Volvo United Meet 17th September

[ramz]

ill have me a east anglain accent!!!

and woo, 23 people!!!

go us go, only a month or so to go!

[740Estate]

Looks as though it will be a good meet!

Put me down for attending in the 960, not the 740 Estate now...

Best have a petrol station on standby too...

[Alec Dawe]

Originally Posted by ramz

ill have me a east anglain accent!!!

and woo, 23 people!!!

go us go, only a month or so to go!

Thart do be Iswich. Thart not Eeast Anglian, thart be tractar! Eeast Anglian do onli starrt at Diss, Bor!

I might try to get there, depends on the Boss, if I'm rostered as engine crew, and how the shed building is coming on!

[TheJoyOfSix]

Originally Posted by Alec Dawe

if I'm rostered as engine crew,

Are you a driver, passed fireman, fireman or passed cleaner? And is it only that Riddles designed tea making facility you crew or do you get to go on proper locos?

[740Estate]

Originally Posted by Alec Dawe

Thart do be Iswich. Thart not Eeast Anglian, thart be tractar! Eeast Anglian do onli starrt at Diss, Bor!

Sometoimes we ave tew poort them tracterboys back innes places..

I wuz Norfik fore I morve tew Cambrig.



Be good to see an East Anglian contingent there!

[gnhuk]

Originally Posted by V6 Man

Are you a driver, passed fireman, fireman or passed cleaner? And is it only that Riddles designed tea making facility you crew or do you get to go on proper locos?

Dunno about him but I'm a driver elsewhere - though on sabbatical this year owing to work commitments. As for real engines I'd vote for anything not built/designed at Swindon but my preference is for things that bend in two places.....

Proper engines: http://users.powernet.co.uk/hamilton

[TheJoyOfSix]

Originally Posted by gnhuk

As for real engines I'd vote for anything not built/designed at Swindon

Yep, I agree with you there - I tend to refer to those devices as 'Copper Topped Cr*p'. My own bias is towards Messr's Maunsell, Urie, Bullied et al of the Southern, but I must admit to a liking for K4's esp in their natural habitat (Fort William-Mallaig).

[740Estate]

Thass about as far as it goes with me n Locomotives.

[gnhuk]

Originally Posted by V6 Man

Yep, I agree with you there - I tend to refer to those devices as 'Copper Topped Cr*p'. My own bias is towards Messr's Maunsell, Urie, Bullied et al of the Southern, but I must admit to a liking for K4's esp in their natural habitat (Fort William-Mallaig).

Yep, we're on the same wave length. I grew up watching Bullieds etc on the Bournemouth line so that's where my UK leanings are though I do like the LMS Coronation Pacifics. I've fired and driven Green Arrow - nice to drive but a b@st@rd to fire (has to be done left handed). One day I'll have a ride on the West Highland, my Great Grandfather is reputed to have driven the first passenger train out of Oban and a great uncle was also a driver on that line - if you can find a copy of "Ace Enginemen" he the driver to Oban.

Hopefully I'll get a go on our Beattie well tank when it reappears from restoration - I understand from the old hands that it can be "interesting"......

[MissDMeanor]

Originally Posted by 740Estate

Thass about as far as it goes with me n Locomotives.

Is that good ole Ivor the Engine???