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Title: Thomas the Tank engine stolen
Post by: Railwaygun on July 20, 2018, 08:23:22 AM
Come on guys, who has a new loco on their layout??

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/07/19/thomas-tank-engine-land-train-stolen-police-hunt-mystery-scotsman/ (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/07/19/thomas-tank-engine-land-train-stolen-police-hunt-mystery-scotsman/)
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank engine stolen
Post by: weave on July 20, 2018, 08:44:58 AM
Sounds like an inside insurance scam to me. Who would go to all that hassle and expense for £10,000? Steal a car for god's sake.

Where are you going to run it? If wanted for a private estate, surely they could have afforded the asking price anyway.

Maybe it's a joke. I dunno.

Cheers weave  :beers:

Title: Re: Thomas the Tank engine stolen
Post by: Bealman on July 20, 2018, 08:46:47 AM
Doesn't even look like Thomas.

And in the original books, Thomas refused to wear a cowcatcher, and that's why the Fat Controller had to buy Toby!  :D
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank engine stolen
Post by: daversmth on July 20, 2018, 10:30:45 AM
Thieves also stole the toilet seats from the police station.

Police say they have absolutey nothing to go on.
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank engine stolen
Post by: Malc on July 20, 2018, 11:00:57 AM
Quote from: Bealman on July 20, 2018, 08:46:47 AM
Doesn't even look like Thomas.

And in the original books, Thomas refused to wear a cowcatcher, and that's why the Fat Controller had to buy Toby!  :D
Me thinks you know far too much about Thomas, George. A closet reader perhaps?
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank engine stolen
Post by: Bealman on July 20, 2018, 11:06:28 AM
 :laughabovepost:

Watch it. I intend to make another trip to the UK next year. I'll bring someone from Australian Master chef to sort you out  :D
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank engine stolen
Post by: Malc on July 20, 2018, 11:09:44 AM
Quote from: Bealman on July 20, 2018, 11:06:28 AM
:laughabovepost:

Watch it. I intend to make another trip to the UK next year. I'll bring someone from Australian Master chef to sort you out  :D
be nice to meet up after all this time.
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank engine stolen
Post by: Bealman on July 20, 2018, 11:12:19 AM
If it does eventuate, and I think it will, I shall make it my mission.  :beers:
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank engine stolen
Post by: Bob Tidbury on July 20, 2018, 12:22:17 PM
Bealman ,
Try and make your visit in September then we can meet you at T I N G S.
Bob Tidbury
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank engine stolen
Post by: Bealman on July 20, 2018, 12:25:19 PM
That would be fantastic.

Stay tuned!  :thumbsup: :beers::
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank engine stolen
Post by: railsquid on July 20, 2018, 01:35:58 PM
Quote from: Malc on July 20, 2018, 11:00:57 AM
Quote from: Bealman on July 20, 2018, 08:46:47 AM
Doesn't even look like Thomas.

And in the original books, Thomas refused to wear a cowcatcher, and that's why the Fat Controller had to buy Toby!  :D
Me thinks you know far too much about Thomas, George. A closet reader perhaps?

I have an excuse for knowing that particular story, it's a 3-year old son and a set of the original books...
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank engine stolen
Post by: Bealman on July 21, 2018, 12:49:29 AM
That's right, you said you had the boxed set in the book review section a couple of years ago. Has Squidlet got them yet?
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank engine stolen
Post by: GrahamB on July 21, 2018, 07:54:16 AM
He's at the K&ESR http://www.kesr.org.uk/events/thomas-july (http://www.kesr.org.uk/events/thomas-july)
Title: Re: Thomas the Tank engine stolen
Post by: Bealman on July 21, 2018, 07:56:31 AM
Cool! Great little clip, too.  :thumbsup: