Ladies, Naybes and Gentlemen, I went on a new (to me) piece of track today - and finally understood a logistical hiccup in the network my pea sized brain couldn’t process solely through openrailwaymaps.com
Twas also a great joy to do a bit of trainspotting on, as this particular train has to go pretty slowly on this section past various depots - and going from the West Coast Mainline to riding over the Great Western Mainline (plus getting the best view i’ve had so far of the OOC development) is a massive bonus
Saying goodbye to our noble steed. The Watford Junction - East Croydon service is a weird yet wonderful thing. Absolutely shocking that it’s 1tph though. There’s fuck all capacity on the WCML even on the slow lines so it’s understandable, but 1tph in London is a farce (don’t get me started on some of the spur lines - still got one or two little bits of track to tick off yet).
