Chris116

2 hours ago, BoD said:

Morning all.

 

Don’t forget that it’s the weekend so you can have a couple of days doing nothing.  
 

I doubt the SWMBO will agree with that! 

56 minutes ago, newbryford said:

 

Ok - so can it be made to differentiate between G*R and everything else......?

 

 

Everything else drops into the hole and Gods Wonderful Railway is left to run the service properly!

Hat, coat and exit at high speed on the next train from Paddington.

1 hour ago, polybear said:

Lesson for today:

Brand new Kitchen Devil Knives are very, very sharp.  And getting them out of their packaging is a right b'stard

If only that Amazon delivery driver hadn't been so bloody persistent....

You would complain if they were not sharp! Why is it that lots of firms make their packaging so difficult to get at the product they wanted you to buy?

58 minutes ago, grandadbob said:

 

The Boss has been grumbling about having nothing to do and then saying that there is housework that urgently needs attention. I will suggest putting 2 + 2 together!

Have a good one,

Bob.

That is living dangerously! You could land up having volunteered to do that housework in her mind. 

Very sad news, RIP John, and thank you for all the happy memories you gave us. 

2 hours ago, AndyID said:

 

Not HO but there were OO slot cars.

 

https://www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk/index/Category:Minic_Motorways

I had a very large Minic Motorways set up with a five lane figure of eight track. Although they were supposed to be OO, in fact they were much larger being nearer to 7mm scale. 

53 minutes ago, iands said:

Having just looked at some old photos of Bedlington on the internet, it is possible that that end of the platform wasn't originally built with a ramp. The platforms are staggered, so no requirement for a barrow crossing and originally there was a set of points on the other line (opposite where the ramp would have been) serving a set of sidings (I presume the reason for the staggered platforms), and the "space" where the ramp would normally have been is the base for a footbridge, I assume this was provided to maintain pedestrian access along the street when the crossing gates were closed, rather than passenger access between platforms.

Looking at the very good disused-stations.org.uk site the station only had one through platform with a bay for the branch to Newbiggin. The footbridge was there to let people cross the line when the gates were shut due to train movements. The site even has a photo taken in the 1950's with the platform having a ramp with the footbridge on it. I suspect that the ramp was removed either when the footbridge was removed or when the level crossing lost the old swing gates.

10 minutes ago, BernardTPM said:

Looking at J8558 I suspect it was no longer actually a station, so the lack of ramp wouldn't be so odd. The signal is certainly less than the six foot from the platform edge for required fixed obstructions.

Bedlington Station was closed on 2nd November 1964, so had been closed for over 20 years when the photo was taken. 

5 hours ago, 45156 said:

I'd love to see Josh  Turner live - provided we're talking about the same one, who operates on YouTube as Josh Turner Guitar - the nearest to me that he has appeared is Leeds and Carlisle, the former with Carson McKee, Reina Del Cid and Toni Lundgren, and the latter with a choir when he was playing Paul Simon.  If you're talking about the country singer, then I don't follow him - but I've been following Josh Turner Guitar for about ten years now since I found him playing Cannonball Rag on a Mexican Fender.

The Josh Turner I saw was the County singer, in fact I only booked the concert to hear Lainey Wilson, who I love listening to but for me he was very enjoyable as well. 

1 hour ago, Barry O said:

Why have a Office of National Statistics when they can't provide genuine statistics?

 

Baz

You could ask why have a government when half the time they don't govern. 

41 minutes ago, The Stationmaster said:

Which were long ago referred to in some circles as meaning No Valid Qualification - seems there might be more than a grain of truth in that.

The term I heard was No Value Qualification 

2 minutes ago, TomScrut said:

But surely using that logic if anything the slower trains will be cheaper still?

Logic does not always come into it. I have found trips where it is cheaper to travel first class than standard class!

1 hour ago, Tony_S said:

I was just about to mention that the only version I have is by June Tabor and Oysterband. Also available on YouTube from a live performance at the Union Chapel when their Ragged Kingdom record was released.

Union Chapel is one of my favourite venues. I have seen Lainey Wilson, Josh Turner, Sarah Darling and had tickets for 7th May to see Ward Thomas but that has now been put back until later in the year. 

5 hours ago, Happy Hippo said:

Chris,

 

Think tactical!

 

Get her to push you around in the wheelchair.

 

It would give her some support, twice as much exercise and you'd get  a nice rest.

 

All you'd need would be a nice green blanket, a thermos of tea and(of course) a large small  tin of cake

 

Between slurps and munches you could make suitable noises and pretend you were a GWR liveried pannier tank.

SWMBO says she has two sticks to shove...... 

1 hour ago, newbryford said:

Rude word omitted......

 

Are you certain? Think you may need to do a recount just in case 

18 minutes ago, BSW01 said:

Anyway, breakfast has been consumed and muggertea No2 is at hand and I’m about to investigate why the turntable control circuit isn’t working as it should. For this task I’ll be referring to my circuit diagrams and using a multimeter, which Sheila thinks sounds like something from ‘War Of The Worlds’ LP, I personally think she’s losing it. 

 

Stay safe, enjoy the rest of the day, back later 

 

 

Good luck with the testing. 

24 minutes ago, great central said:

For anyone interested it should be live on YouTube, search for BSCDA, likely better than Saturday evening telly.

Anything, including a blank screen is better than the TV being switched on!

14 minutes ago, great central said:

 

Talking of stock cars did you look at the e-meet from virtual Mildenhall last week, looked quite good I thought.

There's another from virtual Skegness at 6 this evening

I missed the Mildenhall one  but will make sure I see the Skegness meeting this evening. I was racing manager for Vince Moody for six years from 1994 to 2000 so spent a lot of time at Skegness as well as Swaffham, Kings Lynn and Sheffield during those years. Saddest thing was the failure of the Speedway but it should have been run in the Conference League for at least the first couple of seasons.

During one of the Iran Wars I was commentating at Mildenhall on the Stock Car racing. Each time the heavy transport planes took off I just put the microphone down as I could not hear what I was saying let alone anyone else in the stadium hearing the speakers! One meeting featured the BriSCA F1 Stock Cars and the sound of 20 454 cubic inch Chevy engines without silencers was totally drowned out by one of the planes taking off. 

1 hour ago, AndrewC said:

What the fork?

They sponsor the Edinburgh Monarchs Speedway team!!!

8 minutes ago, Coombe Barton said:

The Lady of the Awl is now honing her musical skills on piano and harp, though not at the same time. I trust that this may improve her aim.

Be careful that her aim with something heavy at your neck does not improve! 

8 minutes ago, F-UnitMad said:

always a pedant, isn't there???

I just wondered when the madness of isolation had got to him! 

3 minutes ago, PhilJ W said:

When did you carpet the ceiling?