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I think "d" was another "hit by mistake".

Just blundered across this photo of an S160 wending it's way West through Somerset in August 1944. Might be of interest to some on this thread if only for it's extreme rarity value: http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/PETER-GRAY-Easing-strain-help-pond/story-13807470-detail/story.html Edit from same source details of the first one to appear at Newton Abbot too and other details in the narrative http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/PETER-GRAY-Yanks-greeted-great-excitement/story-13872329-detail/story.html

I see the Rhino has escaped from the compound again.......

Is this delightful building the right Town Hall?:

Is this any good? Doesn't look anywhere near big enough for the job IMHO.

Correct. Under the stairs is where we store all of our tins of baked beans, peeled plum tomatoes, frankfurters in brine and John West salmon to ensure our post nuclear survival.

You've not seen the rubbish he's got up there

Fortunately the therapy appears to have worked in your case. There is no known cure for repeated exposure to this ditty: The psychological trauma it caused me cannot really be discussed on a public forum such as this, and it remains firmly in my Top Ten recordings I never want to hear again.

Late amendment to the publicity materials as Jimmy is dropped from the proposed range after a public outcry.

You could be in luck if you can track down the Russian sausage van over the weekend. Yesterday Olga was giving out complimentary Russian Fruit Cake to the people of South Brent as they queued for their free sausages: Only 537 calories per serving.

I was quite disconcerted to see that advance elements of 20th Tank Destroyer Brigade of the Soviet 62nd Army had reached ANTB after a 4,090 km. trek West from Stalingrad. I went to investigate and found this rather sinister looking van, with a large aerial, parked by the River Avon just outside Brent. It was guarded by a large unfriendly looking chain smoking Russian lady in Red Army uniform. Gingerly I approached her and, to my surprise, she said, in slightly accented but jovial English, "Don't vorry, Comrade,zis van is not vot it seems. You sink it is a Gaz-AAA Radio Van sent to spy and report to Moscow on activities in the South Hams don't you?" Well I couldn't get a word in edgeways before she continued "Vell it is not. Ze van has been specially converted for our mission. Vud you like to look inside?" "Oh, alright then" I blurted out, not knowing what to expect, and this is what greeted me: "Ve have come to ze South Hams in a spirit of Glasnost to finally put an end to sausage rationing" she said with a beaming smile. ."Vud you like to take some avay viv you?"...... Historical note: Sausages were only rationed between 1942 and 1944 but were full of bread and other rubbish at other times.

Very strange to see Bradford City have been "rewarded" for pulling off the "Greatest F.A. Cup Shock of All Time" by being totally ignored by the live TV schedulers. West Brom v. West Ham and Aston Villa v Leicester City* = the romance and magic of the F.A.Cup - really? *I'm a Leicester fan but can't face another helping of the Villa having already sat through two turgid league encounters this season.

......constant mirth to schoolboys.....these station announcements have hardly changed in more than forty years apart from self closing doors getting a mention nowadays https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4lcjP8gbAc

Just been watching MOTD and they had a poll where 77% of viewers seemed to think that Chelsea 2 Bradford City 4 is the greatest F.A.Cup shock of all time. Utter b*ll**ks and all the proof you'll ever need that the average television football fan has no idea whatsoever but agrees with Robbie Fowler.

Unfortunately Leicester have the worst losing record in F.A.Cup Final history - no wins from four Final appearances. Mind you we have still have an outside chance of repeating our 1969 "double" of relegation of the top flight and a losing F.A. Cup Final appearance, but we won't have to play Man City in the Final this year

Well I am going to recycle it now I've got a copy of that photo. I like the viewpoint - presumably it's an Andy Y special?

Yes - excellent result for Leicester City at White Hart Lane (sorry), but on balance would rather have had the League points against Tottenham on Boxing Day.

Will this be a Collector's item in years to come? Front page and December.

What no more chubby chummy Brummie blokeishness? No more death stares aimed at him from Roy Keane after yet another dumb question or comment? I have never forgiven him for leaving BBC MOTD2 and exposing me to Colin Murray, who was ten times more irritating and annoying than Chiles.

Twenty years ago this week since Eric Cantona took up Kung Fu: Time flies seems like only yesterday.

Plymouth Control: "That's Broccoli again. They say they'll be in a mess unless another couple of specials can be run this afternoon.We're alright for paths and empties" "Reg - what about locos?" "What for Cornwall? - I haven't got the power available there at the moment." "Haven't you? I'll give Paddington a ring." "No, wait a minute, what about Tigley Junction, I drove past there on the way in this morning and, as usual in midweek, there were loads of locos standing about doing absolutely nothing." "Yes it's an odd situation there - Shed Master Sweet really doesn't like his locomotives to run when it's too cold in the garage." "Poppycock - I'll give him a ring, he must be able to spare a Grange or a Hall, as he's just had a brand new Castle allocated........" (with thanks to BTF)

Reading General if you need an avatar image this one recycled from the RMWeb Xmas Quiz might do:

That should work - this looks aesthetically pleasing - and I'm not even noticing that the Cat and Dogfishes and the Brake Van are all "wrong": https://steamagedaydreams.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/2807ballastclose.jpg

Apparently the three rhinos are wimps as they were brought back under control by the zoo manager clapping his hands. I wonder if that would work on ANTB?

I have found clairvoyance is a handy modelling skill to have when assembling some Cambrian kits using just the instructions provided.