Hello all.

A quick tour of the Kookaburra facility with Dr Karl.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPHWmtTdGsM

Mark

I have had one of those Tomix track cleaners for a long time now. Highly recommend.

Its very effective when I get dirty track issues in the section of the desktop railway that runs behind the TV/monitor and a bit close to the window ( which tends to create an excess of humidity back there in seasons like now - hot outside air with aircon running inside and albeit the aircon dries the air its not fast enough ). So dust accumulates and damp modifies it. So I have a routine of using a powerful(*) loco (a long one so less contact problems) to first send the cleaner round in vaccuum mode (remarkably effective given the size) followed by another round in "grinding" mode and then a third round with cleaning pads soaked in Tomix track cleaner or IPA (which ever I grab first - and I mean the other IPA - not the beer ). Sometimes I also couple the Minitrix track cleaner wagon for extra effect. An issue with the Miitrix is getting new "consumables". I can easily get replacement Tomix pad and sander disks (they are sticky backed replacements - jst peel off the old ones ) however i can never seem to find stock of the Minitrix pads.

If I do this every few weeks I get perfect running round the back there. If I let things go I get many sticky moments. And I know that grinding the rails is probably a bad idea however its not really grinding per se - more like a "light sanding".

(*powerful and/or long required as otherwise I end up despacthing a second "rescue" loco in order to give a nudge and get things moving as, unfortunately, its a bit inaccessible back there for the skycrane aka the "hand of god" rescue service    ).

Colin.

I've been pulling for the old St. George's Cross but The Last Ride of Messi and The Advent of Braut Haaland have been very intriguing.


I have been entertained. Let's hope for high drama!

I feel that I'm missing out as I don't do films. I have no interest in them whatsoever.  Never have.

Mrs PP is a big film fan but I lose interest after about ten minutes.

Yes, it is on BBC iPlayer but is it the same version being shown tonight - Ridley Scott's director's cut which dropped Harrison Ford's voice over and changed the ending. At the time, it was way ahead of it's time! I will record tonights version and see.

Fun fact 1: My mother-in-law worked at the Labs at Denham and often spoke to Ridley Scott when he used to make adverts!

Fun fact 2: My late father-in-law worked on Alien (uncredited) and Aliens (also uncredited).

Tim

The Tale of the Lost Railway (Part – 6)

It turns out that Mrs Harris, the owner of the guest ouse where I was staying, had been feeding her chickens. One had escaped causing her to chase it round the garden in the warm weather which did nothing for her mood when she answered the door to me.

Once she realised that I was a paying guest she calmed down and showed me to my room. The price was one pound, eighteen shillings and sixpence  per night plus an additional five  shillings for breakfast and an extra one shilling and six pence if I required  a daily packed lunch.

I paid in advance, taking up the offer of the packed lunch including today.

Mrs Harris chatted amicably for a few minutes after I had settled my bill  but then  allowed me to settle into my room.

At around 11-45 I decided to explore the local area around Baskerville taking my packed lunch with me.

Walking down the main street, if you could call it a main street, I was struck by how quiet it was. I saw only one other person, a man in his sixties, who nodded but carried on past me without saying a word.

It was the gated lane which interested me most so I retraced my steps from yesterday. As I walked along the main road towards the lane I noticed that the vegetation to my right was extremely lush and overgrown to the point of being virtually impenetrable to all but the most determined of individuals.

There did, however, seem to be a flat grassy ledge in the distance which resembled a railway embankment. It couldn't be, could it or was it just wishful thinking on my part?


I had no way to get to the bank so continued on along the road. When I reached the lane I turned right heading directly towards those rather inhospitable looking gates which were, I realised, locked tightly shut.

To the left of the gates was a steep  bank and to the left a  thick stone wall  with a small archway set into it.


Just beyond the arch was a very heavy wooden door which, like the gates, was locked.

There was no way in so I turned to leave but spotted, out of the very corner of my eye, what looked like a very big, heavy  key hanging from a large, rusty  hook. It was almost hidden by ivy but it was definitely  a key.

Surely that key wouldn't unlock that door.

Dare I try it?

To be continued.....

Likewise. You could watch it again tonight BBC4 22.00
I have over 100 singles so too many to list but I'll look out some faves/oddities

Well done Scott @scottmitchell74 for joining in! The sad thing is I can recall most of your list (and you were just a nipper then) but totally clueless with todays pop music. Coincidently, I watched Ridley Scott's "Bladerunner" last night with Vangelis's evoking soundtrack (Dick Morrisey on sax).

Tim

Fun! Good idea.

@Moonglum  - I'm a big fan of that list!

I'm just old enough to play along during the first death of vinyl.

Singles: 1980-1985 (6 to 11 years old)

1 - Prince - When Doves Cry
2 - Hall and Oats - Say It Isn't So/Kiss on My List
3 - Kenny and Dolly - Islands in the Stream
4 - Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
5 - Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited
6 - Alabama - Lovin' Man
7 - Alabama - Mountain Music
8 - Vangelis - Chariots of Fire (Which I have yet to see but it's in my playlist and with me being a huge Track and Field nut)
9 - Stevie Wonder - I Just Called to Say I Love You
10 - Styx - Mr. Roboto
11 - USA for Africa - We Are the World (The biggest thing to happen to us 10 year olds!)
12 - Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
13 - Oak Ridge Boys - Bobbie Sue
14 - Bobby Goldsboro - Watching Scotty Grow (My mom's favorite)
15 - Rogers/Carnes/Ingram - What About Me?
16 - Kenny/Easton - We've Got Tonight
17 - Eddie Murphy - Party All the Time (Really, young Scott?)
18 - Queen - Another One Bites the Dust/Keep Yourself Alive (Proto-Scott's getting a taste for the heavy stuff!)
19 - Hall & Oats - I Can't Go For That
20 - Sheena Easton - Strut ("sigh" Sheena...)

Quote from: port perran on Yesterday at 06:40:08 PMExcellent Scott.

That B12 looks rather incongruous at the head of those wagons but hey ho - it's all about enjoyment.
She looks to be a lovely smooth runner.

Cheers
Martin.

Yep! Once that pink foam starts turning into Black Douglas Vale she'll look at home (ish).