Bon Accord

Have to admit that I didnt realise it was My Dear Old Thing's finale. I spent the day occasionally visiting the on-line updates. If I'd known, I'd have had TMS on all day.

For some of the best bits, have a listen to this: a comilation made by 5Live/TMS in 2013:

An Ivatt 2MT 2-6-0 never offends...

Emotional

"electric" according to one commentator, http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/articles/2008/08/06/history_end_of_steam_1968_feature.shtml

"No more dirty 'ands!"

Much further north than that - (Sc).

Can we have some of that?

No its what I have at the moment here in Melbourne Winter! Brrr give me a heat wave any day!

I was in the area last August after fresh snowfall, the mountains, rivers and frozen lakes were simply breathtaking. Still signs of the steam era to be seen at plaves likes Arthurs Pass. It's a great clip.

It's a magnificent place - 15 years since I was last there though :-(

I seem to have the opposite. Lord alone knows where my other large independent snow plough is. I know I had two as I have a photo of them each end of a 26.

I read that as going through your sock cupboard.

Which one have you just seen?

I take it England are playing a little under par

.....and then there are England batting collapses!

What kind of music do they play?

Lovely - sadly missed I can still see passengers wincing as they departed - one end first then a double dose from the rear.

Is that what Jeremy is doing now? I do like a nice Vienetta but they were a lot quieter in my day...

Thanks but the link isn't that for me at the moment.

Thanks Michael; poignant shot that.

Thanks from me too. I used to travel with mother every school holidays on the 'Elizabethan' or the 'Y.Pullman'. Very happy memories. She used to give me a shilling to give to the driver if he was on time!

Alas, the A4s had the benefit of running along the "fast" route. I shudder to think how they'd have performed on the NBR tracks......

Yes, I always think that the Manchester-Liverpool timings could be improved if they built half a dozen Pollitt singles.

Do it! Get a decent engine!

Seen a photo of one running light over the Royal Border In '62. Looks like they got as far as Berwick on occasion.

Suits me just fine that!

Well it would look good alongside my recently acquired J35 and detailed J83!

UPS couldn't find a 150 year old house ("is it a new build?") in a group of 8 houses surrounded by half a mile of fields in either direction. Twice. Despite having directions and my phone number just in case.

Some drivers are on drugs and randomly deliver parcels to anywhere they fancy - I do believe..

Finally got my parcel yesterday afternoon by spending a couple of hours comparing the image they'd sent me of my "neighbours" door with those doors on houses with similar sounding street names - finally found it after much frustration and marched off to collect. No thanks whatsoever to DPD who have not been in contact since I raised the initial issue.

Agreed!

Well done Grimsby, also North Ferriby promoted to the Conference, Just need Hull to get back in to the Premiership. It's looking good for Humberside ( Prefer Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire )

Quite right.

Good spot! Hadn't noticed that before. :-)