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His actual comment was "upper class and royalty don't do jobbies"

Interested to see this one develop, I worked at BSC Clydesdale from 1974 to 1986 and was very familiar with all the tube products. This view shows part of the large yard next to thd works. My office was part of that row in front of the mill. Sadly all gone now jim

Our village team had a Sunday League cup tie against a team from the local quarry at the weekend. We beat them 2-1 on aggregate. Jim

Ah! Pedantry is alive and well, even in this thread😁

See #5 below 40 degrees-Californians shiver uncontrollably. People in Scotland sunbathe. 35 degrees-Italian cars won't start. People in Scotland drive with the windows down. 20 degrees-Floridians wear coats, gloves, and wool hats. People in Scotland throw on a T-shirt. 15 degrees-Californians begin to evacuate the state. People in Scotland go swimming. Zero degrees-New York landlords finally turn up the heat. People in Scotland have the last bbq before it gets cold. 10 degrees below zero-People in Miami cease to exist. People in Scotland lick flagpoles. 20 degrees below zero-Californians fly away to Mexico. People in Scotland throw on a light jacket. 80 degrees below zero-Polar bears begin to evacuate the Arctic. Scottish Boy Scouts postpone "Winter Survival" classes until it gets cold enough. 100 degrees below zero-Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. People in Scotland pull down their ear flaps. 173 degrees below zero-Ethyl alcohol freezes. People in Scotland make whisky lollies 297 degrees below zero-Microbial life start to disappear. Scottish cows complain of farmers with cold hands. 460 degrees below zero-ALL atomic motion stops. People in Scotland start saying "chilly, you cald an aw?" 500 degrees below zero-Hell freezes over. Scottish people support England in World Cup

Just like your average pair of 00 points.

I overheard a conversation between two guys who rounded up the shopping trolleys at Asda, the older one was telling the new start "now remember, you are not a trolley collector, you are an asset recovery technician" Jim

I hear that the band "Kansas" are a late addition to the evening's entertainment, as with Harry now attending, a rendition of "Carry on my Wayward Son" would be most appropriate. Jim

Correct, and semaphore signals were also retained! Jim

When Glasgow Central was wired in the early 1960s, platforms 3-13 were all wired. The main WCML express platforms, 1 and 2 did not get wired until the WCML electrification in the early 1970s. Jim

And now for something a bit different...

Milngavie* where sex is something that holds potatoes and they take the rubbish to the midding in a suitcase. *Milgay or Mulguy depending on whether you stay there or down the road in Drumchapel. Jim

Then there was this one (allegedly)

Am I the only one that counted all the fingers? Just in case......

A polar bear walks into a bar. Barman: What can I get you? Polar bear: Two pints of Lager and a packet of.... .... ... nuts. B: if you don't mind me asking, why the big pause? PB: They help me walk in the snow.

Young Lust - Pink Floyd

How's this for a compressed distance low relief backscene, Weymss Bay Junction Port Glasgow. Jim

The King Will Come - Wishbone Ash

Don't hold your breath for one with a British locomotive on the front, generic Wild West US locomotives seem to be all you get. Jim

If you go to https://www.networkrail.co.uk/industry-and-commercial/information-for-operators/national-electronic-sectional-appendix/ and download the Scottish Sectional Appendix, you will find the old layout with speed restrictions it hasn't been updated yet. Carstairs is on page 178. Jim

Theses and the official diagrams which I believe are now in the public domain. It appears to me that there is no loss of capability to split or combine compared with the old layout. Jim

Peruvian owls always hunt in pairs. Because they're Inca hoots.

The one feature I feel is sadly missing from the preserved locos is the end doors. I understand fully that they were sealed up to eliminate the draughts in the cab, but it would be nice to have one restored or at least simulated by cutting grooves in the loco front. Jim