Tag: Basingstoke

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Surrey and beyond

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It’s green next to the railway lines
Interesting location for a coffee.
Debenhams demolition in the distance
The worst cycle infrastructure on Epsom Road in Guildford.

The cycle lanes marked out in Guildford are beyond useless. No segregation, suggesting a totally inappropriate position for the cyclists to take on the road. I would cycle at least at the line. I actually cycled in the mostly in the middle of the lane to take the decision away from the drivers, so they did not attempt to overtake at the frequent traffic islands. Of course I was hooted at, but ironically I was going faster than the motorised vehicles. Guildford suffers from pollution,

Clandon

There are plenty of stations in the commuter belt.

Delays

Someone had pulled a communication alarm on a train causing all the trains to be delayed.

Heading into Guildford.

Two days later headed back to Oxfordshire. Dodged the rail replacement buses by travelling from Farnborough.

Farnborough
Change at Basingstoke
Church spire Mortimer
Approaching Reading from the south
Boats at Goring
Boats on the Thames at Goring
Thames near Cholsey.
Bromptons
Didcot – another change
Cholsey
The Thames at Wallingford – The Boat House.
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UK north coast to South coast and back a bit

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The far north is a joy when the views are clear and the days are long.

Iconic view from far north train.
River Helmsdale
Looking across the Moray Firth
Beach near Brora
Looking towards Nigg
At Invergordan
Boarding the sleeper- but no bike.
View from the sleeper near Tomartin
Early near Atherstone
Breakfast

The breakfast did leave me hungry.

Mist approaching Rugby
It’s green near Buckby
Arrival at Euston
Waterloo

15 mins of delay at Waterloo due to incoming train being late, there was an obstacle on the line.

Long train

I had to get myself into the front five carriages as the train splits at Bournemouth.

More green landscape near Hook
Poole
Arrived at Wool
Barriers going down
Train arriving at Wool

I am about to start my minor backtrack.

Southampton 





Near Otterbourne





Change at Winchester





Reading station





Reading Ibis






							

							

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It’s a sunny warm day for the cycle to Cholsey station. Two changes at Reading and then Basingstoke.





Cholsey Station 





Reading Station 





Basingstoke Station





The train from Basingstoke had ten carriages but only the front five going onto Poole. I made sure I got on the right half of the train.





Southampton 





Southampton view of the docks





New Forrest 















Poole Station 





Lots of interesting things to see on this trip including a view of St Mary’s Stadium, a view of Southampton Port, the New Forrest and various Dorset coastal towns.

							

							

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