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  1. Learning to shot the critters to feed his family as a boy was how the famous Sgt. York learned to shoot superbly. Those skills were put to a different use against rather larger grey targets in WW1. If I remember correctly he single handedly pinned down a whole German regiment with accurate rifle fire. Jamie
  2. There was one just north of Chesterfield that was opened out but I can't remember it's name. The removed earth was deposited nearby and caused problems a few years ago. Jamie
  3. As HH has explained it was to stop valuable sheep and cattle breaking their legs. The moles weren't hung up alive. All part of growing up in the country, for which I am grateful. My school friends were both farmers sons with neighbouring farms. You would probably have liked the style of our GP, David Hyslop aka Dr Slop. He carried detonators in his boot in case he had a patient up the valley who needed to get to hospital 30 miles away when the roads were snowed up. He also attended the farm next to the moles where my friend Richard lived. Their sheepdog had nearly ripped 8 yr old Richards ear off. His mother was a former nurse and the hospit was 20 miles away. Dr Slop told the mum to scrub the kitchen table and sewed the ear back on. We closely examined the stitches at school 2 days later. Many years later A Dr friend of Beth's heard that I was from Settle and told us about Dr Slop and the urban (rural) legends that were still told about him. She told us about a totally fabricated tale about him sewing boys ear back on in a farmhouse kitchen. Her face was a picture when I told her that the tale was very much true. Jamie
  4. Good evening, a good day has been had and trains have been watched. I was even home in time to cook tea. Fresh lamb steaks, plus mashed potato, carrots and broccoli. Mint sauce and mint jelly. All fresh ingredients, 7 Jamie
  5. You seem to have missed a couple of items from the beginning of the list. A shed is mentioned but not that it has to be insulated and heated plus big enough for your planned layout etc. Secondly it must be close to efficient public transport, preferably a railway station. Every property should fit those two before discussing minor details such as rooms. Jamie
  6. HS2 have just posted this video about the Bromford tunnels. Some interesting facts discussed. Jamie
  7. On one of our school cross country runs we used to pass a field where the farmer hung the moles that he caught on a barbed wire fence alongside the road. Such was country life. I always went even slower on the next stretch as I could watch a BR standard shunting the lime sidings at Giggleswick station. Jamie
  8. Good moaning. I must have been a good boy yesterday. Shopping done, some DIY and gardening stuff sourced then I did the ironing to the sounds of ABBA and Supertrouper. The upshot is I:0've been allowed out for the day. Fistboff is to collect new glasses, my wallet is already trying to hide in panic mode. Then off train watching for the rest of the day. Sounds like a good plan to me,. Jamie
  9. I've been beaten to ii well done Julie Baz other's have beaten me to it. Pewter is the likely suspect. Mild heat and araldite. If you warm that bent undercarriage up with something like a hair drier it should bend back. Good luck. Jamie
  10. Actually I think it is called Chevet cutting but is near to Crofton. Jamie
  11. I presume that it is metal. If so it looks similar to some that I saw that were produced, unofficially in aircraft factories during the war. The ones I saw were in the ho e of Beth's aunt who had worked at Castle Bromwich. I think they were polished steel. If the material is steel araldite may be the best solution. If it's some sort of cast monkey metal/ It might even solder. Jamie
  12. Crofton tunnel just south of Wakefield was indeed opened out to create a very deep cutting with four tracks in it. Jamie
  13. Simples just rotate your non dominant wrist and glance at your watch. Jamie
  14. You obviously drew on your long experience of standing in the rain in your previous employment @br2975. Though I was always told that it was a poor Bobby that got wet. Nice to see the pictures though. Jamie
  15. Good moaning, what a busy lot you were in the last 24:hours. Took a lot of catching up. We got to Angouleme in good time and everything went very well. The Anaesthetist was very good. Lunch was enjoyed at a Chinese buffet, some shops were visited then we came home. In the evening we. Had a good hours natter with Martin and Katie. Shopping this morning then as yet unspecified pottering this afternoon. Jamie
  16. If there is no wall on the left it's a hangar not a shed. Jamie
  17. A quick good moaning g and good wishes to our squadron leader. I be I've that his bedside reading is due to be, Midland Loco sheds by Hawkins and Reeve. Jamie
  18. Good moaning from the Charente. A very good evening g was had last night with some neighbours round for dinner. They had just arrived back from the UK. It's a custom to offer a meal in such circumstances as it saves them shopping and cooking when tired. They do the same in return. Beth made a lovely fish pie, and an apple tart with Bramley Apples. As well as red wine Peter and I sampled a local artisan Cognac. It will have to be sampled again. This morning we are due to head for Angouleme for Beth to see the Anaethetist and hsbpve an Xtay. A meal will be had whilst in the city. Regards to all and of course Sundry. Jamie
  19. Best wishes to DH for tomorrow. There is also a severe environmentaldisaster caused by the monoculture with so many almonds.there isn't enough variety to suppirt many bird and insect species Inc, uding the bees that are needed for pollination. Jamie
  20. Thanks very much for that @4630@4630. 72/73 Iwas at the Poly lib NG ianmouse infested bedsit up Halifax Old Road so Bradford Road was my way into town. The Indian curry house was known to us a Chiefeys and we never asked exactly what kind of meat was in his fridge. It:s great to see real evidence of the work ongoing. I presume that the rep, a cement span is somewhere nearby ready to be lifted into place. Jamie
  21. There are various videos on YouTube from the weekend showing the major works over Easter. There is work at Mirfield and Ravensthrpe but the major work appears to be at Huddersfield. I think this is a 10 day closure. It seems that there is work goi g on in the station to create the extra platform to the north in the stabling sidi gs and the it seems that a bridge in the viaduct is being replaced. I think that it's one span of the viaduct over Bradford Road. From the several video as posted by Sarah Bell they have removed a steel span on the north side of the viaduct. There is a large crane there and the old span is bei g cut up in the roadway. I think that the southern pair of tracks which cross a stone arch are still in place. I'm fairly certain about Bradford Road as I used to cycle that way to the Poly in 1972 and have memories of an Indian takeaway there. Jamie
  22. Good moaning g from the Charente. Weather is due to be damp again today. Plaques was marked here by a trip to the market then a n enjoyable game of Belote with friends in the afternoon. A batch of cheese scones were sampled later. Not a lot on the agenda for today. Ttfn. Jamie
  23. Rail Focus has uploaded another video about the TRU, this one concentrates on the Huddersfield to Dewsbury stretch. Jamie
  24. I did read a report several months ago that the concrete slab track bases are being cast in a new factory at Merehead, maybe it hasn't been commissioned yet. I suspect that rail will have to come in via Calvert and the plans for the depot and Infrastucture base have only just been approved. Jamie
  25. And another showing progress on the Copthall tunnel It does appear to be progressing well. As it links up with the Colne Valley viaduct there is going to be a finished trackbed from Wendover to the south end of Copthall in a few months time. I wonder if they will start fitti g out the track on this section that will be about 20km long. Jamie
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