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« on: November 29, 2024, 00:36:39 »
You won't often see, or hear, this at São Bento railway station:

From YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qHClLZVc6k (10:45 minutes)

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« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2024, 09:30:59 »
Very good!

Can anyone hear that without thinking of Torvill and Dean?
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« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2024, 17:57:27 »
Dudley Moore and Bo Derick in Ten !..
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« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2024, 21:14:42 »
 
Damn' sight better than "see it, say it, sorted".................
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« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2024, 22:05:32 »
I loved how that yellow surf board kept appearing ...  Grin

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« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2024, 22:33:20 »
Quote from: Chris from Nailsea on November 29, 2024, 22:05:32
I loved how that yellow surf board kept appearing ...  Grin

CfN.  Wink

What are the rules for surfboards on trains in Portugal?
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