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« on: March 30, 2019, 21:35:15 »
From the BBC» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page):

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Llangollen priest to bless beer for 'real ale train'


Father Lee Taylor has worked behind bars and played piano in pubs

A real ale steam train event will boast the holiest beer on Saturday - after it is blessed by a priest.

Llangollen Group of Churches' priest-in-charge Father Lee Taylor will say a prayer and splash holy water before the Llangollen Railway Real Ale Train departs.

Fr Taylor said the tradition of blessing beer can be traced back to 6th Century monks.  As a beer fan and former publican, he hopes to bring the practice back.

"It's totally fun and something quite different," Fr Taylor said.  "Here in Llangollen we've got a heritage steam train and it's quite popular with tourists and three times a year they have a real ale train, which I'm quite interested in because I do love real ale.  What I'm going to be doing is blessing the beer in a ceremony that goes back centuries before it sets off."

Fr Taylor said his idea had attracted a fair bit of interest locally, with people approaching him on the street to ask questions.

He added the ceremony would take five minutes, and he would say a prayer and invite people to take part in a sing-song.
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« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2019, 10:31:10 »

See also:

https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/11407391.special-events-planned-at-volunteer-railway-station/

Derek is a very nice guy and I believe ASM▸ (Assistant Station Master) for the C&PR▸ (Public Relations) side of PRR▸ (Princes Risborough).

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« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2019, 10:47:45 »
Quote from: onthecushions on April 01, 2019, 10:31:10
ASM▸ (Assistant Station Master) for the C&PR▸ (Public Relations) side of PRR▸ (Princes Risborough).

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A gentle reminder that even some of us passengers who've been members of the Coffee Shop from the start need a little help with abbreviations, and at times like this I think guests might need quite a lot of help ..

ASM - Assistant Station Manager
C&PR - Chinnor and Princes Risborough
PRR - ? - Public Railway Relations?
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« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2019, 10:59:55 »
PRR▸ (Princes Risborough) = Princes Risborough, I think
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« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2019, 11:06:46 »
Quote from: jamestheredengine on April 01, 2019, 10:59:55
PRR▸ (Princes Risborough) = Princes Risborough, I think

Yes- obvious once pointed out!  Thanks
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« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2019, 13:35:33 »
Got to love TLAs▸ (three letter acronym)*.

And TLA is my favourite one of all.


*TLA:- Three Letter Acronym
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« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2019, 21:18:37 »
Agreed.

CFN▸ (Clifton Down station, or possibly a reference to an administrator on this forum, Chris from Nailsea, depending on context).   Wink
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William Huskisson MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post (a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London), depending on context) 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 #7 on: May 06, 2019, 21:24:35 »
Quote from: Chris from Nailsea on May 06, 2019, 21:18:37
Agreed.

CFN▸ (Clifton Down station, or possibly a reference to an administrator on this forum, Chris from Nailsea, depending on context).   Wink

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