The Night Mail

[SM42]

47 minutes ago, J. S. Bach said:

A trolley junction just around the corner, partially hidden by the tan building, I suspect. One can see evidence of it in the prw.

 

I liked the beware  swinging axes. 

 

Sums up the level of peril nicely

 

The green lights don't help

 

Andy

 

 

Edited August 7, 2023 by SM42

[newbryford]

4 hours ago, SM42 said:

We've been out pottering around the area today and found a broad gauge railway. 

 

 

 

Not something you see everyday, unless of course you live in these parts. 

 

Of course we stopped off in a cake shop that has a sideline in coffee

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now this is a boat lift...

 

[NHY 581]

5 hours ago, Dave Hunt said:

 

Being a Welsh hippo he has to go back to the land of red rugby shirts at frequent intervals to get reacquainted with sheep, bara brith and leeks so North Hipposhire becomes free and clear. Those occasions are advertised by the local tourist information centres so you could visit then.

 

Dave

 

 

[New Haven Neil]

if you go down to the woods today, you may get......a Paneer!

 

 

...and a Peckett.

 

[J. S. Bach]

79 years ago today:

"Vinegar Joe" Stillwell was promoted to full general.

[J. S. Bach]

27 minutes ago, New Haven Neil said:

if you go down to the woods today, you may get......a Paneer!

 

 

...and a Peckett.

 

I can do the pannier reasonably well:

 

But for the Peckett; well, this will have to suffice:

 

 

[monkeysarefun]

On 06/08/2023 at 05:16, polybear said:

 

Not yet - though they're in tomorrow's Final - against some bunch called Oz apparently......

 

Taunting you personally with  @polybear soft toys...

 

 

 

 

Edited August 7, 2023 by monkeysarefun

[J. S. Bach]

Night Owl from a thundering Piedmont.

[Happy Hippo]

The Hippo is Dead!

 

Long live the Bear.

[AndyID]

8 hours ago, SM42 said:

 

 a pair of giant swinging axes perhaps

 

 

I believe it's actually "No Two-tone Horns"

 

[Dave Hunt]

3 hours ago, Happy Hippo said:

The Hippo is Dead!

 

Long live the Bear.

 

What is this about?

 

Dave

[Dave Hunt]

I’ve just had an email from HH saying that a friend of his has been banned from TNM by Phil Parker because of something posted here last night and as a result he (HH) has left RM Web. HH is currently unavailable on the phone for clarification of what has gone on so I have PM’d Phil Parker for more information.

 

Dave

Edited August 8, 2023 by Dave Hunt

[cctransuk]

2 hours ago, Dave Hunt said:

 

What is this about?

 

Dave

 

Quite!

 

Would this zoo / safari not be more comfortable in PM area?

 

If it remains in the public area, the various animals are in danger of being run over by trains!

 

CJI.

[Dave Hunt]

1 minute ago, cctransuk said:

 

Quite!

 

Would this zoo / safari not be more comfortable in PM area?

 

If it remains in the public area, the various animals are in danger of being run over by trains!

 

CJI.

 

See my latest post.

 

Dave

[cctransuk]

Just now, Dave Hunt said:

 

See my latest post.

 

Dave

 

I have - but it still makes no sense / has little relevance to most of us.

 

Frankly, I think that all this pen name thing is nonesense, but it seems that I am in a minority there.

 

John Isherwood.

[Rugd1022]

Pertinent to the title of this 'ere section of RMWeb, today is the sixtieth anniversary of the 'great train robbery', when the 1M44 overnight Glasgow to Euston TPO was stopped at Sears Crossing between Leighton Buzzard and Cheddington just after 3am on 8th August 1963 and relieved of just under £2.6m, roughly £45m in today's money.

 

Driver Jack Mills...

 

 

Secondman David Whitby...

 

 

 

[polybear]

1 hour ago, Dave Hunt said:

I’ve just had an email from HH saying that a friend of his has been banned from TNM by Phil Parker because of something posted here last night and as a result he (HH) has left RM Web. HH is currently unavailable on the phone for clarification of what has gone on so I have PM’d Phil Parker for more information.

 

Dave

 

Bear, for one will be most sorry to see Big H (my Partner in Crime**) leave us; if I'm right in thinking that the person banned is @br2975 (BR - please correct me via PM if I've got this wrong) then that'll be a sad state indeed - I've always found BR's posts (particularly with regard to all things Police related) to be most interesting and useful.

 

(**Cake snafflin')

 

Yours,

A Sad, Sad Bear......😢

 

 

 

 

 

[Dave Hunt]

3 hours ago, cctransuk said:

 

I have - but it still makes no sense / has little relevance to most of us.

 

Frankly, I think that all this pen name thing is nonesense, but it seems that I am in a minority there.

 

John Isherwood.

 

John, I'm sorry but I would have thought that the author of this thread leaving RM Web because of another contributor being censured, punished, call it what you will would be of interest and/or relevance to several people who post here. All I am trying to do is get to the bottom of what has happened and why. If this offends you I am sorry but I intend trying to establish the facts and unless a large number of TNMers object I will carry on posting my findings.

 

Regarding pen names, whilst I see no reason to use one myself, I'm sure that others have good reasons for so doing. In fact, don't you use one yourself?

 

Dave

[Dave Hunt]

This morning my sciatic pain was so bad that I rang the GP practice and much to my amazement spoke to a receptionist within a few minutes and got an appointment to see what they call an urgent case practitioner within the hour. He told me that my MRI scan of 3 weeks ago showed what I suspected, i.e., degradation of the lower spine leading to irritation of the nerves and that as a result the practice wrote last week to the spinal unit of the hospital I had given as my choice. I did say that it would have been nice to be told about this but he made no comment. He then said that all they (the GP practice) could now do was to help me with pain control, which is fair enough, and has given me a prescription for a cocktail of analgaesics that I hope to pick up from the pharmacy later today. It has taken me nearly five months to get this far but at least things do seem to be happening.

 

Dave

[Dave Hunt]

I have been in contact with our moderator, Phil Parker, and br2975 is no longer banned from TNM. I will let HH know.

 

Dave

Edited August 8, 2023 by Dave Hunt

[cctransuk]

2 hours ago, Dave Hunt said:

 

John, I'm sorry but I would have thought that the author of this thread leaving RM Web because of another contributor being censured, punished, call it what you will would be of interest and/or relevance to several people who post here. All I am trying to do is get to the bottom of what has happened and why. If this offends you I am sorry but I intend trying to establish the facts and unless a large number of TNMers object I will carry on posting my findings.

 

Regarding pen names, whilst I see no reason to use one myself, I'm sure that others have good reasons for so doing. In fact, don't you use one yourself?

 

Dave

 

Dave,

 

Being put on the 'naughty step' is nothing new to me - it goes with the territory of 'speak your mind'! I don't think that going off in a huff is the answer, though.

 

I did think that the whole Hippo, Bear and cake thing had got a bit out of hand.

 

As to pseudonyms, I had to choose one when I joined, but I always sign off as John Isherwood or CJI - I flatter myself that most members know who CJI is by now!

 

John Isherwood.

[Mike Bellamy]

1 hour ago, Dave Hunt said:

I have been in contact with our moderator, Phil Parker, and br2975 is no longer banned from TNM. I will let HH know.

 

 

Thanks Dave - much appreciated.

 

Perhaps it's appropriate at this time to go back to Richard's first posting in this topic in July 2020 - and with hindsight it could be said that "Wheeltappers" might have been a more appropriate place rather than in "Modelling" although there is always the "Ignore" button for those who find the content is not quite what they expected.

 

 

The Night Mail is the antidote for Early Risers and for those who don't have to get up so early!

 

This page of letters, continuing themes.

Tell us your nightmares, and your dreams.

 

If you are a girl without a blog,

Or a boy who wants a dog

 

You're welcome to relay your news 

What you tell us you can choose.

 

We're here to listen and to chat.

It really is about all that.

 

We'll talk boats, and cars and planes

Unlike ERs, we welcome trains.

 

Show your pictures, good and bad.

Tell of the things that make you mad.

 

So come in here and show your face

All are welcome in this place.

 

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[Dave Hunt]

28 minutes ago, cctransuk said:

 

Dave,

 

Being put on the 'naughty step' is nothing new to me - it goes with the territory of 'speak your mind'! I don't think that going off in a huff is the answer, though.

 

I did think that the whole Hippo, Bear and cake thing had got a bit out of hand.

 

As to pseudonyms, I had to choose one when I joined, but I always sign off as John Isherwood or CJI - I flatter myself that most members know who CJI is by now!

 

John Isherwood.

 

OK John. I don't want to get into any acrimonious exchanges so I'll leave it at that and hope that things settle down. 

 

Dave

[polybear]

47 minutes ago, cctransuk said:

I did think that the whole Hippo, Bear and cake thing had got a bit out of hand.

 

 

That's Bear on the Naughty Step.....😢

[Tony_S]

Back now from what turned out to be a longer time on the tram tour. Part way round one of the Number 28 trams broke down ahead of which caused considerable delay. While we were not moving someone on the  excursion tram in our two tram convoy went into some sort of diabetic event and wasn’t responding. Lisbon is certainly a place where motorcycle paramedics would be useful. Once the passenger was collected and taken away by ambulance we attempted to move but the driver couldn’t release the handbrake. There was a big shiny wheel attached to the shaft in shown in my photo. The driver tried levering the ratchet and pawl to no effect but flagged down a tram coming the other way way. That driver got off and whacked the brake mechanism with a heavy rod and everything worked.

After we got off the tram everything else was a bit rushed and they missed out the loo break on the coach trip which wasn’t popular with some of the passengers. 
I got shouted at and threatened with police at port security.  My  belt on my shorts is plastic and isn’t easily removable. The security agent insisted I remove it so I said I would try and stepped back out of the way to try to comply. Hence the resultant “police police” raised voice. The next scanner just called me round and said belt, plastic , no metal. I said yes, and he waved me through to the body scanner without removing my belt which also indicated no metal anywhere. 
We have been in and out of a number of EU countries on this cruise. No one has stamped our passports. Only one port insisted we take our passports ashore and then didn’t supply any immigration staff to look at them. Also people joining tue cruise at that port were delayed as the ship couldn’t let anyone board 

 

Edited August 8, 2023 by Tony_S