brora rangers 0 v Kilmarnock 2 - Dudgeon Park - Ground 501 - 12/07/25

Started off on the Friday afternoon with a metro from SoL to central station , where I

got a winner azuma 800 104 up to Inverness,  arriving about 25 minutes late. 

Found way to hotel avoiding 2 big steep lot of stairs! 

Saturday! 

After a little wander around town, co codomal was got at boots,  I made way to the station for the 10.41 to Brora,  which was a winner 158 ! 

A winner cider was also ticked on the train ! 

Arrived at Brora only a few minutes late , there was a  big cheer from the Killie fans after the guard announced arriving at Brora haha ! 

Then went in Sutherland Inn for more pre match refreshments! 

Then was a short walk to the ground.  

A goal in each half secured the win. After the game, popped into co-op for more refreshing ciders for the train journeys ahead. One last pint in the southerland inn and off to the station for the sightly delayed train back to Inverness. 

Sunday! 

After a nice breakfast at mcds , went for the 9.40 train home :) 

Stephenson Steam Museum Diesel Gala - 06/07/25

I'd wanted to visit this railway for  few years. Thankfully a diesel gala gave me a perfect opportunity!  

Did the 07.42 metro from SoL to monument,  where I changed for a metro to north shields, where I changed onto the 307 bus to the railway.  

I came home by metro from percy main,  a short walk from the preserved railway station.  Changed at monument and back to the sol.  An enjoyable day out. 

Wensleydale Railway Diesel Gala 24/05/25

Started the day off with metro from SoL , 60 026 was just going through before it. Then did 156 444 thornaby. We.were held up at billingham suw to points failure for about 40 minutes. 

Thankfully made connection at thornaby by 2 minutes, changed at eaglescliffe onto the GC to northallerton.  

Then got 73 bus to Leeming bar for the railway,  mainly doing scruton shuttles.

Then did bus 73 back to northallerton station to watch SAFC game at station hotel.

Thankfully SAFC won 2-1 , cracking game, then only just missed the delayed GC back to Sunderland by 1 minute, so had to do a delayed TPE to boro, after missing a silly minus connection at thornaby haha. 

Then a cheeky double vodka and coke in pub next to boro station then 18.15 train back to Sunderland.  Great day out all round  :) 

Maidenhead united 3 v Boston United 0 - york road Stadium - ground 500 - 05/05/25

Thought I'd get the Maidenhead spoons out the way with first - spoons 237  - the bear  The 10.33 to marlow was cancelled,  as was the 11.33. GWR put on free taxis to marlow, where we met up with 3 coach loads of BUFC fans and more that travelled by train in the donkey. 

Thankfully trains were back on the go from marlow , so did the 13.59 back to maidenhead. 

Then did the short walk to the ground 

the home team led 1-0 at HT and finished off the game in the 2nd half including a clumsy conceded penalty. Thankfully the result didn't matter as BUFC beat the heed last Saturday to secure safety  :) 
After the game i made the short train ride by to Slough to spend my last night in hotel before heading home early tomorrow. 

Tuesday 6th -  did the Betty line to Paddington , where a quick toilet break was required. Then did Betty line to Farringdon for the Thames link unit to st Pancras and the 11.00 azuma back up north  :)