Michael Eavis's train

[billum]

This is great, he must have given FGW shedloads of business over the years. I'd love to travel to the festival on this!

Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis to have train named in his honour
http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Glastonbury-Festival-founder-Michael-Eavis-train/story-26378528-detail/story.html#ixzz3Y7mQd0ys

And here it is:

https://twitter.com/GrantScottLee/status/591174648110387200

[rischbrit]

And he's apparently doing the announcements on the tannoy at Castle Cary too!

[tjfish]

Good for him =] He deserves stuff like this!

[st dan]

Train? ... Does this mean they are the 3rd headliner?

Everything is a cryptic clue isn't it?!

[Joshuwarr]

The only good thing FGW have ever done

[ghostdancer1]

Train? ... Does this mean they are the 3rd headliner?

Everything is a cryptic clue isn't it?!

they played Chris Martin's Global Citizen gig, and Tears of Jupiter ties in with the big moon on the lineup poster, so I think we can safely say we've found our 3rd headliner!

[verrymerry]

It could at least have been a monorail

[Brave Sir Robin]

Great stuff, well done FGW. Presumably this train will be going into general service? Will have to keep an eye out for it whenever heading out of Paddington.

The only good thing FGW have ever done

Not quite true - they stock Tribute and sometimes Proper Job on the train and that is definitely a Good Thing.

[sloseph]

I’m refusing the click that link in case it shatters my imagination that it's going to be a train with his face on it in a Thomas the Tank style homage to the man

[Pinhead]

Can just imagine him on the tannoy at the station....

"Is there a train coming? Well I don't know. I've never seen one - ha, ha, ha. I've got a funny story about a train...." etc.

[billum]

Can just imagine him on the tannoy at the station....

"Is there a train coming? Well I don't know. I've never seen one - ha, ha, ha. I've got a funny story about a train...." etc.

"The last train on Sunday night will be two trains, which are probably both British"

[Brave Sir Robin]

Can just imagine him on the tannoy at the station....

"Is there a train coming? Well I don't know. I've never seen one - ha, ha, ha. I've got a funny story about a train...." etc.

[JayBalls]

That is awesome

[pilton digger]

It is just a ploy for those feckers at Worst Great Western to make themselves more popular by associating with ME. Won't work, they are still just a bunch of ***ts.

[Ryan1984]

"This is the best train ever!"

[mrfinn]

It could at least have been a monorail

haha yes! In fact I think this is the June 1st announcement

[LondonTom]

Ha cool!

You'd think if its entering general service, they might let you know whcih train to to Glastonbury to use this one (Mind they'd probs charge a premium to ride the Eavis Train )

[Pinhead]

Reckon it should be like platform 9 and 3/4 at Paddington and takes you straight to Castle Cary on an old steam engine...

[LondonTom]

Reckon it should be like platform 9 and 3/4 at Paddington and takes you straight to Castle Cary on an old steam engine...

Might want to move the line to King's Cross

[Chewie]

I’m refusing the click that link in case it shatters my imagination that it's going to be a train with his face on it in a Thomas the Tank style homage to the man

I'm hoping for someone with photoshop to make this happen

[budvar]

Great to see how chuffed he is. A few punters are going to be extra happy when they catch this train to Castle Cary come the end of Jume.

[GlastoSimon]

"Please travel with First Great Western again next year. I've got three more trains booked up already, and its going to be the best set of trains we've ever had."

[Pbird81]

Reckon it should be like platform 9 and 3/4 at Paddington and takes you straight to Castle Cary on an old steam engine...

Castle Cary? It's going to come straight down the old railway line on site....

[kalifire]

I hope Emily's ready to clarify what Michael really means in his station announcements.

[Pinhead]

Might want to move the line to King's Cross

heh yeah - I meant except at Paddington really Platform 9 3/4 for me used to be the less glamorous and well hidden Thameslink 'station in a gully' at Kings Cross when I used to commute in from St. Albans before they smashed it and built the new St. Pancras....