RAF Stations (past and Present) - Biggest, Best and Bonnieist??
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muhharraq? a breeze compared to what was the nearest thing to hell on earth,,,,,,,SHARJAH. A TOTAL NIGHTMARE AND ONE OF THE UNHAPPIEST RAF STATIONS ANYWHERE
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With a name like "forget" what can one expect? You forgot the Calne Flier. A single-line milk train that took ages to get anywhere, particularly from Calne to Yatesbury.
and then claim that the Calne Flyer ran to Yatesbury. Wrong my man, wrong. The Calne Flyer, as the name sort of implies, ran to ........ let me get this right ............ Calne. 
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muhharraq? a breeze compared to what was the nearest thing to hell on earth,,,,,,,SHARJAH. A TOTAL NIGHTMARE AND ONE OF THE UNHAPPIEST RAF STATIONS ANYWHERE.
As for Sharjah - magic place, loved it. But that was before the massive expansion that took place when they closed down Aden. They were just starting the build for the K'sar evacuation when I left Jan '67.
If it was going to Calne, it's no wonder it wasn't in a hurry!
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The Calne Flyer
From Wikki:
What was really amazing was how many people could get into the two coaches for the last run on 'home' to Calne on Saturday nights.
My last journey on The Flyer must have been in early '59, did the gas lights last till the end?
Calne's former railway station opened in 1863, the terminus of a branch line of the Great Western Railway from Chippenham. There was initially one intermediate stop - Stanley Bridge Halt. The opening of another quite late in the line's history - Black Dog Halt - was not enough to slow the inevitable decline. The branch closed as a result of the Beeching Axe in September 1965, having achieved the dubious distinction of making the biggest loss per mile of track of any line in the country.
My last journey on The Flyer must have been in early '59, did the gas lights last till the end?
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Kapton.
Lossiemouth
Bruggen (with lots of time spent at Laarburch and Gutesloh.. 431 MU)
Abingdon (RSS, I spent over a years worth of time at Wittering!)
Cottesmore
Coningsby
Plus the other 2 and the 2 tours I did at Colt, that makes 9 tours in the 24 years I did. That is about 2 1/2 to 3 years per tour.. I forgot to mention my OOA deployments, but nobody would really care. Permenantly employed.. I do know people who spent their entire careers at one station!
Lossiemouth
Bruggen (with lots of time spent at Laarburch and Gutesloh.. 431 MU)
Abingdon (RSS, I spent over a years worth of time at Wittering!)
Cottesmore
Coningsby
Plus the other 2 and the 2 tours I did at Colt, that makes 9 tours in the 24 years I did. That is about 2 1/2 to 3 years per tour.. I forgot to mention my OOA deployments, but nobody would really care. Permenantly employed.. I do know people who spent their entire careers at one station!
Calne Flyer
If anyone is really nostalgic for the Calne Flyer, the route from Chippenham to Calne is now part of National Cycle Route 4, with a nice bridge over the A4 near Blackdog Halt. As you'd expect it's pretty level too - so "get on your bike"?
