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wish I could help in Bristol WWW but i'll be at work - bummer.

Just to recap, here are the times and dates of the trains bensmum3 et al will be on:

Friday 15th April
Mallaig 0605
Glasgow queen st 11.35
Glasgow central 12.05
Carlise 13.22-13.24
Preston 14.27-14.28
Warrington bank key 14.50-14.52
Crewe 15.15-15.15
Wolverhampton 15.48-15.49
Birmingham new street 16.06-16.12
Cheltenham spa 16.51-16.52
Bristol parkway 17.24-17.25
Bristol TM 17.36-17.44
Taunton 18.16-18.17
Tiverton parkway 18.28-18.29
Exeter ST davids 18.44-18.45
Newton Abbot 19.03-19.05
Plymouth 19.40-19.50
Liskeard 20.12-20.13
Bodmin parkway 20.24

Return Wed 20th April - set off at
Bodmin parkway 08.40

but I don't have any more times on that journey!

Bensmum - 2 animals as well? you mad woman!!!

bum bum bum missed the bit about going from Exeter:

Return journey Wed 20th April starting from

Exeter 10.20

Can anyone post the times for the way back?

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Might be able to do Warrington Bank Quay but have got dr's appt at 2.30 might be a push.

Going back might be easier.

I was after Warringotn on the way back too!!

ooh could be a bit of a meet-up! Not the ideal place though.

Where are you lilibet? Quite near?

I'm in Wigan but am very near the M6 so Warrington is 20 mins away - I got my wedding dress from Cottons!

And the parking is so much better than Wigan at the moment

I will ring and find out our return times in the morning, as I only have the downward journey at the moment.

Hi, well we're leaving for the mainland tommorrow,on the boat at lunchtime and catching the train at 0605 on Friday. Hope to see some of you on the way to Cornwall, yellow flags are ready !
Sorry I haven't managed to get the return journey times , but we are leaving Exeter at 10.21 for Glasgow queen st. then on to Mallaig at 18.20, arriving at 23.30.

Did you say you were in coach C?

Yes Tortoiseshell, we are in coach c from Glasgow to Bodmin.

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Thanks Aimsmum, poor dd, hope she's better soon !
I will cat my mobile no to you.
Thankyou for arranging this cod, will keep the children amused even if no one can make it to the stations. I will try and list the times for our return journey soon.

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Tortoishell and ds and I just met bensmum3 at Bristol and handed over fairy cakes, toy soldiers, a football annual, a Smash Hits magazine, some paper with origami instructions, assorted stickers and small toys. The Train was delayed by 45 minutes and horrendously crowded, I wouldn't have wanted to be her for ANYTHING, it looked like hell with people standing in the corridors and doorways. We nearly didn't manage to hand over because it was so packed and there was no way we could get on the train to find them. But then they came to the door and I dropped toy soliders all over the platform but we got there in the end! Poor woman, I really hope it wasn't as hideous as it looked, the rush hour traffic outside was a walk in the park by comparison. They gave us a little bag with sweets and pencils and a mumsnet yellow flag which has been shared with my ds and Tortoiseshell's ds and dd Good idea Cod!

Bensmum3 hello??
Hope you arrived and got back in one piece?

Hi Bensmum3 - so sorry, I can't make Exeter today - minor kitchen renovations crisis! Aaargh! Hope you had a geat time, the journeys weren't too horrendous and you met lots of lovely mumsnetters on the way and way back.

Hi All !
We are all back in one piece, and would like to say huge Thankyou's to Miaou's dh who met us in Fort William, Aimsmum who met us in Glasgow,escorted us to the other station (which was wonderful) and gave the children lots of lovely goodies as well as lending her gameboy, and has a gorgeous dd with the same name as mine. Chattee from Carlisle who has a very patient ds, sorry to miss dd on return journey,and thankyou for the goodies, and to Tortoiseshell and wicked waterwitch, Thankyou for waiting for the delayed train,and the lovely cakes and assortment of gifts,We felt very sad we couldn't say hello and thankyou properly !.We picked up a black belt with the soldiers, was it one of yours ?
Thankyou also to cod for starting the thread, it made the journey very exciting !
Overall the journeys went very well,except ds2 decided he was going to start potty training on the train ! After our brief encounter in Bristol, we fought our way back to our seats, excusing and apologising until we got to the seats half way down the carriage ,then ds2 announced at full volume "need poo mummy, need poo! "

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Glad you made it there and back - your train looked hideously busy - I wouldn't have been you for anything! Anyway, it was fun meeting you, albeit briefly!

hiya bensmum, glad you are all back in one piece! How was the wedding?