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« Reply #15 on: December 15, 2010, 02:02:19 » |
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Heres an idea I might just submit to FGW▸ . Charge a supplement of ^15 to everyone's season ticket and give them a free clock. They might just actually for a change turn up on time and not delay trains further by running at the last min!
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I do not work for FGW▸ and posts should not be assumed and do not imply they are statements, unless explicitly stated that they are, from any TOC▸ including First Great Western.
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« Reply #16 on: December 15, 2010, 07:22:05 » |
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The Lawn and concourse remodelling was designed by Nicholas Grimshaw and Partners, in conjunction with Rodney Fitch, the management contractor was Taylor Woodrow and the steelwork, including the reinstatement of the ornamental gable scrollwork, was by Eiffel.
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Bring back BR▸
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« Reply #17 on: December 15, 2010, 17:49:03 » |
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Ahh...that does indeed sound very Parisian. Although... Not the Metro, its something longer lasting, more substantial, some would say a better to look at and you can wrap your chips in it
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« Reply #18 on: December 15, 2010, 17:53:16 » |
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Yes ... that 'clue' rather confused me, too!  |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #19 on: December 15, 2010, 18:17:30 » |
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"A clear conscience laughs at a false accusation."
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« Reply #20 on: December 15, 2010, 19:00:05 » |
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Ahh...that does indeed sound very Parisian. Although... Not the Metro, its something longer lasting, more substantial, some would say a better to look at and you can wrap your chips in it
...am I suffering from an imagination failure here? I've never tried wrapping my chips in ornamental gable scrollwork! Bit of a typo on my part  Is this what we are talking about? Ther very thing |
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Starship just experienced what we call a rapid unscheduled disassembly, or a RUD, during ascent,”
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« Reply #21 on: December 15, 2010, 19:02:55 » |
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Ditched former sig - now I need to think of something amusing - brain hurts -I'll steal from the master himself - Einstein:
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love"
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« Reply #22 on: December 15, 2010, 20:03:17 » |
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Is this what we are talking about?
Ther very thing And to think I was going to include that very image in my recent picture quiz! Plumped for the GWR▸ logo on the pavement outside the Paddington Hilton instead.  |
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"A clear conscience laughs at a false accusation."
"Treat everyone the same until you find out they're an idiot."
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« Reply #23 on: December 15, 2010, 20:47:37 » |
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The iron scroll work was designed by Gustave Eiffel |
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Starship just experienced what we call a rapid unscheduled disassembly, or a RUD, during ascent,”
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« Reply #24 on: December 15, 2010, 21:10:18 » |
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And a fine piece of work it is as well. Top marks Monsieur Eiffel!
I've travelled to and from Paddington countless times and never really noticed that gable screen before. I had, just before taking that photo, snapped away at a brace of HSTs▸ on the platforms then turned around and noticed the Christmas tree. Whilst composing a shot of said tree I noticed the screen above The Lawn and was slightly taken aback by it. I think the light was just right for me to really notice it.
One of my favourite pictures from recent travels on the FGW▸ network.
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« Reply #25 on: December 15, 2010, 21:15:31 » |
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... I noticed the screen above The Lawn and was slightly taken aback by it. I think the light was just right for me to really notice it.
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
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« Reply #26 on: December 15, 2010, 21:49:06 » |
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"Eh: Mon Dieu!", you no doubt thought...
Um, actually my French isn't that good. "Blimey O'Reilly!", is probably closer to what I thought. |
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« Reply #27 on: December 15, 2010, 22:16:38 » |
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And to think I was going to include that very image in my recent picture quiz! Plumped for the GWR▸ logo on the pavement outside the Paddington Hilton instead. The entrance hall of the long demolished 2 BBR (Bishops Bridge Road) had a fantastic GWR roundal mosaic, shame as I do not think it was rescued |
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Starship just experienced what we call a rapid unscheduled disassembly, or a RUD, during ascent,”
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« Reply #28 on: December 15, 2010, 22:24:05 » |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.
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« Reply #29 on: December 15, 2010, 22:47:29 » |
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*Groan* Have another glass of red, Chris, and keep working on those puns! |
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"A clear conscience laughs at a false accusation."
"Treat everyone the same until you find out they're an idiot."
"Moral indignation is a technique used to endow the idiot with dignity."
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