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I seem to remember that the West Somerset Railway also has some unique bottled ale(s) of its own. Pretty sure I bought a bottle of one when I was down there last September riding behind Tornado with a fellow moderator and another forum member. Can't for the life of me remember what the ale I purchased was called.  |
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« Reply #31 on: April 20, 2011, 18:50:08 » |
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I bought some railway related cider in Minehead last summer. Absolutely horrendous taste. Can't (and don't want to) remember the name.
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« Reply #32 on: April 20, 2011, 19:34:40 » |
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So as well as vicars does the railway preservation scene attract beer buffs?
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« Reply #33 on: April 20, 2011, 20:58:59 » |
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Hmm..... Rail enthusiasts, preservation, vicars, those wanting a decent drink..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alFMQ2Dq2dYThe whole, excellent, film is there on youtube should you so desire to revel in nostalgia. Perhaps with a pint of your favourite ale in hand....  No Morris dancing though as far as I can recall. |
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What an excellent film that is. Had a pint in the Knights Templar today. Thanks for the pointer. Off to Paignton for two days tomorrow. How convenient to have a meeting in Torquay the day before a Bank Holiday! |
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« Reply #35 on: April 20, 2011, 21:43:34 » |
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Have to say, watching part two of 'The Titfield Thunderbolt' on youtube and seeing the railway union leader Mr Coggett giving his two penn'orth at the public meeting made me think that very little has changed in 60 years.
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What an excellent film that is. Had a pint in the Knights Templar today. Thanks for the pointer. Off to Paignton for two days tomorrow. How convenient to have a meeting in Torquay the day before a Bank Holiday! Torbay during Easter Bank holiday?? Good luck getting to your meeting on time, countless hours have I sat in grockel filled traffic jams! |
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« Reply #37 on: April 20, 2011, 22:23:40 » |
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I seem to remember that the West Somerset Railway also has some unique bottled ale(s) of its own. Pretty sure I bought a bottle of one when I was down there last September riding behind Tornado with a fellow moderator and another forum member. Can't for the life of me remember what the ale I purchased was called. I agree (I was there too!  ). It was a particular local brew, in celebration of something or other - but I, too, can't remember what it was called.  |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
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« Reply #38 on: April 20, 2011, 22:24:20 » |
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10:28 from Reading. Walking distance from Torquay station. Simple!
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Aha. Just trawled through my burgeoning archive of photos and I found this one:  Looks like the guy with the striped top and gold watch had one of the WSR ales. The bloke behind the camera was on cider that day! |
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That bloke on the left in that picture is definitely dodgy!   And, to be fair, the excellent chap on the right was our car driver for the necessary road connections that day - hence no drink for him. Thanks, Robert. |
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« Reply #43 on: April 21, 2011, 00:04:05 » |
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Off to Paignton for two days tomorrow. How convenient to have a meeting in Torquay the day before a Bank Holiday! Well, if this reply isn't too late and you have time to spare then I can heartily recommend a trip down to Kingswear/Dartmouth on the Dartmouth Steam Railway. A great little pub in Dartmouth is The Cherub*.... although it may take a bit of finding because there's a lot of re-building work going on nearby. Dartmouth's Higher Street suffered from a pretty bad fire late last year. Apparently The Cherub, dating from 1380, was within 20 feet of going up also. *  That's my kind of bar. 6 ales and only 2 draught lagers. And just to the left of that photo was an absolutely atypical salty sea-dog straight out of central casting. Think 'Uncle Albert' from 'Only Fools and Horses'. I had a wonderful chat with him about his time in the Royal Navy. Whilst he looked like Albert Trotter, I'm happy to report that he was never on a vessel that sank! |
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He got off them before they did so? |
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