Pictures from the Sunderland Echo Christmas train to London
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Looking through the photographs it seems that everyone, young and old, had a fun filled day from beginning to end.
Hundreds of Wearsiders enjoyed the experience of the capital on a special ‘Echo train’.
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For some readers it was not just about the shops but a chance to visit the sights.
For sister and brother, Emma and Alan Morton, it was also their first train ride.
It was a whistle stop tour, for Karen and Tanya Lynn – Trafalgar Square to feed the pigeons, Parliament Square taking in Big Ben and Westminster Abbey. A visit to Convent Garden and Piccadilly were also squeezed in – not forgetting a stop at the famous store, Harrods.
For others, it was the chance to enjoy a reunion with family and friends.
The question that everyone asked at the end of the trip – “When’s the next one?”.
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