Quote from: Southerngooner on December 12, 2025, 05:15:45 PMI run our local Men's Shed Music appreciation group, and our last meeting of the year was Wednesday. The theme was "Religion", and this was my take on it.....

https://youtu.be/XQOpeJ8YHrE?si=bNsfO0-RUXIcSoJV

Dave

Quote from: Newportnobby on December 17, 2025, 12:32:33 PMOn a dismal, gloomy, wet Wednesday morning - a bit of ye olde AOR.
Like them or loathe them, the statistics for Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours' cannot be denied

QuoteA Great Eastern Railway 0-6-0 tank engine; one of several built at Stratford by Mr Holden* for use on roadside tramways, and
harbour branch lines. They were built at intervals until 1921. At
the Grouping in 1923 the L&NER classified them as J70's, and
gave them four figure numbers instead of the three figures they
had had under the GER; while in 1948 BR gave them five figures
instead of their LNER four.

It will be noticed that on arrival at Ffarquhar in 1951 (TOBY/35),
Toby's number plate had been removed. According to BR
records, however, No. 68221 was withdrawn from service that
year. Assuming that Toby was the engine concerned, the number
tells us that he is one of a batch of three built at Stratford during 1914.
Toby has proved a very useful acquisition. He is employed on
the quarry line at Ffarquhar, and takes workmen's trains down to
the harbour at Knapford. His water tank capacity is limited
(8FE/40-45), but with a stop at Elsbridge each way, the 14 mile
journey is accomplished easily enough.

Quote from: Papyrus on December 10, 2025, 10:17:22 AM... Respect to ... Specsavers who diagnosed the problem in the first place....