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Near miss caught on camera http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_audio/headlines/38393823 Jim

I recall being down at my local Health Centre a while ago and there was a poster on the wall about autism, the symbol associated with the condition was the classic steam loco as you would see on the level crossing warning sign. I remember being a little offended by it but reading this it now makes some sense. Jim

Can you guys not wait until Xmas day to pull the crackers and read the jokes?

Very atmospheric Photographs, brought back memories of similar overnighters JIm

Peter Parker visited this place I believe

Given that my surname is Howie, (although not a member of the police force) I will definitely take this advice! Jim

Made by Freddy Laker?? If you are too young to remember...... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Douglas_DC-10-10_G-GFAL_Laker_MAN_06.79_edited-2.jpg

You can take a horse to water but a Zeppelin must be Led. Rock on!!!! Jim

That is a really nice layout, with very few tweaks I could see that as a Glasgow Suburban scene with class 303s running passenger services. Jim

I remember before the WCML electrification was completed to Glasgow the class 84s were stored surplus to requirements, this meant that they were ideal locos to be dragged out at various open days to represent AC traction. There was one at Carlisle Diesel Depot open day in May 1971 (unfortunately I cannot remember the number) but what I do remember was that the drivers desks were covered in initials scratched into the paintwork by spotters. this obviously was not its first appearance! Here is 84009 at Millerhill ECML construction Depot in its later guise of load bank tester ADB968021 Some unexpected visitors to Millerhill Jim

Also a few in Maroon livery as transferred to the Scottish Region, would be interested in one or two of these myself. Jim

One of these - ¶, think it is referred to as a paragraph mark. Jim

It's not for chickens - it's mine I tell you!!

007 - The loco on the passenger set looks like 86 236 "JOSIAH WEDGWOOD" going by the colour of the nameplate. Jim

Ten Little Indians - The Yardbirds

Which HAS to lead us to... Ernie - "Have you got the Scrolls"... Eric - "No, I always walk like this" What do you thing if the show so far.....RUBBISH

ITV had a (rather second rate) rival programme at the time called Magpie, and of course if Blue Peter had a steam locomotive then Magpie had to have a steam locomotive. Black 5 number 44806 was duly adopted and named "Magpie" Jim

From the BBC Website, the top 15 funniest jokes at the Edinburgh Fringe "My dad has suggested that I register for a donor card. He's a man after my own heart" - Masai Graham "Why is it old people say "there's no place like home", yet when you put them in one…" - Stuart Mitchell "I've been happily married for four years - out of a total of 10" - Mark Watson "Apparently 1 in 3 Britons are conceived in an IKEA bed which is mad because those places are really well lit" - Mark Smith "I went to a pub quiz in Liverpool, had a few drinks so wasn't much use. Just for a laugh I wrote The Beatles or Steven Gerrard for every answer… came second" - Will Duggan "Brexit is a terrible name, sounds like cereal you eat when you are constipated" - Tiff Stevenson "I often confuse Americans and Canadians. By using long words" - Gary Delaney "Why is Henry's wife covered in tooth marks? Because he's Tudor" - Adele Cliff "Don't you hate it when people assume you're rich because you sound posh and went to private school and have loads of money?" - Annie McGrath "Is it possible to mistake schizophrenia for telepathy, I hear you ask" - Jordan Brookes "Hillary Clinton has shown that any woman can be President, as long as your husband did it first" - Michelle Wolf "I spotted a Marmite van on the motorway. It was heading yeastbound" - Roger Swift "Back in the day, Instagram just meant a really efficient drug dealer" - Arthur Smith "I'll tell you what's unnatural in the eyes of God. Contact lenses" - Zoe Lyons "Elton John hates ordering Chinese food. Soya seems to be the hardest word" - Phil Nicol

No Coaling tower or coaling tower out of order? - Check Got a crane - Check Got a bunch or workers with little thought for H&S - Check jim

Hands up all that looked at the 86 first, now be honest (I didn't) JIm

The must not have read this post, the price is now £173.59!! Jim

Thanks for that, great photo. Out of interest, what are the newish looking pipes in the left foreground. Jim

She could have gone to Blackpool, but I suppose the weather is better in Hell

Hard Lovin' Man - Deep Purple

One of the more unusual uses of the AC locomotive fleet was on 4 x MkIII +DVT formations on the Edinburgh to North Berwick Local service during a shortage of EMUs in 2005. Here is 90027 approaching Prestonpans on 2nd May that year Jim