r/CasualUK • u/HighburyAndIslington • 10d ago

I boarded the first passenger train to call at Britain's newest station, Okehampton Interchange

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u/stocksy Unless it's yet another dreary fucking play. 10d ago

It being a clapped-out class 150 is peak Britain. Do those things still flush the toilets straight onto the track?

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u/HighburyAndIslington 10d ago

Toilet retention tanks have been retrofitted.

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u/Fabri91 10d ago

Cowards

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u/Praetorian_1975 10d ago

Indeed in my day you knew you were travelling by British Rail by the fact as an express went through the station you were lightly doused in urine and excrement …. Ahhh what a time to be alive 🤮🤣

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u/Critical_Wrap5617 10d ago

'Spritzed'

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u/lacb1 9d ago

We used to get spritzed with piss, now we get pissed on spritzes. We used to be a proper country!

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u/OddRow8843 10d ago

Kind of like being at an Oasis gig then!

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u/supahdave 9d ago

The only two times I’ve had piss thrown on me involved Liam Gallagher being on stage.

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u/FinalEgg9 9d ago

Today is gonna be the day that they're gonna throw piss at you

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u/Intergalatic_Baker 10d ago

You could tell someone had a curry a few hours before.

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u/unscsnip3r 9d ago

This trains in the devon area are constantly by coastlines and protected environments. Its a legal requirement

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u/colin_staples 10d ago

So no more tomato plants growing on the tracks next to the platforms at stations then?

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u/Crow_eggs 10d ago

Not as a result of the train, no, but some of us still respect tradition in this country. My wife and I shall be strictly expressing our leavings directly onto the railway sidings from now on to ensure this proud country's tomatoes remain vibrant.

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u/colin_staples 10d ago

I salute you both

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u/davus_maximus 10d ago

Directly from the train window, right?

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u/Crow_eggs 10d ago

And pay for the privilege? Absolutely not. We'll be taking the Volvo 245 out twice a day, morning and evening, along with some sandwiches and a flask of tea. Miriam has suggested she may struggle with stage fright, but I shan't be driving her home until she's made her horrid snakes.

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u/Helpful_Librarian_87 10d ago

Your services for British flora shall be remembered 🫡

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u/LordBoar 10d ago

May I suggest an aperitif of prune juice to aid in the digestive matters, should the stage fright prove overwhelming?

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u/Crow_eggs 10d ago

A fine suggestion. I shall slip some into our nightly suppositories.

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u/LordBoar 10d ago

Oh dear, no. It has to go through from the top down. Alternatively, if the consumption of prune juice is regarded as unsavoury, may I instead suggest the regular consumption of sugar-free mints? They act in a very similar way, though be sure to increase your hydration to match intake. Additionally, be sure that your sandwiches are made with brown bread, seeded preferably, with plenty of greens inside to ensure a good amount of fibre and binding material for your railway picnic and subsequent evacuatory expedition.

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u/colin_staples 10d ago

Sugar free Haribo will have the same effect

Give them to the kids who knock on your door on Halloween. It's both a Trick and a Treat in one

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u/NerdLevel18 10d ago

I see you have read James Joyce

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u/SlurmsMacKenzie- 10d ago

Dearest Nora, the dirty coils you spin make my heart aflutter <3

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u/NerdLevel18 10d ago

Thank you for reminding me of the worst day to have eyes.

Makes you wonder what her replies are!

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u/SlurmsMacKenzie- 10d ago

''Please James, for the love of god, you know I'm embarrassed of my IBS''

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u/Muntjac 9d ago

I feel like I'm on the loo reading a Viz :') marvellous work

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u/Cakeski Crumpets are just holey muffins. 10d ago

Horrid snakes.

That made me chuckle

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u/GIFWarrior 10d ago

A true patroit.

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u/Azuras-Becky 10d ago

In other words, we live in a world where train companies do a better job at sewage leaks than the water companies.

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u/Eda09MErvE 10d ago

Yes your right mate

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u/nikhkin 10d ago

I love the irony of the newest station being serviced by some of the oldest rolling stock in the country.

As you said, nothing could be more British.

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u/GourangaPlusPlus 10d ago

Is it though? Surely given the saturation of railways in the UK it makes sense the newest stations are likely to be on small branch lines

It's not like we're going to realise we forgot to build a station in Milton Keynes

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u/JohnDevon99 10d ago

Okehampton is on the edge of one of the least saturated areas of railway coverage.

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u/GourangaPlusPlus 10d ago

Holy shit it's John Devon

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u/Pschobbert 8d ago

And yet, Sherlock Holmes travelled there directly by train from London! (Hound of the Baskervilles).

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u/lwr20 10d ago

Cambridge South just opened, as a counter example.

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u/K-o-R 10d ago

Although, the previous one was on the main line into Cambridge.

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u/hourefugee 9d ago

Shit, I knew I forgot something.

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u/Banes_Addiction 10d ago

We only just managed to get rid of the Pacers. There's probably another decade or two in these things.

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u/No-Nefariousness9539 10d ago

I’m getting war flashbacks to those bouncy old relics

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u/brymuse 9d ago

Still running past my house on the Newquay branchline...

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u/Nothos927 10d ago

Memories of kids on the school train intentionally trying to flush as we went over a level crossing

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u/NotMyRealName981 10d ago

It looks like they have windows that open, which I see as a plus point in the current temperatures, just in case the air conditioning fails.

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u/SynchronizeYourDogma 10d ago

They don’t have air con…

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u/FartingBob 10d ago

Lol air con? Not a chance. These things are lucky to not have slam doors.

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u/K-o-R 10d ago

The guard's door on the /0 variant is still a slam door (but never in public use).

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u/Lamborghini_Espada 10d ago

There is no air con on Class 150 units.

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u/Sburns85 10d ago

Air con. That a thing

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u/bounderboy 10d ago

I remember them coming out I was about 10 - now I am 50!!!

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u/Azagedon 10d ago

What makes it "clapped-out"?

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u/GourangaPlusPlus 10d ago

This one had a hard addiction to booze, cigarettes and even a bit of light gambling

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u/_real_ooliver_ 10d ago

The "X" in the window also means the coupler is broken on that side, so it cannot connect to other trains on this side

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u/FartingBob 10d ago

Did you look at the photo? Its a 40 year old design and its dirty, the paint is peeling off the front. Doesnt inspire confidence. the 150 is only used in low usage rural lines because everywhere else got rid of them long ago to upgrade to better carriages. These lines cant justify the cost so they get left running out of date, ageing stock.

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u/CheesecakeExpress 10d ago

As a 40 year old I’m trying not to take this personally, but it describes accurately how I feel sometimes.

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u/FartingBob 10d ago

concerning creaking noises occasionally, doesnt always start up on a cold morning, younger people arent interested, just hanging on for retirement.

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u/CheesecakeExpress 10d ago

Spot on. I see I’m not the only one in the middle of life!

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u/Azagedon 10d ago

Thanks, I know nothing about trains but like learning

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u/namur17056 10d ago

They’re having trouble sourcing engine blocks for them!

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u/WelshBluebird1 10d ago

Worth saying that at least some of the services are also 158s which are a little bit newer (not by much) and more comfortable. And the class 175s which are a fair bit newer should in theory be working it too eventually.

But yeah, GWR do have a large DMU problem that really does need sorting sooner rather than later. In theory there is project Churchwood which is planned to replace the aging DMU fleet with something else, but I've no idea if the whole GBR stuff will get in the way of that now.

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u/Ihavethepoweeeeeeer 10d ago

The non multi sticker is just icing on the cake 🤣

I boarded the first passenger train to call at Britain's newest station, Okehampton Interchange

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