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« on: February 22, 2017, 18:50:49 »
Cockwood-sur-le-Mud  22/2/17
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« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2017, 19:22:20 »
Bang?  Grin
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« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2017, 19:32:14 »
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« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2017, 20:09:26 »
Don't worry. I'll push you through those nasty waves at Dawlish.
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« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2017, 20:22:00 »
I'm not coming this way again unless I have a nice red tarpaulin like that boat down there...
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« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2017, 22:15:27 »
We must stop meeting like this.

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« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2017, 23:20:55 »
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« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2017, 23:27:54 »
"CrossCountry Voyager and GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) HST▸ (High Speed Train) pass Cockwood Harbour."
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« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2017, 23:35:11 »
Fancy bumping into you?
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« Reply #10 on: February 23, 2017, 12:23:46 »
Tilting trains introduced in the south-west.
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« Reply #11 on: February 23, 2017, 22:06:09 »
"The last time we met like this, you were a Virgin"
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« Reply #12 on: February 25, 2017, 02:05:54 »
Yes, it is embarrassing - dynamic lines are so last year.  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2017, 08:25:51 »
"Blue and Green should never be seen"!
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