Interesting, Odd or Funny Pics II.

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Originally Posted by 4bee

Well, they have got yonks of practical experience.

Stephenson scratching his head standing alongside a ticking cooling Rocket at Rainhill talking to his Fireman"(although that job had only just been created)

"Well Cec that went ok, now we'd better see about controlling these things or there will be chaos out there".

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Have a read of any account of the opening of the Liverpool to Manchester railway (where the trials were carried out just not long the line was opened). During the formal opening the Rocket ran over and killed the local Member (of the Commons), and on arrival at Manchester of the first trainload of surviving VIPs (the most important being the deeply unpopular in Manchester Duke of Wellington), it was greeted by a riot, whereupon the VIPs did not alight, but stayed on the train and returned to Liverpool, where there was a formal celebratory dinner, somewhat dampened by the death of one of the planned principal speakers.

That do you for chaos?

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Originally Posted by JDNSW

Have a read of any account of the opening of the Liverpool to Manchester railway (where the trials were carried out just not long the line was opened). During the formal opening the Rocket ran over and killed the local Member (of the Commons), and on arrival at Manchester of the first trainload of surviving VIPs (the most important being the deeply unpopular in Manchester Duke of Wellington), it was greeted by a riot, whereupon the VIPs did not alight, but stayed on the train and returned to Liverpool, where there was a formal celebratory dinner, somewhat dampened by the death of one of the planned principal speakers.

That do you for chaos?

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That would have taken the shine off the day for sure, John.


I bet they all got Indigestion[biggrin].

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Originally Posted by JDNSW

Have a read of any account of the opening of the Liverpool to Manchester railway (where the trials were carried out just not long the line was opened). During the formal opening the Rocket ran over and killed the local Member (of the Commons), and on arrival at Manchester of the first trainload of surviving VIPs (the most important being the deeply unpopular in Manchester Duke of Wellington), it was greeted by a riot, whereupon the VIPs did not alight, but stayed on the train and returned to Liverpool, where there was a formal celebratory dinner, somewhat dampened by the death of one of the planned principal speakers.

That do you for chaos?

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Obviously Des was foreman on that event. [tonguewink]

Back on track.:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

Obviously Des was foreman on that event. [tonguewink]

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He was, but Stobarts didn't arrive on time with the new fangled brake linings & the hoi poloi insisted on getting going sharpish, so not guilty M'lud.



Bloody Celebs! :rulez:[bigrolf]

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Originally Posted by 4bee

Bloody Celebs! :rulez:[bigrolf]

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He was, but Stobarts didn't arrive on time with the new fangled brake linings & the hoi poloi insisted on getting going sharpish, so not guilty M'lud.


So good he posted it twice.[bigrolf]

Crocodile sinks his teeth into a flying drone

See here: https://mobile.twitter.com/BBCWorld/...13814154063873

https://youtu.be/9BzfpOYSVgE

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

https://youtu.be/9BzfpOYSVgE

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Thanks Ian. I had a delivery of Gravel here a couple of years ago & this bloke rocked up in a similar rig except the Prime Mover Section was shorter & I wondered how he was going to spread it in my smallish yard, but spread it he did. If I hadn't witnessed it with my own eyes I wouldn't have believed it possible. I must confess though imho, your bloke took a bit of a risk getting behind the 1st Trailer when he did before having a good shufti from behind before he started Hammering. He could have been buried up to his eyebrows if the last of those contents let go.


Maybe he had a camera fitted to the arse end??


Very skillful operator though, was it you??? [bigrolf]

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