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Ribble Rail is still posting regular updates and the work is going well. The south foot crossing has been removed. The new northern one is now in use along with the temporary steps for the three peaks footpath. The southern end of the down platform has been fenced off for about two coach lengths to allow work to start on the footbridge and lift foundations. A lot of work has been done on the site of the sidings with a small shanty town of offices drying room etc installed. The work is certainly coming on apace now that all the permissions are in place. Jamie

Florence may have reached her destination but Cecilia is still going strong. 102 metres last week at 15, 967. 93 metres to go. The other three haven't reported in recently. Jamie

I have several similar scars on my left index finger from when I was about 10 or so. The one on my right hand was from accidentally hitting someone's glasses in a fight at school. Jamie

I have been told that there is no difference. Just that medical grade costs many times more. I believe that it was invented to glue wounds together in Vietnam. Activated by moisture and exposure to air I think. Bon courage. Jamie

Good to see that there is progress. Thanks for posting. It's good that there is such a convenient vantage point. Jamie

Have seen mention of a 32 mile possession. Jamie

The person maki g the post did make the point that possession sites are getting longer and longer and thus harder to inspect before handback. Jamie

From a post elsewhere on this site the object was an unrecovered piece of rail from the possession. Jamie

Good moaning from the Charente. I got my eyes tested yesterday and can still see. That's a positive. In the afternoon I placed the last water butt and filled it from one of the others. We now have over 6000 litres stored for the summer. After the next bit of rain it should be 7000. That's enough for the veg patches if we have a hosepipe ban. This must be doing us good as the water bill came yesterday. Our consumption last year was only 52 cubic metres as opposed to 77 the year before and 92 in 2021. Another positive. A regular Doctors visit this morning then the supermarket. What a thrilling life we lead. Regards to all, and of course Sundry. Jamie

I have a vague memory that a third device, another plutonium bomb like the Nagasaki one, was not far off being built. Another factor was that by then, Truman was president. He had been an Artillery officer in WW1 and believed in the use of overwhelming force to bring about an end. Jamie

I usually enjoy myself by insisting that they move the bag and then sitting in the seat. I have great fun. My ex colleague and I also enjoyed ourselves one day on a crowded cross country train when some fellow in a suit and tie with laptop and phone insisted on sitting in our reserved seats. He did get up rather fast when assisted by Keith and I. Jamie.

It was the secondary target that day. I can't remember what the primary one was but it was obscured by cloud. Jamie

Andy beat me to it. Yes the dust shield that stops all sorts of carp getting into the bearing. I think I made ours out of 9mm ply from an old baseboard. Waste not want not. Jamie

That would make sense. Though by the 1890's sprung oilers made from wool on a spring steel base were in use. I had to commission some for the horse tram. Jamie

Just don't get too close when you wave. Such a manouver didn't do the Costa Concordia much good. Jamie

Where is the wood and is the actual bearing surface brass. Jamie

I used to try and take 3 weeks off for our main holiday. When we were on 8 hour shifts, with a bit of planning g 14 days annual leave got you 3 weeks off. Then some fool put us on Ottowa shits, or 10 hours, 6 on 4 off. Annual leave was then converted to hours and it was very easy to use up a lot of hours. Jamie

How do you know he uses a commode, pray tell. Jamie

Good moaning from the Charente. It's sunny but cool outside. I'm off to The Danglies for the second part of my eye test the probably to the opticians to part with money. Ttfn. Jamie

I did wonder when Stukas were mentioned if this incident happened in 1940. Jamie

A new video of the stretch near the Thame Valley viaduct has just been posted. The viaduct itself is coming on apace and even appears to have the first decking units in place though they are obviously having problems with at least one pier foundation. Jamie

Andy and I were allowed out to play again on Friday and despite the rain had a good few hours down at Juille. Not a lot of trains to see but 27053 turned up with a train of a few tankers plus a lot of steel wagons just after the rain stopped. Neither of us had got a line in the book all afternoon but just before we left the repeater for Luxe changed which usually means that a southbound is approaching. Suddenly I saw two E4000's in my rear view mirror coming south with the log train. 4019 and 4020. Too quick for a photo but it was two line in the book for me. A good end to the afternoon. Jamie

I'll second what Jonathan has said above. Though I've no plans to write a book I am trying to get an article together about Beadmans wagon works and it's history which could either go to the MRS Journal or would also fit in the HMRS Journal. On that subject can I just post a gem of a photo that has come my way today. For the past few months I've been in touch with a guy called Peter Knife who s]lives in South Australia but who is building a model of Grassington station. Between us we have been sorting out wagon liveries. He was stumped by the two local coal merchants whose wagons were registered with the Midland Railway, namely Anthony Dean who bought two wagons in 1902 built by G R Turner. and J Wignall who also bought two wagons from Harrison and Camm the same year. These were the entries in my database. Presumably they were bought for new traffic when the Grassington Branch opened that year. I suggested to Pater that he try contacting someone who might have copies of old Parish magazines or Methodist Circuit magazines. I had got livery details for C J Lord of Settle from an advert in a Circuit magazine from Settle. Anyway the idea paid off and Peter got this photo sent to him. What a marvellously evocative photo. Peter had by chance got in touch with the son of the last stationmaster at Grassington. Apparently Dean had leased his wagons through the North Central finance co but later bought them outright. One of the leasing plates was found when the site was being cleared. Peter thinks that the livery would be as follows Anthony Dean Coal Merchant No 2 Grassington. It's marvellous how such little gems turn up. Jamie

Some years ago I was involved in running a thing called Treasures Revealed, that got places of worship of all sorts to open for visitors. The steering group was great, with lapsed Salvtionist who is now paga, sitting next to a Catholic Monsignor and various other faiths represented round the table. We were also made very welcome at the places of worship. North Leeds synagogue was very welcoming but as to food the Sikhs always came out on top. Jamie

Just to expand on that the tram was built in 1898 and the teak pannelling was all backed with canvas bonded with white lead. Interestingly the framing and structure was very similar to a four wheeled railway wagon. The corner joint's where the head stocks, solebars and corner pillars joined were lovely bits of interlocking mortice and tenon joints, held together by a big Whitworth bolt. Jamie