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Yes Sir - I can Boogie - Baccara

Ah! someone that has not worn a proper kilt, that is a heavyweight item that is not some lightweight skirt for warm weather

And we are off on Light-bulb jokes.... Q: How many armies does it take to change a lightbulb ? A: At least five. The Germans to start it, the French to give up really easily after only trying for a little while, the Italians to make a start, get nowhere, and then try again from the other side, the Americans to turn up late and finish it off and take all the credit, and the Swiss to pretend nothing out of the ordinary is happening. or How they change the light bulbs in the original Star Trek Scotty will report to Captain Kirk that the light bulb in the Engineering Section is burnt out, to which Kirk will send Bones to pronounce the bulb dead. Scotty, after checking around, notices that they have no more new light bulbs, and complains that he can't see in the dark to tend to his engines. Kirk must make an emergency stop at the next uncharted planet, Alpha Regula IV, to procure a light bulb from the natives. Kirk, Spock, Bones, Sulu, and 3 red shirt security officers beam down. The 3 security officers are promptly killed by the natives, and the rest of the landing party is captured. Meanwhile, back in orbit, Scotty notices a Klingon ship approaching and must warp out of orbit to escape detection. Bones cures the native king who is suffering from the flu, and as a reward the landing party is set free and given all of the light bulbs they can carry. Scotty cripples the Klingon ship and warps back to the planet just in time to beam up Kirk et. Al . The new bulb is inserted, and the Enterprise continues with its five year mission.

Coatbridge (Kipps and later Whifflet Based) had a duty that took them up the line from Sunnyside Junction to Airdrie, they had to be smart as the Blue Trains (class 303) ran every 15 mins. Once beyond Airdrie they had the line to themselves. On two occasions that I witnessed they came to a complete and abrupt stand right outside my back window and had to be rescued by another loco dragging them, all wheels locked down the line by applying oil to the rail top - would this have been shifted cranks causing a lock up? Jim

White Room - Cream (The only song to mention Platform Tickets and Restless Diesels)

Pavement parking was on the cards to be made illegal by the Scottish Parliament until the bill failed in 2016, it hasn't gone away as this document suggests. https://consult.scotland.gov.uk/road-policy/improving-parking-in-scotland/user_uploads/improving-parking-in-scotland.pdf. A lot of the content of this document clarifies the legal position as it currently stands. Jim

Absolutely essential in Redditch, where in pre Sat-Nav days I spent ages going round and round the ringway trying to get to the Holiday Inn Express near the station that I could clearly see from the ringway, but could not work out how the hell to get to! Jim

Living Wreck - Deep Purple

RMweb member must be a cosmopolitan lot, not a single post asking "what is that, or why is it funny"

I remember being on a bus heading to my work at British Steel Clydesdale Works, and just as we passed over the railway line at Holytown I got a great surprise as just about to go under the bridge was 44008 being hauled DIT by an electric loco towards Mossend. Found out the following day why, it was heading to the Strathspey Railway but stopping off to be on display at Glasgow Works Open Day on Saturday 27th June 1981. Jim

Breaking news ! Police have arrested two muslim fundamentalists in a speedboat heading at speed down the Thames toward the barrier. Security forces think it could be the start of ram a dam 2 Catholics stopped speeding in the other direction under suspicion since boat seemed stolen. Turns out it was Lent

Top quips doing the rounds this morning.... 1. What is the difference between a bicycle and Nick Griffin? A bicycle has a seat. 2. I'm glad to see that the voting system works. I voted for no one, and no one won. 3. Unlike a lot of people, I was hoping that the Conservative Party would get an overall majority. I reckon a Tory government would be a surefire way of getting Spitting Image back on telly. 4. To be honest I'm quite surprised the U.S Army hasn't invaded and installed a new democratic government for us. 5. Politics is a lot like cricket. You start to get excited about a match over a period of days and then the thing ends in a draw.

On 30th June 1966 - While bringing 36 wagons of coal up from Methil, the Leven branch main line signal was passed at danger and loco D6855 and train went into the carriage sidings - colliding with DMUs being prepared for the day's duties. That is a strange victim, SC50611 was a class 108, there weren't many 108s in Scotland in the 1960s and this one had only been transferred from the Eastern Region in March that year!! Jim

Seems to be a market for second hand marine version Paxman Valentas - anyone know what the differences are between these and those fitted to the class 43? http://www.eurotex-intl.com/062-second-paxman-valenta-12rp200-engine-from-unique-%E2%80%98rotable-pool%E2%80%99-concept/ JIm

From the Scot-Rail Site, Sleeper Formations..... The coaches are formed into 8 coach sets. To allow maintenance at Inverness, each individual set follows a strict 8 day rotation of workings as follows: Day Headcode Working See Note 1 1M16 Inverness - Euston 2 1S26 Euston - Glasgow A 3 1C11/1M11 Edinburgh - Euston A 4 1S25/1Y11/1A25 Euston - Fort William or Aberdeen B 5 1B01/1B16/1M16 Fort William or Aberdeen - Euston B 6 1S26/1B26 Euston - Edinburgh A 7 1M11 Glasgow - Euston A 8 1S25 Euston - Inverness Notes A - On arrival at Glasgow, the coaches are cleaned and serviced at Polmadie depot. The set then works empty to Edinburgh to form that portion of the sleeper. Coaches arriving in Edinburgh in the morning are taken to Polmadie for cleaning and servicing them form the Glasgow portion of the sleeper that night. B - The Fort William and Aberdeen sets are formed slightly differently. 2 sleeper coaches are taken to Fort William, 4 to Aberdeen. A pair of lounge and brake coaches work through from London to Aberdeen while the Fort William pair stay at Edinburgh overnight. Jim

Fed up with unsolicited phone calls - here is one guys way to sort them out!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIVfrBFc5og Jim

There are at least two on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh that trade in Xmas decorations/cards all year round Jim

The Great Gig in the Sky - Pink Floyd

Are there any with the original power plant, Some in the NRM would argue that they not original because they have a replacement engine - remember what happened to "Ben Alder"

Looking for a way to combat these companies phoning up 'regarding your accident'. Here is an easy on to try yourself. In response to the initial sales pitch respond with "Oh great, yes I have had a recent accident, so I want to claim compensation ", the caller will be excited and ask for details. Your reply will be: "Yes I had a terrible accident the other day, I had a dose of the scoots and couldn't find a loo, I sharted myself and totally ruined a good pair of boxers and an expensive pair of Levi's, not to say the psychological damage I sustained having to walk home stinking of sh!t with a big stain on my backside, so how do I make a claim??? See what response that gets you! Jim

Hope a unit counts as coaches - 305519 at Edinburgh Waverley Next - A Glasgow "Blue Train" 303/311 away from Scotland Jim

Get Your Filthy Hands off my Desert - Pink Floyd

37379 Ipswich WRD at Motherwell Next - Regional Railways livery

Thanks Rich - I will give that a go! Jim

More tidying up tonight, filling and packing the odd rough patches and gaps. Amazing how many flaws that photographs show up that somehow you don't see with the naked eye. One small embellishment was the addition of some of the cracking speed restriction signs from Eckon, I bought these from Ebay. Sorry about the poor photo, just a quick shot with the camera phone Jim