jonny777

I have come to this thread very late, but I remember trains of timber wagons going past my parents house near Sleaford in the mid 1960s. The train originated at Boston Docks and from memory when new the wagons were painted a light green colour, and the train length varied, presumably due to the amount of timber on the latest ship to dock at the port. If the destination was Colwick, it would make a lot of sense because the motive power was usually a class 25 and I always wondered where the train was going, as I never saw them anywhere else.

I think that it may be compensation culture that has encouraged postponements. If the stands are covered in snow and ice, the clubs are probably fearful of someone slipping over in these days where no one seems to be responsible for their own accidents.

Yes, when do West Ham visit Anfield? Might be worth putting a few quid on Roy's departure

This seems to be turning into something of a round-robin with exagerrated changes each time it comes up; especially with 9Fs *and* the ex-LNER Garratt involved. The only photo of this event that I know of was taken by P Ransome-Wallis, and shows the rear of the train with only one wagon and a brake van in shot, plus the two banking engines 69999 and 58100. There may be others, but I cant find any reference to them. The true story is that the train engine was 47972 an ex-LMS Garratt and the year of the photo was 1949 which seems to conclusively preclude the 9Fs. There were no 0-6-0Ts involved either, and the photographer remarked that there were 14 cylinders on the locomotives for 42 wagons on the train.

Where do you get that figure of £100.8 million from? The way I interpreted the figures, the costs of paying interest on the loans that the Glazers have loaded on the club are around £40 million a year, and the total wage bill is £130 million a year. That equals £170 million a year going out of the club. If your turnover is only £286.4 million, I find it hard to understand how a profit is being made (even pre-tax which is a misleading figure in the first place).

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