ 140mph
Ashford International to Brighton
Brighton to Worthing
Miles Travelled: 245
SHOEBURYNESS & SOUTHEND C2C SEPTEMBER 2009
Worthing to London Bridge
Walk to Fenchurch Street
Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness
Shoeburyness to Southend Central
Fish & Chip meal, then walk the Pier and return by train
Southend Victoria to Liverpool Street
Circle Line to Victoria
Victoria to Worthing
Miles Travelled: 198
NORTH LONDON LINE, OLYMPIC STADIA & EAST LONDON NOVEMBER 2009
Worthing to Clapham Junction
Clapham Junction to Willesden
Willesden Junction to Gospel Oak
Gospel Oak to Barking
Barking to Pitsea via Tilbury Docks
Pitsea to Fenchurch Street
Fenchurch Street to Stratford (DLR)
Stratford to Canary Wharf (DLR)
Meal at Canary Wharf
Bus Canary Wharf to Victoria
Victoria to Worthing
Miles Travelled: 192
CAMBRIDGE MARCH 2010
Worthing to St Pancras International
Kings Cross to Cambridge
View Cambridge, River Punt & Meal
Cambridge to Liverpool Street
Liverpool to Victoria Circle Line
Victoria to Worthing
Miles Travelled: 230
OXFORD OCTOBER 2010
Worthing to Victoria
Victoria to Paddington (Circle Line)
Paddington to Oxford via Didcot
Oxford to Paddington via Didcot
Paddington to Victoria (Circle Line)
Victoria to Worthing
Miles Travelled: 250
LONDON OVERGROUND NOVEMBER 2010
Worthing to East Croydon
East Croydon to West Croydon (Tram)
West Croydon to Dalston Junction (London Overground)
Link to Dalston Kingsland not complete at this time
Dalston Junction to Shadwell
Shadwell to Stratford (DLR) via Poplar
Stratford to Richmond North London Line Overground
Richmond to Victoria (District Line)
Victoria to Worthing
Miles Travelled: 115
CLACTON APRIL 2011
Worthing to Victoria
Underground to Liverpool Street
Liverpool Street to Clacton
Clacton to Liverpool Street
Liverpool Street to Worthing via Underground and Victoria
Miles Travelled: 250
MARGATE & RAMSGATE AUGUST 2011
Worthing to Brighton
Brighton to Ashford
Ashford to Margate
Margate to Ramsgate
Ramsgate to Ashford via (Dover & Folkestone)
Ashford to Worthing via Brighton
Miles Travelled: 230
LONDON OVERGROUND, PARLIAMENT HILL & ABBEY ROAD APRIL 2012
Worthing to East Croydon
Tram to West Croydon
West Croydon to Hampstead Heath (Parliament Hill)
Gospel Oak to South Hampstead via Willesden Junction (Abbey Road)
South Hampstead to Euston
Meal in West End
Victoria to Worthing
Miles Travelled: 120
TWO DAY TRIP TO GREAT MALVERN 2012
This trip was made in order to catch the early Great Western Brighton to Great Malvern train. No one in the group had visited this Cotswold town.
The train was on time and a sedate trip took place via Southampton, Salisbury, Bath, Bristol, Gloucester, Cheltenham Spa and Worcester. Great Malvern had been visited by Michael Portillo so for once we followed him rather than he followed us when he started his rail trips around the UK. We were first.
On wandering around the town we noticed that tours of the Morgan car plant were available if a booking was made. The hotel owner knew their secretary and kindly booked a tour for the following morning still allowing time to return home.
The tour was extremely interesting to see how much of the cars were still handmade especially with shaping the wooden frame work. The three wheeler model had made a comeback and now had a separate area for it production.
The standard design had examples from the early days through one off models to the more streamlined versions seen today
Starting cost for a basic model was £30,000 but most were custom made to owners requirements. Paul O’Grady had a car being built for him and the interior work in the colour purple.
One of the others being shown round asked doesn’t the wood rot when it is outside, but the guide said if you bought a Morgan you didn’t leave it out in all weathers!! We decided that buying one was out of our pockets!!
From there we caught the train back via Oxford, Reading and London.
HENDON APRIL 2013
Worthing to Clapham Junction
Clapham Junction to Camden Road via Highbury & Islington
This included travel on the latest Overground opening of Clapham to Surrey Quays
Camden Town to Colindale for RAF Hendon Museum
Colindale to Kings Cross (Meal)
St Pancras International to Worthing
Total = 140 miles
1 DAY LONDON & ELIZABETH LINE
Worthing to Victoria then Circle Line Victoria to Paddington
Using the Elizabeth Line
Paddington to Abbey Wood – Abbey Wood to Whitechapel
Whitechapel to Shenfield
Shenfield to Stratford (New Rolling Stock) Greater Anglia
North London Line to Camden Road to visit Camden market
Walk Camden Market to Kings Cross for a meal
St Pancras International to Worthing
TRASH came out of the shed for its first trip of 2023 but only six of us were available. Withdrawals, maintenance and unavailability, prevented the numbers being higher.
The main aim of this trip was to complete travelling on all track/stations east of Paddington,
devoted to the new Elizabeth Line. This was achieved once we reached Shenfield the station furthest east
New stations = 7
Miles Travelled = 180