KeithMacdonald

Agreed, and why bother renaming it at all? I thought it was all part of trying to convince us that Shipton Abbot is somewhere mysterious in Devon. Not around Looe in Cornwall at all. Like the house boat the Inspector is living on. Which I think is close to Pentille Castle on the bend of the Tamar, https://www.bing.com/maps/?cp=50.459217~-4.239171&lvl=18.0&style=h

I except loads of us have heard this on the low-fi radio. It's taken me many years to realise what a beautiful prayer is within.

Wow! Looks like a Bond film setting?

Ah, Tornado... https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00lff2s/top-gear-series-13-episode-1

It's like Trigger's broom. As a frugal Scottish person, I despair. I must prefer Tornado.

I hope this qualifies? Bridport 1974, the end of the line (literally and metaphorically) for a much neglected station. One track already removed, peeling paint, broken windows, weeds growing everywhere...

Printing the money is so old-fashioned, and in any case, they want to get rid of printed money. Nowadays, it's called Quantitative Easing and they've been doing it since 2009. Not so much a Fake Dapol Product, more of a Fake Currency Product.

And (inevitably) the short-term thinking has long-term consequences. In my own industry (for one) what had been outsourced to other countries (because they seemed cheaper) had a seriously negative impact on the quality of the product, the logistics and the supply chain. After a big shake-up of management, the outsourced production work was bought back to the UK. Moving work offshore also has an inevitable effect on the manufacturing sector of the UK. Long-term work lost has an inevitable effect on the UK skills-base. Yes we all want cheaper prices - and then wonder why so many UK manufacturing firms (and retail shops) have closed. Also, didn't we have RMWeb inmates happily reporting Hornby explaining why they are bringing a small part of their production work back to the UK?

Based on personal experiences in another industry with a similar phenomena, maybe because the original contract was for a specific quantity, and then no more were ordered? In the case I'm thinking of, the UK owner of the IPR had closed their UK factory, making a few hundred people redundant. All because the senior management and accountants could see a fairly quick way to reduce production costs, increasing profit (and their bonuses). The UK management then thought it wasn't worth making any more of that particular product. But the new manufacturer was sitting on brand-new tooling for a good product that they perceived wasn't wanted anymore, and it would be a waste if it wasn't used. You might wonder who exactly has lost out here. The UK management would (of course) portray themselves as the "victim" in any news or publicity. But you cannot con an honest man. They thought they could get more profit by using Chinese workers instead of British workers. The British workers had already lost out. As for the UK management, some might call it kharma. You might (by now) be noticing a similar pattern across a huge number of other industries.

and like mules, they carry a lot of gear.

That's normal for Newton Abbot.

Thunderbirds are go(ing)?

And after they got out of the van...

Damn! I forgot to email Peco on 1st April, to ask when their new Streamline Mixed Gauge track is being released.

Here's another one, in different times (before ULEZ)

Excellent. 😁 That got me wondering what else is flying around at v.high speed. Then I thought of the two Voyager probes. I'm in awe and joy that something launched into space in 1977 is still working. If we took Mach 1 as 1,235 km/h, it's theoretically cruising at about Mach 50. I'll get the next line in before the Space Pedants arrive. Yes I do know there's no air out there for sound to travel through at any speed. In space, no one can hear you scream. https://www.sciencefocus.com/space/how-fast-are-the-voyager-spacecrafts-travelling

Or go shrimp fishing in tropical storms? Or run an ultra-marathon across the USA?

That reminds me... From Jo Nova

I thought I'd try making some finescale track, but I'm having trouble getting some of the rails to fit in the sleepers. Can anyone offer any advice?

It's too good to not be true. https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/royal-navy-landing-ship-to-support-scottish-ferry-crisis-2/

This one's going to have to go in the "For those that like ships" topic as well. It's too good to not be true. https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/royal-navy-landing-ship-to-support-scottish-ferry-crisis-2/

One for the Armchair Admirals? https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-to-order-third-carrier-due-to-russian-threat/