Our railway archives: A journey through time

Our first MiRaCle Christmas lunch at the Prospect of Whitby, Wapping, with a visit prior to the lunch at the Brunel Museum, Rotherhithe. (5)

First Capital Connect service was taken from  Kings Cross to Stevenage for High Speed train viewing, then onto Hitchin and Radcliffe Arms for lunch. Saw the IC225 unit in special James Bond 007 Skyfall livery whilst waiting for our return service back to London. (7)

Trip on the Docklands Light Railway - DLR to Greenwich, lunch at the Cutty Sark, Greenwich, travelling on the Emirates Cable Car and back to London Bridge via Greenwich station, crossed the Thames 4 times. (9)

First 2014 visit to Watford Junction via First Capital Connect Moorgate to Highbury & Islington, then Overground to Willesden Junction then Bakerloo / Overground to Watford Junction seeing Pendolino running & lunch at the Flag, Watford Junction, and return trip via London Midland to Euston. (11)

Our trip by Javelin from St Pancras International on High Speed 1 to Gravesend. Lunch at the Three Daws by the Thames and then return back to London Bridge on conventional South Eastern train service from Gravesend. (13)

This was our 3rd Christmas MiRaCle lunch taken at the Angel Pub, Rotherhithe. Picture of Brunel Museum which you pass en-route to the Angel. (15)

A very enjoyable invite to Chez van der Put for the famous MiRaCle Pie! The journey started from Cannon St to London Bridge, then London Bridge to Honor Oak Park with lunch courtesy of Len. (17)

Our first long distance trip took us to York from Kings Cross with the famous Class 91 locomotive Battle of Britain Memorial Flight 91110 (UK Speed record holder excluding the Eurostar services). Met up with Dudley at York station, National Railway Museum, walk along part of the wall around York, lunch at Brigantes, explore little passageways, churches, The Shambles & outside the Minster. (19)

An enjoyable trip to Hampshire from Waterloo to Alton by South West Trains, heading across the footbridge at Alton to join the steam hauled service with a stop off at Ropley to see the steam loco engineering works along with visiting loco Bittern, then onto Alresford for lunch. Journeyed behind steam locos Lord Nelson and Wadebridge. (21)

Our first 2016 trip was to Beckenham Junction and the George Inn, via Aldgate East, Overground from Whitechapel collecting members at Honor Oak Park, changing to Southern at Norwood Junction, then changing to Croydon TramLink at East Croydon. Tram to Beckenham Junction and lunch, then returned via Southern service via Birkbeck & Crystal Palace and returning home to various destinations. (23)

½ yearly catch up of MiRaCle discussing railway matters (the absence of the Hon Sec due to trapped nerve in his right leg) and discussing the forthcoming launch of the new MiRaCle web-site together with remaining trips for 2016. Lunch taken at the Angel, Rotherhithe. (25)

Our 2015 Christmas lunch was at the Angel Rotherhithe again with Hon Sec, Brian, Roger, Patrick Swayne and his wife Mali and member from the northern branch Dudley. (22)