Congratulations BELGIUM  

(Apologies to our US members, but I'm sure it's the result most neutrals wanted...)

Great photography, wish I could say the same about the music

Being a Frank Sinatra fan would this appeal to John @Train Waiting ?

I think Richard Hawley is in some ways a modernised version of the great man.


Filmed in my former County of Cornwall too.

I've got that Mark Knopfler-Harris album. One of my favourites!

Quote from: Newportnobby on July 06, 2026, 06:39:39 PMA great combination of two super songs

This was a good mashup. Too bad this guy only did two videos, 18 years ago.

Yes, she (Dolly) certainly is a card! Anyway so now we know.

Tim

PS my apologies for not getting her quote correct.

Quote from: Moonglum on July 06, 2026, 07:18:14 PMSo, John @Train Waiting , is this an admission? I am afraid Country music is a bit lost on me, although Plant/Krauss and Knopfler/Harris feature in my collection. Was it you that quoted Dolly Parton saying "that it costs a lot of money to look this cheap"?

Tim

Yes, indeed, Tim, one of my favourite quotes: - "It costs a fortune to make me look this cheap."

When a journalist asked how long it took to do her hair before a performance, Dolly replied, "No idea, I'm never in the same room as it." Perfik! Almost in the Yogi Berra* class.

Incidentally, said Ms Parton is a philanthropic powerhouse as well as a musical powerhouse. A truly wonderful person.

* My favourite, I think, "When you come to a fork in the road, take it." Or, maybe, "You can observe a lot by looking."

By the way - TT is sometimes called the Texas Tornado. I enjoy country music - always have. As a student, my allocated time on the record player was Kenny Rogers, Glen Campbell and (not Country) Frank Sinatra ... and Blondie! I was laughed at.

Was I bovvered? No.

With all good wishes

John

Yup, enamel sticks better to the metal rail and the shiny plastic Peco use for their sleepers.   I've used various blends over the years, most recently I took the simple option and used a rattle can of Sleeper Grime all over before ballasting.   

After ballasting I use light sprays of brown, black, even dark green to suit the location - eg. where brake dust accumulates in stations,  oil/coal black in depots, a bit of weed/moss on old sidings.

Quote from: Moonglum on July 06, 2026, 07:18:14 PMSo, John @Train Waiting , is this an admission? I am afraid Country music is a bit lost on me, although Plant/Krauss and Knopfler/Harris feature in my collection. Was it you that quoted Dolly Parton saying "that it costs a lot of money to look this cheap"?

Tim

John @Train Waiting are we going to see more musical postingtons from you?
Like Tim @Moonglum Country doesn't do it for me I'm afraid but do continue to join in on this thread.
The more the merrier.

Thanks all, enamel it is