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« Reply #15 on: February 06, 2014, 20:24:56 »

Yes, I know I said "clean the ballast", and I must admit you have done that, but ...
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« Reply #16 on: February 07, 2014, 00:21:59 »

Yes, I know I said "clean the ballast", and I must admit you have done that, but ...
... but can you put it back please?
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Don't DOO (Driver-Only Operation (that is, trains which operate without carrying a guard)) it, keep the guard (but it probably wouldn't be a bad idea if the driver unlocked the doors on arrival at calling points).
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« Reply #17 on: February 07, 2014, 08:40:26 »

Blimey, we'll have to do more digging then Fred West to put this right!
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« Reply #18 on: February 07, 2014, 18:27:11 »

"Look the drawing said an 8 meter UTX not 80 meters .................... Fred get the shovels out of van"

UTX - Under Track Crossing (dug under the track formation of cable ducts and other pipes)
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« Reply #19 on: February 07, 2014, 23:05:13 »

The two men standing on the ledge: man waving his arm about;

"This as all due to the cross-Atlantic, jet-stream accelerated precipitative storm surge"

Second chap:  "......(blank look) no mate, it was a wave, .......really."
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« Reply #20 on: February 08, 2014, 23:20:03 »

"Could one of you lads up there pop down here with some cement and a trowel?  I've just spotted some pointing that could do with some purely cosmetic repairs ... "
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« Reply #21 on: February 08, 2014, 23:31:55 »

Time for another:



It really is time that retention tanks were fitted to HSTs (High Speed Train). Look what happens when a dozen toilets are all flushed at once.
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« Reply #22 on: February 08, 2014, 23:46:14 »

"The SatNav DEFINITELY said this would be a railway line"
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« Reply #23 on: February 08, 2014, 23:52:08 »

HST (High Speed Train) = Hydro Static Train
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« Reply #24 on: February 09, 2014, 08:13:00 »


New for 2014 "FGW (First Great Western) Weekend Cruises" at no extra charge
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« Reply #25 on: February 09, 2014, 10:52:19 »

"New stock announced for Southend Pier Railway."
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« Reply #26 on: February 09, 2014, 11:07:26 »

Can't think of a funny caption right now, but I can still see the track. Why did the train have to stop, rather than proceed with extreme caution (5mph maybe)?
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« Reply #27 on: February 09, 2014, 12:03:19 »

At the time that picture was taken, services were running.

Flooding got worse though.
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« Reply #28 on: February 09, 2014, 16:22:55 »

Drive to his mate ........... "did I SPAD (Signal Passed At Danger) or Splash that last signal"
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« Reply #29 on: February 09, 2014, 17:38:48 »

SailRail taken to the extreme.
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