It took me a while to figure this out! I was ready to resort to levering it out with a blade or screwdriver which could have broken the phone, so DON'T use anything apart from your fingers to remove the sim as I expect it would be very easy to snap something. The audioswap music is "Mobile Phone" by Jamie and the First Class
This train was 10 minutes late leaving Reading and it was certainly shifting! This was taken at 1.53pm today (6th Nov 2009) It was only 3 minutes late arriving at Exeter St Davids, (arrived 2.12pm) so the entire Journey took just 90 minutes instead of the usual 97. I make that an AVERAGE speed of about 93mph, which is not bad. Notice how the train shakes the bridge as it passes underneath. This footbridge is only about 2.5 miles west of Taunton station so most HS125 & Voyager trains are ...
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This was taken at about 2.20pm today, so it must be the 2.17pm departure from Platform 2. I'm not sure how long it takes for these XC Voyagers to reach 100mph (which I think is the speed limit on this section) but it was definitely slower that the FGW Reading to Exeter service which normally seems to blast past at about 1.45pm each day. In the foreground you can see what's left of the old level crossing, which was replaced with the silk mills bridge (where this was filmed from) about 5 years ...
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This wheel was constructed about 6 months ago and is planned as a temporary attraction while the new pier is being constructed after the old one burnt down. Luckily there was no queue for the wheel today. It costs £5 per person (luckily you can pay by credit card) and the ride takes about 8 minutes (4 revolutions per ride). It is owned and operated by World Tourist Attractions. The capsules hold a maximum of 6 adults & 2 children and the rules stipulate that you must not swing the capsule ...
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Filmed from soon after exiting from the tunnel until stopped at Ashford International Station. Filmed on my mobile phone (a Samsung G600) but the video came out "sideways" so I had to "rotate 90 degrees" in Avidemux before upload to Youtube. Luckily I was sitting in a fairly good seat for filming - forward facing and at the rear of a window section. Sitting on the right is also a bonus as I see the other track and other passing trains. I was tracking the train's speed with Blackberry Maps ...
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