......'Oh  the  rock island line...

was a mighty fine road...'

Quote from: fisherman on January 02, 2016, 04:20:16 PM
......'Oh  the  rock island line...

was a mighty fine road...'

But how come there was a toll for certain types of freight? And wouldn't pig iron have been too heavy for livestock wagons?

Quote from: javlinfaw7 on January 02, 2016, 10:57:15 AM
Scottish comedy duo Francie and Josie sung a song "Glasgow Underground" mentioning all the pre 1977 underground stations.


https://youtu.be/PvO4SgwG4RM

Not Francie and Josie of "never shove yer grannie aff a bus" fame and "Tales of Para Handy" fame?

Those of us of a certain age will remember 'Slow Train' by Flanders and Swann, which was a lament for all the stations that Beeching shut down...

Chris

In a similar style to Flanders and Swann, I remember my parents having a Peter Sellers EP with a spoken word 'song' titled 'Balham - Gateway to the South'. The late Mr Sellers sang/spoke in a faux American accent, pronouncing the 'h' in Balham most prominently...

A parody of the 1980 record "Day trip to Bangor" was done by a group called Jackie and the commuters.

Called Day Trip to Barnehurst, this was because there was an 8:14 train to Blackfriars that became infamous due to its cancellation record.

Beyond my technology to do a link but it is out there on You tube.

Jerry

Quote from: Jerry Howlett on January 03, 2016, 02:05:44 PM

Beyond my technology to do a link but it is out there on You tube.

Jerry

Just for you, Jerry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSMHEleQ6mY

Warwick Avenue - Duffy