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Title: Direct Rail Services new mascot Post by: TonyK on September 11, 2014, 17:33:39 DRS were at Temple Meads the other day for the launch of their new "Seagull" brand and mascot.
(http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/Boyamijealous_7108a707/BRI_zps6359bf12.jpg) Title: Re: Direct Rail Services new mascot Post by: thetrout on September 11, 2014, 18:43:07 *Points to The Lighter Side Board*
Title: Re: Direct Rail Services new mascot Post by: John R on September 11, 2014, 20:02:26 I'm not entirely convinced about the modification of the loco to ac electric either. Suspect the new style pantograph may have a problem in headspan areas.
Title: Re: Direct Rail Services new mascot Post by: JayMac on September 11, 2014, 20:07:41 That's not a pantograph. It's the extendable support for a high definition camera. What you are looking at is the prototype for Google's RailView vehicle.
Title: Re: Direct Rail Services new mascot Post by: TonyK on September 11, 2014, 20:12:23 I'm not entirely convinced about the modification of the loco to ac electric either. Suspect the new style pantograph may have a problem in headspan areas. It could easily take a tern for the worse... That's not a pantograph. It's the extendable support for a high definition camera. What you are looking at is the prototype for Google's RailView vehicle. It would give you a bird's eye view, by chance? Title: Re: Direct Rail Services new mascot Post by: John R on September 11, 2014, 20:41:05 It could easily take a tern for the worse... Your jokes are too hard to swallow. Let's move swiftly on...... Title: Re: Direct Rail Services new mascot Post by: JayMac on September 11, 2014, 21:08:09 It didn't take an eagle eye to spot the gull. I'm told they tried to shoo it away by shouting at it. Either it ignored the shouts or was hard of herring.
Oh, and perhaps that's a crane in the background. Title: Re: Direct Rail Services new mascot Post by: TonyK on September 11, 2014, 21:34:46 Was the crane from Sparrows again, by chance? I feel a right tit with these jokes. (On good days, I get to feel the left one too. Apologies in advance for that.)
Title: Re: Direct Rail Services new mascot Post by: Chris from Nailsea on September 12, 2014, 22:59:31 *Points to The Lighter Side Board* You are quite right, young trout: this topic has now been moved to its rightful place. See http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=14566.msg161179#msg161179 ::) Title: Re: Direct Rail Services new mascot Post by: TonyK on September 12, 2014, 23:05:50 By remarkable co-incidence, I imbibed today at the Trout in Bickleigh, Devon. Other licenced premises are available, but I recommend this one. And others on request.
Title: Re: Direct Rail Services new mascot Post by: TonyK on September 22, 2014, 22:59:10 Either it ignored the shouts or was hard of herring. Oh, for cod's sake... This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |