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Title: Went for a walk this afternoon.................... Post by: Clan Line on May 07, 2020, 16:25:07 .............took my camera in case a Buzzard or Red Kite happened by..................nobody believed me when I said I had seen a Flying Banana ;D ;D (https://i.postimg.cc/W3PKq4HX/JWN02759-AI.jpg) (https://postimages.org/) Title: Re: Went for a walk this afternoon.................... Post by: bradshaw on May 07, 2020, 18:31:36 It was running down the SW mail line this morning
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/19004/2020-05-07/detailed Title: Re: Went for a walk this afternoon.................... Post by: bobm on May 07, 2020, 19:18:09 I think Network Rail would like to see that photo.
Title: Re: Went for a walk this afternoon.................... Post by: SandTEngineer on May 08, 2020, 13:18:35 Don't agree. This is a real 'Flying Banana'.... ;D
(https://st3.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2232365428?profile=original) Title: Re: Went for a walk this afternoon.................... Post by: grahame on May 08, 2020, 13:44:39 Don't agree. This is a real 'Flying Banana'.... ;D Been use beyond trains. From WikiPedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piasecki_H-21) Quote The Piasecki H-21 Workhorse/Shawnee is an American helicopter, the fourth of a line of tandem rotor helicopters designed and built by Piasecki Helicopter (later Boeing Vertol). Commonly called "the flying banana", it was a multi-mission helicopter, utilizing wheels, skis, or floats. From This is why I'm broke (https://www.thisiswhyimbroke.com/uk/flying-banana-boat/) Quote Experience the adrenaline rush of a lifetime by turning yourself into a kite using the flying banana boat. This immensely fun inflatable is large enough to accommodate up to five people at once, allowing you to take to the skies as the towing boat speeds up. and from the East Norfolk Bus Blog (https://eastnorfolkbus.blogspot.com/2012/04/flying-banana-to-return.html) Quote The beginning of the month coincides with the news that the Flying Banana name could soon return to the town. The original Flying Banana bus service started in the town in late 1990's with the purpose of providing a connection between Gorleston's Shrublands Estate and Great Yarmouth - then unserved by a bus link. With First's current services through the estate currently being gradually reduced due to Government funding cuts, it has emerged that a community bus scheme could be established utilising vehicles presently out of use during the off peak periods. The scheme, to be funded under the European AFOOL programme, will allow the as yet undisclosed bus company to train up volunteers to operate the service. A similar scheme already operates in South Wales. Of course, some of the above are more serious than others! Title: Re: Went for a walk this afternoon.................... Post by: Bmblbzzz on May 08, 2020, 16:18:27 Don't agree. This is a real 'Flying Banana'.... ;D That one's more like a cucumber. Or perhaps even a baguette. :)(https://st3.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2232365428?profile=original) Title: Re: Went for a walk this afternoon.................... Post by: stuving on May 08, 2020, 17:04:37 Don't agree. This is a real 'Flying Banana'.... ;D That one's more like a cucumber. Or perhaps even a baguette. :)(https://st3.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2232365428?profile=original) Don't go there - not if you remember what the French call things that shape ... Title: Re: Went for a walk this afternoon.................... Post by: Clan Line on May 31, 2020, 10:46:32 Hooray .............one finally did !!
(https://i.ibb.co/D8sSK6b/JWN03359-AI.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qWXP14n) Title: Re: Went for a walk this afternoon.................... Post by: CyclingSid on May 31, 2020, 14:36:35 Nice photo. In Reading it can be difficult not to see Red Kites. They have spread well since the re-introduction in the Chilterns.
Yesterday on a roof near home I saw six magpies. Haven't seen any gold. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_for_Sorrow_(nursery_rhyme) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_for_Sorrow_(nursery_rhyme)) Title: Re: Went for a walk this afternoon.................... Post by: ellendune on May 31, 2020, 15:34:43 Nice photo. In Reading it can be difficult not to see Red Kites. They have spread well since the re-introduction in the Chilterns. Yesterday on a roof near home I saw six magpies. Haven't seen any gold. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_for_Sorrow_(nursery_rhyme) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_for_Sorrow_(nursery_rhyme)) Excellent picture of a buzzard. The markings are very clear. Title: Re: Went for a walk this afternoon.................... Post by: JayMac on May 31, 2020, 16:59:26 Cracking pic!
Title: Re: Went for a walk this afternoon.................... Post by: Clan Line on June 04, 2020, 16:19:53 A somewhat different banana today !!
(https://i.ibb.co/1Qv4qwS/JWN03789.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fF1TpPc) Title: Re: Went for a walk this afternoon.................... Post by: Clan Line on November 19, 2020, 18:28:17 Yet another different banana today. Not quite as good looking as it is with HST power cars at each end.............but I could certainly hear it coming !
(https://i.postimg.cc/C53c9gfp/JWN05415.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/gLKy61Dg) Title: Re: Went for a walk this afternoon.................... Post by: bobm on November 19, 2020, 20:03:55 You certainly have some interesting walks! ;D
Title: Re: Went for a walk this afternoon.................... Post by: AMLAG on November 19, 2020, 22:31:46 The class 37 worked train seen somewhere between Sherborne and Templecombe ? Title: Re: Went for a walk this afternoon.................... Post by: Kernow Otter on November 20, 2020, 13:46:06 The class 37 worked train seen somewhere between Sherborne and Templecombe ? It came through Lostwithiel earlier today? Title: Re: Went for a walk this afternoon.................... Post by: southwest on November 20, 2020, 19:33:22 Don't agree. This is a real 'Flying Banana'.... ;D (https://st3.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2232365428?profile=original) [/quote Agreed and now we have the Flying Cucumber IETs. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |