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Old 26th February 2010, 13:09
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Royal Train

One Friday evening I worked the Royal train from Didcot to Kemble ( to pick up Prince Charles) and then forward to Crewe.
As I arrived at Kemble with the ECS at about 2300 hrs there was a NR employee on the platform exhibiting a yellow hand signal to indicate to me where to stop the train and as I came to a stand opposite him he burst out laughing,on enquiring what it was he was laughing at he replied " you should have got here earlier mate you've missed all the fun!"
Apparently at about 2230 a couple had come out of the pub in the Station yard(on the Down side) and got into the backseat of a Jaguar car,the man was about 60 and the women about 20ish.After a few minutes the car alarm started,due to the bouncing movement of the car,and almost instantly the car was surrounded by "armed" police and soldiers(the security for Charles who had been hiding in the bushes).
I bet there were a few blushes !
The NR man said " he picked the wrong bloody night to have some fun in his car!"
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