Ith's a mystery

oldrocker · Post by **oldrocker** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 8:20 pm

No not a Toyah resurgance.

I was at Wolverhampton station today about 5.15 and a DMU left from the other side towards Birmingham. I know the destination indicators are usually dim but I'm sure that this one said 'Mystery Excursion'.

Know you of such a thing or was the driver having a laugh?

allypally · Post by **allypally** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 8:22 pm

Probably having a laugh. I saw a 350 Desiro head off in the Liverpool direction with The Mafia On Tour as a destination, so most likely a route learner or ECS.

250787 · Post by **250787** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 8:31 pm

Ive seen a desiro with Budapest Deli as its destination. Nice to see someone has a sense of humour

maiden7802 · Post by **maiden7802** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 9:43 pm

Hmm, I sense a contest to find the best suggestion for the destination indicator. Maybe should be on the Open Forum tho'

centraltrains1987 · Post by **centraltrains1987** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 10:09 pm

bring the ashes home was one i saw on a 350 route learner

BR7MT · Post by **BR7MT** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 10:20 pm

There was a picture on somebody's picture site showing a 222 with 'Thomas' on the PIS display.

Dan

arabiandisco · Post by **arabiandisco** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 7:06 pm

Pretty lame, but I've seen a 159 with "Sheringham" on the display.

MuzTrem · Post by **MuzTrem** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 7:18 pm

Not a destination blind, but I did hear a story once of a station announcer on the tube who was fired for saying "the next train is arriving from another dimension..."

tigermon · Post by **tigermon** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:26 pm

I've got a video of a Meridian with a scrolling front display showing 'ON OUR WAY HOME !!!!'

And it was in service on a Nottingham - Barnsley train too.

trainlover123 · Post by **trainlover123** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:29 pm

The NLR sometimes has stupid Destnations on the DMU, like Shrewsbury

southcoasttrains · Post by **southcoasttrains** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:33 pm

I've seen;
Canton on a 158 - Didn't know Wessex went to the USA,
London - Brighton Speed Run on a 377,
AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz on 377
Empty to Depot,
Depot,
"69" on a BEP

allypally · Post by **allypally** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:45 pm

Oh, if a Turbostar isn't working right, you get

Class 170
Turbostar

As the destination, except it's in cool font

Nemetode · Post by **Nemetode** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:23 pm

I remember seeing Hunstanton on a "heritage" DMU in New Street back in the 1980's, nearly twenty years after Hunny had closed. Some of the Class 310's also had destinations which were well off the wires "just in case" they were ever electrified. Windermere is one that I do remember, but there were others.

250787 · Post by **250787** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:25 pm

The inside destination display of an electrostar says "electrostar" when they start up

rwaceyw · Post by **rwaceyw** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:48 pm

Canton on a 158

Cardiff Canton

David