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« on: April 09, 2014, 21:06:36 » |
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A freight train has reported some of it's wheels have come off the track, there are no reported injuries as a result of the derailment. That's a mighty clever train. Or is there an element of truth - is there an onboard monitoring system that will automatically report a derailment? |
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Cynthia
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« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2014, 21:21:08 » |
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A freight train has reported some of it's wheels have come off the track, there are no reported injuries as a result of the derailment. That's a mighty clever train. Or is there an element of truth - is there an onboard monitoring system that will automatically report a derailment? This is nothing new; 1950's Goons script: Bloodnock 'This is the police station speaking' Eccles: 'Oooh, clever police station......' Sorry, off-topic, I know, but couldn't resist it. Tee hee hee. |
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Trying to break ones addiction to car travel is much harder than giving up ciggies!
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Puffing Billy
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« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2014, 21:26:58 » |
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I suppose the wheels just "spoke"
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« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2014, 21:27:13 » |
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This is nothing new; 1950's Goons script:
Bloodnock 'This is the police station speaking'
Eccles: 'Oooh, clever police station......'
Thanks, Cynthia. That raised a chuckle.  I could even hear the voices of Sellers and Milligan as I read that post. |
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Cynthia
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« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2014, 21:38:07 » |
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I suppose the wheels just "spoke"
Megagroan!!! |
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Puffing Billy
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« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2014, 21:41:10 » |
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Actually, I know that wheels can speak, because I saw a pair of them go into a pub once, and one said to the other "Your round".
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2014, 21:43:16 » |
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Lest I be blamed for it, I'd just like to point out that grahame started this one! |
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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 #7 on: April 09, 2014, 22:23:13 » |
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Actually, I know that wheels can speak, because I saw a pair of them go into a pub once, and one said to the other "Your round".
It gets worse! Talking of round..... Goons 1950's: Ned Seagoon (having wandered into a building) 'Lets look round!' Eccles: 'But you already look round....' |
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Puffing Billy
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« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2014, 22:44:00 » |
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Personally, I blame it on the bogie
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« Reply #9 on: April 09, 2014, 23:13:03 » |
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I'm having no truck with any of this nonsense.
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SandTEngineer
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« Reply #10 on: April 09, 2014, 23:20:56 » |
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... wheel all better get our hats and coats  |
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« Reply #11 on: April 10, 2014, 12:42:34 » |
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3 wheels went into a pub, an english wheel, a scottish wheel ............
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grahame
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« Reply #13 on: April 10, 2014, 18:49:01 » |
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