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  1. 11B

    11B

    RIP Caroline Aherne, another wounderful comedian/writer gone.

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    2. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      What?!!!?

    3. Londontram

      Londontram

      2016 has turned out to be a harsh year so far

    4. Ian J.

      Ian J.

      Sad to hear. She'd had battles with cancer a few times in her life is seems.

  2. 11B

    11B

    Well Scotsman is out, this was confirmed by the fact that getting into Carnforth was almost impossible, the station was packed and police in large numbers including the police helicopter. o yes and just to make it worse it's the towns caravel as well.

    1. George Leacon

      George Leacon

      At least the public interest is there!

  3. 11B

    11B

    I didn't think that you could call paint stripper a "full bodied red wine"

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    2. 11B

      11B

      Funnily enough it was from Chile, and no hangover

    3. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      I dunno what it is about Chilean wines. They always cause hangovers for me. No other country's wine does this.

    4. dvdlcs

      dvdlcs

      retsina

  4. 11B
    Hi Jim and all, It was nice to meet you, photos already on here http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/82181-railway-photos-around-north-lancashire-south-cumbria/?p=2341674 So here we have the man him self departing Carnforth Not the best photo's I've ever taken, I should have taken my big camera and tripod.... Instead I took my wife's compact (camera that is) You seemed to have made good time to Blackpool Kind regards Ian
  5. 11B

    11B

    Nettle sting's in places that would even make Boris's eyes water

    1. Tim Dubya

      Tim Dubya

      whatever boats yer float

  6. 11B
    Well last night I head down to Carnforth station to see what Network Rail had out and about First up was 2C40 21:43hrs Barrow in Furness to Preston 156482 and 156451 Any body know that gent in orange? Then the reason I went down Network Rail test train comprising of 9702, 72631, 6264, 975091 (Mentor) and DRS 37604
  7. 11B

    11B

    Last night I had a breif encounter with a fellow RMweber under the station clock at Carnforth!

    1. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

    2. Tim Dubya

      Tim Dubya

      Victoria was the best!

  8. 11B
    Is it this one? http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/H37942/2016/06/16/advanced Ian
  9. 11B
    Do you pick it up in the loop at Carnforth or the station? I may pop down if I can stay awake!!! Ian
  10. 11B

    11B

    So there I am stud behind the door when the post lady sticks a card through to say I'm not in and the parcel has been left at a house down the road. as I open the door she tells me she didn't know I was in so left the parcel down the street! But you never knocked I said.. She then told me if it was to much trouble for be to go and collect it she would get it and drop it of later! Royal mail making Yodel look good

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    2. NHY 581

      NHY 581

      Garden 'ose, mon repose ?

    3. dvdlcs

      dvdlcs

      When I lived in the UK, I used to receive a lot of (eBay) parcels at home. As I worked, and therefore often wasn't at home when the post lady came on her bike, I made an arrangement with her to leave anything for me at the village PO and just put a parcel slip through the door and I would collect when I could. It was then that she told me that for registered mail with a specific delivery time that they must make an attempt to do so, even though they know the person almost certainly won...

    4. dvdlcs

      dvdlcs

      't be at home, as was the case with me.

       

      On the odd occasions that I was at home when she called, it was a little annoying if a parcel slip came through the door but this gave me the perfect excuse to walk to the PO later in the day and collect my goodies.

  11. 11B

    11B

    SHMBO has been out and got new paintfor the living room. The good news is that they seem to be railway colours. The not so good news is it would match 57601 in Porterbook livery!!!

    1. sharris

      sharris

      The purple bit or the grey bit? ... or both?

    2. 11B

      11B

      Both. But I am tempted to paint 57601 on the wall!

  12. 11B
    Just a small question/thought, why does 97303 have what looks like a radioactive warning sticker next to the main headlight? Nice photo's Jim Ian
  13. 11B

    11B

    Tesco and Wilkinsons have teamed up to make a secret rain making device. They need to be used together and have the code names of fence paint and brush! If you take both outside together the sky turns black, if you atempt to open the "fence paint" it starts to rain!

  14. 11B

    11B

    This week is not going well! Mangaged to stab myself with a used needel at work.... The only up side (if there is one) is that it was from a 90 odd year old woman and not one of the regular IV drug users that was in the next bed!

    1. 46444

      46444

      Hopefully you've filled in a DATEX incident form, notified your line manger and Occupational Health Dept as well as having followed local policy regarding needle stick injury?

    2. 11B

      11B

      O yes, just more blood tests to look forward to...

  15. 11B
    Managed to arrange my brakes at work so I could get down to see it, and I am glad I did. As I said to Jamie (who it was nice to briefly chat with), the photos on here are good, but they don't do it justice. To see it in real life it is stunning, and as for the size.... All involved with its building should be very proud of themselves. Kind regards Ian
  16. 11B
    If you stand in the first doorway with the window down you should. Preston to Carnforth then Cark to Dalton I would guess to be the loudest sections Ian
  17. 11B
    Where is it again and what times please? I pop down Thanks Ian
  18. 11B

    11B

    Sun shine, wind, rain and snow! not a bad afternoon in Carnforth...

    1. beast66606

      beast66606

      same down 'ere

    2. Rowsley17D

      Rowsley17D

      Add thunder and lightning here

  19. 11B

    Loch Dour

    11B replied to kevpeo's topic in Layout topics

    Any relation to Fluff that was at Haverthwaite? Ian
  20. 11B
    To be honest I'm not to sure, they still seem to be doing some repairs/repainting, and shunting stock around the yard. You do hear the 03 whistles most days. Ian
  21. 11B
    Yesterday I needed to nip into the model shop on the station, so didn't take my camera ...... Things were happening First thing I noticed that was a lot of DRS action, early in the day 2C43 was hauled by the newly out shopped 37402, the day did not start well for it, and ended worse! There was no Guard at Carlisle so it worked ECS to Maryport, then 37402 started playing up and the service was terminated at Lancaster instead of Preston. Consequently 2C47 was then cancelled and 5C47 formed from Lancaster to Barrow, 37409 was summoned from Kingmoor and hauled it. We pick this you as 37402 was dethatched from the train and dumped at Carnforth. Fortunately, I had the camera on my, not the best but still 37409 after dropping failed 37402 into the sidings I then turned to notice a strange site for Carnforth at the other end of the platform as the Royal Scotsman stock was been shunted out from WCR. During this exercise I encountered a stupid couple elderly couple how walked off the end of the platform ramp and down the four foot to take a photo of the end of the coaches that where been shunted out! Having shouted them back and explained the danger that they put themselves in the man told me that the coaches have lovely wooden doors on the end and I should take a look! I reiterated their stupidity only for him to genuinely ask if they go back that way will they see the steam engines!!!!! What can I say Anyhow, 2 class 73's where here and about to head back to Scotland 73968 is in the middle and 73969 leading Whilst back in WCR yard 61306 seems to be missing a cab and boiler and 47772 seems to have made its way out and back into public view Ian
  22. 11B

    11B

    Today I watched as an elderly couple walked off the ramp at the end of the platform and along the 4ft to take photos of the lovely woodwn door on the end of the coach whilst stock was been shunted out of WCR. I explains the danger, he said can we get that way to the steam engine's? Then they had an argument about it!

  23. 11B

    11B

    SHMBO left reading glasses at work. Reading new hair drier instructions for her... Hair must be towel dried or fully dry! Why would you need a hair drier if your hair is dry?

    1. Trainshed Terry

      Trainshed Terry

      Its a girl thing .

  24. 11B
    I see from the pages of Facebook that 37402 is now out and about in large logo blue. And looks pretty good too...... Are DRS going for blue/gray livery again whilst bringing Scotland to Cumbria!!! Ian
  25. 11B

    11B

    Have nipped into the doctors today with a medical emergancy, and expecting to have to fight for an appointment with the receptionist, only to be told "go upsatairs and I'll phone the doctor to tell her to see you stright away". Now that is the service we should see from the NHS.

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