JeffP

"Aire des Bles d'Or".

Motorway rest area of the Golden Wheat.

All French motorway rest areas are named, many, being far from a local village, are given fanciful names like the above.

Sorry to those who didn't understand, I've done so much driving in France I assume others have too.

As the years have accumulated on my age, and driving in the UK is now so unpleasant, I probably do more miles over there than in the UK.

But with the SNCF freight yards mostly lying idle and overgrown, the unpleasant experience is growing over there too.

Sorry...back on topic.

23 hours ago, Gedward said:

 

 

"I remember hearing a Nightingale sing somewhere..."

"Berkeley Square per chance?"

"That was it!"

 

 

Aire des Bles d'Or, north of Chateauroux, A20

Interesting, John.

I'm sure you know what rivet counters are?

Now you'll meet feather verifiers.

"I'm sorry, bird x would never sing at this time of day."

"Do you realise that birds y and z are rarely, if ever, found together?"

"Your birdsong seems to be on repeat. Those birds don't repeat phrases..."

And on it goes.

Birders are more picky than railway modellers, trust me😄

19 hours ago, ess1uk said:

Was there ever an explanation as to what happened?

Road accidents rarely get explained.

I too have used Audacity when I put my vinyl collection onto CD.

Time consuming when you have to remove a scratch which repeats, of course, but surprisingly easy to use.

I also have several CD's of birdsong, one of which features the dawn chorus and runs to an hour.

I used to listen to it in my kitchen while preparing evening meals.

Looking out of a dark, rain-lashed window, I was transported to a forest in France.🙂

You learn from it, too.

I was once sat on a motorway rest area near to Chateauroux in central France, listening to a nightingale.

No-one else knew what they were hearing.

But tha

14 minutes ago, adb968008 said:

once in 20 years ? Really ?

 

Whats silly is building not one, not two but three an international stations and closing them, leaving them out of use and having all services run non stop past them.

 

Then complaining the only open station is crowded to excess, because a portion of the passengers cannot use the said closed station.

 

Then running trains to part full capacity, and giving up that extra revenue because it cannot handle the volume.

 

 

But that's the current British way.

If it's not affecting YOU personally, its not happening.

And ET or ES don't need to be re-elected in a year, either.

Might be an idea to edit your title, you might get more replies?

Right...so if the pictured spare boiler is now in use on FS, is the original still around?

And useable?

Sorry if this has been asked before: does Flying Scotsman's spare boiler still exist?

2 minutes ago, John Besley said:

 

Plated and pinned... sorry trying to tripe type one handed is intresting

Unless you already have some, ask for some STRONG painkillers.

My eldest's hurt badly for days after the op, which was done at the National Hand Unit at Derby.

J0883, with a "Prestwin" in the consist.

I built a couple of Airfix ones in 4mm, and was just about to buy the MM1 model in 7mm when Laurie had his accident.

😒

Are you having it pinned?

My eldest has had to have both done...trials bike.

Great Peak photos.

Lucky you got so many namers.

Did the TCE reverse at Nottingham?

The Pug at Goole I do remember, and have seen pics.

Is the first photo really 2000?

Was it some sort of preservation photo opportunity?

Wow.

Hope all is ok.

🙃

French electrics🫢 

You do it, you'd better follow the, (change every year), rules.

They do it, and you get the gallic facial shrug, hey, it'll be ok.

And don't get me started on French plumbing, with it's choice of 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 26, 28mm pipework and half a dozen types of fittings for each diameter.

😒

Fox do 7mm lining.

Surprising, the power of the wind.

This year I've seen it lift and  blow over a water jet cut stainless panel measuring 1300 x 600, complete with two 40mm uprights and 15mm strengtheners top and bottom, total weight around 15kg.

And it was leaning against a wall at an angle of about 15 degrees from the vertical while I drilled the base for fixings.

C2053, is the block of flats in the centre background at Clifton?

Video on retaining walls here:

Yep, been there, done that.

Our bidet ensured no soreness that a friend who underwent the same procedure, reported from the preparatory phase.

Gas and air...but it ran out early on, leaving me in discomfort.

And boy, was I hungry afterwards...

On 11/11/2023 at 18:10, montyburns56 said:

Denaby Crossing in earlier times....

 

By Mitchell Jones

 

 

"Tracky" days.

One of the traders that always supported "O" gauge was DJH/Model Loco.

Not seen them this year, they didn't even go to Barnsley.

Was the train stopped?

His position looks like he's climbing in, or out.