Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
- Location
- Craggy Island
That last thing I saw was Donald Dewar
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the_mikey
Legendary Member
- Location
- South Gloucestershire
This was the last thing I saw, 'the whispering ghost' as it passed Frampton Cotterell on it's way back to Birmingham from the West Somerset Railway.
classic33
Leg End Member
He is. She isn't.
Smurfy
Naturist Smurf
- Location
- Smurfette's Kitchen
We have a winner! Although given MDB's legendary knowledge of class 50 names and numbers, I'd have been a tad disappointed if he hadn't got it.
Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
- Location
- Craggy Island
I am not so hot on the Naval Crests, but, Thor.... Thunder.... it wasn't difficult to work out once I got past the Thor bit.
The problem is, that, it could have been something more recent I was not aware of, so I ended up looking at a whole manner of Thor related things and other items before it suddenly dawned on me what it was! D'oh!
Smurfy
Naturist Smurf
- Location
- Smurfette's Kitchen
More eye candy.........
Martyn H
Senior Member
Have just returned from a holiday in North Wales. While there had a look at some of the narrow gauge railways - thought you may like these photos
Corris Railway
Talyllyn Railway
Welsh highland Railway
Festiniog Railway
Corris Railway
Talyllyn Railway
Welsh highland Railway
Festiniog Railway
Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
- Location
- Craggy Island
Yes the Q1 does look good, doesn't it? Its just a pity there is what looks like a huge upturned red Bathtub in the way.....
And did you see the prices??
Apparently a problem they have with The Flying Money Pit is that a few porkies have been told over the years, and families of old ECML Drivers and Firemen believe that their Grandpa/Father/Uncle etc once drove/fired it, when in reality they worked on something else. Its a bit like people spuriously believing that a relative flew a Sp*tfire during the war or similar.
There have been a lot of myths and 'stories for the Grandkids' and so on told over the years that have been taken hook line and sinker. An equivalent will be, I bet, in about 50 or 60 years time when people claim that their Grandpa once flew Concorde or whatever.
I wonder how many 'claims' they will get for Mallard!
Anyway, this quote made me laugh:
'On that historic day in 1938, Mallard was driven by Joe Duddington, of Doncaster, who has since died.'
No Sh*t Sherlock! I mean, he'd be about 140 by now if he was still alive!!
Also, it doesn't mention the fireman, but I bet he must have popped his clogs years ago too!
Mad Doug Biker
Just a damaged guy.
- Location
- Craggy Island
Did you not even read your own frickin' link?? 
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I just finished watching Ian Hislop Goes off the Rails which was an interesting but depressing account of the Beeching cuts, which I remember as a boy.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00drtpj/Ian_Hislop_Goes_off_the_Rails/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00drtpj/Ian_Hislop_Goes_off_the_Rails/
classic33
Leg End Member
Why do you think I put their names up!I didn't, the article did though! Did you not even read your own frickin' link??
Just for that I'm not going to be posting this interesting site link....
http://www.worldrailfans.info/forum/index.php?sid=417fdace5402f8559c3b2a5be5ebb130
classic33
Leg End Member
They lose interest just outside Leeds!
