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Old 26th Nov 2019, 02:40
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British Rail thought the 'tilting train' concept was unique for the APT. That did not last long either
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Old 26th Nov 2019, 02:47
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Rail accident Investigation Board report into the spilt hot tea on a customer still took 8 months to compile.
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Old 26th Nov 2019, 06:46
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The attempt at designing a revolutionary new railway franchise was dubbed "Virgin on the Ridiculous".
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Old 26th Nov 2019, 08:55
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Labour's new nationalisation plan runs out of cash
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Old 26th Nov 2019, 09:24
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Robin Reliant? Ah yes, they date back to the same era as the Rover Land, the Marina Morris, the Maxi Austin, Victor Vauxhall, Escort Ford etc.
Torque Shy, stop taking the mickey.
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Old 26th Nov 2019, 09:45
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"... and here we can see how passengers can put their feet on the ground if they feel the vehicle is becoming unstable. One of them is ploughing a bit of a furrow, so we going to hang a couple of rollers on the rear of every train to repair the surface."
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Old 26th Nov 2019, 09:47
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Torque Shy, stop taking the mickey.
Washers, Penny. KO, Do will I.
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Old 26th Nov 2019, 10:11
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Washers, Penny. KO, Do will I.
Contrariwise.

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Old 26th Nov 2019, 13:12
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Del Boy ditches the Capri Ford ( Ghia in yellow )

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Old 26th Nov 2019, 13:16
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The rail line through Liverpool suffers from metal theft
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Old 26th Nov 2019, 13:19
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Useful throughout the world where different track gauge would be a problem
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Old 26th Nov 2019, 15:50
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When the Lord handed out brains
I thought He said trains
And I said "Gimme a one-track one."

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Old 26th Nov 2019, 16:00
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"ZZZZZZZZ I don't thinkZZZZZZZZZZ it wasZZZZZZZZZZZZ a goodZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ideaZZZZZZZZto run theZZZZZZZZZZelectrficationZZZZZZZthrough ZZZZZZZZZthe same railZZZZZZZZZZZ"
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Old 26th Nov 2019, 16:03
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"For gawd sake pull the string man.. the gyro is winding down."
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Old 26th Nov 2019, 17:21
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Not a Caption
Would have been useful for the Croydon Tramway?
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Old 26th Nov 2019, 17:22
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Is this a pull me push you?
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Old 26th Nov 2019, 17:27
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Hoskins it's slowing down get the hamsters to run faster
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Old 26th Nov 2019, 17:29
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Duracell are surprised just how long lasting their new formulation is. Now get the batteries in the stores for the Christmas toys. The parents will be pleased
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Old 26th Nov 2019, 17:39
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The truth behind the picture is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyro_monorail
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Old 26th Nov 2019, 18:00
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C52 gives away the tricks of the magic circle
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