potsy
Rambler
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- My Armchair
Just seen this on one of my friends FB 
(not the fireman)
(not the fireman)
Tea? (Part 2)
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Hill Wimp
Fair weathered,fair minded but easily persuaded.
Ok you have the mog i will have the fireman
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
I drived a train! 
Well, ok, mostly I was training as a fireman, but I had to learn how to stop it if the driver was taken ill or fell out, and then he let me drive it forwards to run round at the end of the line.
Here I am, getting the fire going:
This was 'my' engine:
And here I am towards the end of the day, suitably refreshing myself:
Great fun, and hard work. My arms ache, mostly from holding on tight as we rattled backwards and forwards.
When we can spare the time, I'll do another day, see how much I remember.
But now, a well earned
Well, ok, mostly I was training as a fireman, but I had to learn how to stop it if the driver was taken ill or fell out, and then he let me drive it forwards to run round at the end of the line.
Here I am, getting the fire going:
This was 'my' engine:
And here I am towards the end of the day, suitably refreshing myself:
Great fun, and hard work. My arms ache, mostly from holding on tight as we rattled backwards and forwards.
When we can spare the time, I'll do another day, see how much I remember.
But now, a well earned
Night Train
Maker of Things
- Location
- Greater Manchester
It was so good to see Arch enjoying herself on Montalban. Well worth the effort of my Thursday nights volunteering there and getting to know the rest of the chaps to get her training on the footplate.
However, many of the guys were confused as to why Arch got the chance to train before I did until I explained I had done it all for her birthday, and tbh I would rather drive the diesel shunters shunting trucks about and making things in the workshops.
I did see something I rather fancied today, a Scammell Mountaineer.
Well worth the effort of my Thursday nights volunteering there and getting to know the rest of the chaps to get her training on the footplate.However, many of the guys were confused as to why Arch got the chance to train before I did until I explained I had done it all for her birthday, and tbh I would rather drive the diesel shunters shunting trucks about and making things in the workshops.
I did see something I rather fancied today, a Scammell Mountaineer.
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
I had a great time, thank you!
Seen on Twitter, a measure of UK electricity usage:
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Hill Wimp
Fair weathered,fair minded but easily persuaded.
I had a great time, thank you!
Seen on Twitter, a measure of UK electricity usage:
Thats excellent. We need one that says cake too
Night Train
Maker of Things
- Location
- Greater Manchester
- Location
- Next door to Mr Benn at No 54
OOOhhhh Fireman
- Location
- Next door to Mr Benn at No 54
Montalban? 
rings a bell. Is it an Italian engine?
rings a bell. Is it an Italian engine?
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
Montalban?
No, German built, but supplied to a Spanish mine. along with his brother Utrillas.
coffeejo
Ælfrēd
- Location
- West Somerset
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Biscuit
Legendary Member
- Location
- Pentlow - the land of the free
Mucho 
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
I'm having leftover apple and blackberry crumble for breakfast. Well, it's a bit like muesli, I did put some oats in the crumble mix....
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