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Weird sin't it- I was always fascinated by steam engines when I was little- but I went for the wheeled variety back then- loved steam trains and still do....

Never thought I'd end up owing a steam boat!!!!!! (ok, no steam engine but its the thought that counts!)
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There must be a long, long queue of men waiting to marry girls from wherever it is you're from. Where do I put my name down?
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Now now Christian! you and Billy are as bad as each other!

 

John
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Christian, a lot of the old steam men can only order four and a half pints with their right hand or only four if they have lost their thumb whilst checking the bottom end bearing temp when the engine is running fortunatly I was taught the art of doing it and can still order the full five, although I did crush the end of one Chief's highly prized oil can when I first went to sea, he had owned it for over 25yrs and he was not happy at all, that cost me a lot of drink's, he did get over it eventually and helped me with my ticket work.
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Originally posted by Christian Christian wrote:

There must be a long, long queue of men waiting to marry girls from wherever it is you're from. Where do I put my name down?
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Actually, I have always blamed my dad for the steam train thing- train thing in general- Dad's a gricer (train spotter) although i have to say he doesn't take it to extremes- no weekends sitting on stations in anoraks!!!
Apparently when I was a toddler and the Deltics were still going (diesel engines) I would stand at the end of Doncaster station and yell 'give it some welly!' (while wearing a blue mac and red wellies...)to the train drivers.....
I've been in most modern train cabs- being a girlie gets you into some odd places at times...
Was one of only three female members of the school train club- other two were my best friend and the daughter of the teacher that ran the club!

Oh dear. cough cough happy times!!!!!

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Oh- and in case you were wondering... Deltics were Class 55 trains ie numbered 55008 for example.

And why are they relevant here????

Because they were powered by Napier engines Nothing comes close to the sound of a Deltic- trust me!
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And as a former chairman and now life member of The Deltic Preservation Society I know exactly what you are talking about!  2 deltics on full song at approx 100 mph has to be heard to be believed.
SRW
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john , by billy do you mean me? if so how did i get a name as a flirt(i am but how did you know?)
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Think I missed this one for sale on Apollo Duck

1939 Harbour Launch
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