Pictures from the Sunderland Echo Christmas train to London

Christmas is coming and these archived photographs, from a November Sunderland Echo in 1994, showing a Christmas shopping trip to London are a timely reminder of the forthcoming festivities.
By The Newsroom
Published 28th Nov 2017, 13:27 BST
Updated 12th Dec 2017, 12:02 BST
Christmas shoppers on Echo train to London November 1994 old ref number 25423Christmas shoppers on Echo train to London November 1994 old ref number 25423
Christmas shoppers on Echo train to London November 1994 old ref number 25423

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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Christmas shoppers on Echo train to London November 1994 old ref number 25423Christmas shoppers on Echo train to London November 1994 old ref number 25423
Christmas shoppers on Echo train to London November 1994 old ref number 25423

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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