Edwardian Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 3 minutes ago, rocor said: Is that piece of music entitled "The march of the morons"?. They seem genuinely unaware that the accompaniment is meant satirically, but, then again, they are really very stupid. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocor Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 8 minutes ago, Nearholmer said: I’ve not heard the rumours about Catherine the Great and cart horses. Is that what Compound was protecting us from? An urban legend claims that she died as a result of her attempting sexual intercourse with a stallion—the story holds that the harness holding the horse above her broke, and she was crushed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted June 6, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 6, 2021 21 minutes ago, Nearholmer said: I’ve not heard the rumours about Catherine the Great and cart horses. Is that what Compound was protecting us from? 9 minutes ago, rocor said: An urban legend claims that she died as a result of her attempting sexual intercourse with a stallion—the story holds that the harness holding the horse above her broke, and she was crushed. This is not true; the story was part of the propaganda being put out by those who though a woman's rule unnatural. (Nothing new in the fake news industry.) Catherine died of a stroke; probably due to old age and a weakening heart. The horse's name was Dudley. 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 4 hours ago, Compound2632 said: The horse's name was Dudley. I suspect you must be thinking of that other famous partnership, Elizabeth and the 3.15 at Leicester (100 to 1 he gets her over the line) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted June 6, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 6, 2021 5 minutes ago, Edwardian said: I suspect you must be thinking of that other famous partnership, Elizabeth and the 3.15 at Leicester (100 to 1 he gets her over the line) There's a well-worn pair of crossword clues: Dudley or some other place (9) / Leicester or some other place (6). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted June 6, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 6, 2021 Is Dudley a common name for a Russian horse? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted June 6, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Northroader said: Is Dudley a common name for a Russian horse? No more so than Copenhagen is for an Irish horse or Marengo for a French one. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 19 minutes ago, Compound2632 said: No more so than Copenhagen is for an Irish horse or Marengo for a French one. Wasn't Marengo a chicken? 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted June 6, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 6, 2021 Just now, Edwardian said: Wasn't Marengo a chicken? Picked clean by the troops, by the look of it: [By Nick-D - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia commons] 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 55 minutes ago, Compound2632 said: Picked clean by the troops, by the look of it: [By Nick-D - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia commons] Bonaparte never should have given Colonel Sanders that staff job at Imperial HQ 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 9 hours ago, Compound2632 said: Picked clean by the troops, by the look of it: [By Nick-D - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia commons] As they say, an army marches on its stomach. Or in this case, on Boneys horse! (If they got really hungry, they could have had a go at his stomach too...) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted June 7, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Hroth said: As they say, an army marches on its stomach. Or in this case, on Boneys horse! Boney's the word! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 I wonder if you could get a tune out of the horse? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted June 7, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 7, 2021 6 minutes ago, Hroth said: I wonder if you could get a tune out of the horse? No, this was the one you would have wanted for that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hroth Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 (edited) I was thinking more along these lines.... Edited June 7, 2021 by Hroth 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted June 7, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Hroth said: I wonder if you could get a tune out of the horse? 56 minutes ago, Compound2632 said: No, this was the one you would have wanted for that. 47 minutes ago, Hroth said: I was thinking more along these lines.... Horses for courses? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Good People, I have lost the early railways type thread, but this would probably interest readers there, so perhaps someone could add the link to that thread. You Tube, then search under "Newcomen Society", and the second or third of the recorded on-line lectures is a very detailed analysis of the construction and history of "Invicta" of the Canterbury & Whitstable, based around what amounts to forensic archaeology. Lots of other interesting lectures too, if not specifically railway focused. Thanks, Kevin 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted June 9, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) Done as you asked,Kevin. Looks an interesting talk. Edited June 9, 2021 by Northroader 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Thanks. Its well worth an hour and a half, rather like a slow-burn detective story. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Went to play trains this week with a local club member. I repaid his hospitality by polluting his layout with pre-Grouping locos! 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CKPR Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 That's a very nice BTP in the second picture. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 1 hour ago, CKPR said: That's a very nice BTP in the second picture. Bit of a 'before and after' thing going with those two locos. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CKPR Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Ah, is that a '290' behind the BTP ? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Yes indeedy. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Annie Posted June 12, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 12, 2021 (edited) Who can tell me more about this wonderful photo I've just purchased. The photo was taken at Gallions Station and that's all I really know about it. The little 4 wheel brake 3rd is definitely GER, - I know at least that much. Edited June 12, 2021 by Annie Um......... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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