Is it still just the two Classs 43 sets in the new GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) livery? There were two green power cars sandwiching a rake of old-scheme FGW^▸ (First Great Western) carriages at Swindon earlier today.

I wasn't poking fun at electrical safety - I spent a lot of my younger years working on live 3-phase and the fact I'm still here is a testimony to all the health and safety that was drilled into us. No the terminology just struck me as amusing - that's why I put the smiley in!

Let me get this right: a Form B allows a Level A to issue a Form C? Or have I slipped into an episode of Yes Minister? 

See what the commuting is doing to my brain? 

It seemed to be a combination of things, starting with the fatality at Tilehurst earlier in the day and then being compounded by points issues. I was on 1C23 (17:00 to Bristol Temple Meads) which left P9 on time, stopped at Westbourne Grove, the driver changed ends, brought it back into the bay, changed ends again and then eventually left on a different path. Mind you, I had to smile at the legion of people who leapt off to seek other services when we returned to PAD^» (Paddington (London) - next trains): we were definitely first back out and there were then seats to spare!

10. - could be Milton Keynes Central?

Yes but don't you have a sneaking suspicion that those with the years of experience may sometimes be overridden by that young buck from Marketing who thinks that cream is a good fabric colour because it "complements our new brand identity so nicely..."?

Welcome. Enjoy the forum. 

Brings to mind an exchange from Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones's first collaboration; a radio play entitled Tales From The Crypt which featured some Cornish characters chatting:

I've been up country.

What? Truro?

No, no. London.

London? Where's that then?

 

I suspect a large proportion of our esteemed media will skip the fact that Paddington could be perceived to be over-busy and focus on the fasting issue, as the Standard has. I think I could write the Daily Wail headline for you now. 

Is it a mistake, or is it clever because it signifies 'back'? I can't decide.

Also - puts pedant's hat on - wasn't the reversed logo on the port side of Sealink ferries, not starboard...?

Not stations but I spied Barmouth Bridge and the Crofton engine house.

Now why did that immediately make me think, "There's a dent in the car, Ted..."?

I'd imagine in this case - given the circumstances and the potential insensitivity - it would have gone to the lawyers and the duty editor before getting to print.

Interesting that deep-fat fryers don't appear on the list: one would imagine them to be a frequent culprit.