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Title: Possibly the best Christmas present ever.... Post by: Phil on December 08, 2009, 14:57:22 But not, as far as I know, available for the FGW network (yet)
http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/images/4/2009/12/500x_yamanote-watches-guide3.jpg Title: Re: Possibly the best Christmas present ever.... Post by: inspector_blakey on December 08, 2009, 16:10:29 Hmm. Stylish and practical..
Title: Re: Possibly the best Christmas present ever.... Post by: grahame on December 08, 2009, 16:33:12 I can show you a watch that tells you the time of the next train to Swindon. It's one of those old mechanical jobbies, and got water in it so it doesn't run any more ... but set to 19:47 it's right over half the time. It's called a "Melksham" watch. A superior model called a "Pilning", when correctly set, is always right.
Title: Re: Possibly the best Christmas present ever.... Post by: JayMac on December 08, 2009, 16:40:31 I can show you a watch that tells you the time of the next train to Swindon. It's one of those old mechanical jobbies, and got water in it so it doesn't run any more ... but set to 19:47 it's right over half the time. It's called a "Melksham" watch. A superior model called a "Pilning", when correctly set, is always right. Ah, but hang on. Surely 'one of those old mechanical jobbies' would need to be set to 7:47pm, unless you mean one of these: (http://www.h-spot.net/watches/rlt10.jpg) Title: Re: Possibly the best Christmas present ever.... Post by: eightf48544 on January 06, 2010, 10:34:40 Just to make bignosemac jealous Western Champion came through Slough shorly before Christmas, smoking rather heavily form engine.
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