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Forum: Railway News from around the World 14th April 2009, 18:50
Replies: 18
Views: 7,509
Posted By Arthur Maunsell
2000 years ago or so a very wise man said (to...

2000 years ago or so a very wise man said (to paraphrase) that we should turn the other cheek if someone struck us....that would be the Humane and Christian thing to do in this case.

(By the way...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 14th April 2009, 07:29
Replies: 18
Views: 7,509
Posted By Arthur Maunsell
the point being if he DIDNT beat up the guy, all...

the point being if he DIDNT beat up the guy, all he did was rob the train....

it was the crime of the century at the time but small beer by todays standards...the sentances were always too harsh,...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 13th April 2009, 07:56
Replies: 18
Views: 7,509
Posted By Arthur Maunsell
whilst I agree with those sentiments in...

whilst I agree with those sentiments in principle, he is an old ill man and some consideration has to be given to that. Let the Authorities who have all the info and experiance decide.
Forum: Railway News from around the World 3rd April 2009, 15:01
Replies: 2
Views: 3,262
Posted By Arthur Maunsell
hopefully...:cool:

hopefully...:cool:
Forum: Railway News from around the World 24th March 2009, 08:47
Replies: 10
Views: 6,692
Posted By Arthur Maunsell
its the article thats crap...half an hour to...

its the article thats crap...half an hour to Birmingham? please......:rolleyes:

i guess if started far enough out of London and finished somewhere nearer Coventry than Brum you might do it, but...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 23rd March 2009, 20:51
Replies: 10
Views: 6,692
Posted By Arthur Maunsell
no idscussion needed...total crap:rolleyes:

no idscussion needed...total crap:rolleyes:
Forum: Railway News from around the World 18th March 2009, 16:48
Replies: 14
Views: 8,008
Posted By Arthur Maunsell
this is a non story surely.

this is a non story surely.
Forum: Railway News from around the World 16th February 2009, 08:38
Replies: 4
Views: 4,832
Posted By Arthur Maunsell
at a glance you'd think they bought 9466:cool:

at a glance you'd think they bought 9466:cool:
Forum: Railway Forum TV Discussion 30th January 2009, 02:01
Replies: 6
Views: 4,181
Posted By Arthur Maunsell
the Tralee and Dingle railway lives again!

the Tralee and Dingle railway lives again!
Forum: Railway News from around the World 17th October 2008, 18:44
Replies: 3
Views: 3,881
Posted By Arthur Maunsell
it certainly does...I drive a van (one of several...

it certainly does...I drive a van (one of several different ones in the fleet ) and I ALWAYS know if it will fit thru the Drive Thru at Ronalds Gaff....not lost a fridge unit yet!

Interestingly...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 19th September 2008, 19:57
Replies: 6
Views: 4,106
Posted By Arthur Maunsell
he got all he deserved for doing something...

he got all he deserved for doing something daft....
Forum: Railway News from around the World 10th September 2008, 07:35
Replies: 6
Views: 4,220
Posted By Arthur Maunsell
might have had a long run to a signal box in some...

might have had a long run to a signal box in some locations....:D
Forum: Railway News from around the World 9th September 2008, 16:01
Replies: 9
Views: 5,170
Posted By Arthur Maunsell
as I understand it, he was frying his brekkie on...

as I understand it, he was frying his brekkie on a shovel....:D
Forum: Railway News from around the World 17th January 2008, 15:13
Replies: 1
Views: 2,983
Posted By Arthur Maunsell
......shakes head sadly...:rolleyes:

......shakes head sadly...:rolleyes:
Forum: Railway News from around the World 5th January 2008, 21:43
Replies: 8
Views: 4,703
Posted By Arthur Maunsell
I think all crossings should have standard...

I think all crossings should have standard Traffic Lights...Motorists would be more likely to obey these than the flashing red ones....after all they do all the time at road junctions (well most of...
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 5th January 2008, 21:39
Replies: 16
Views: 8,002
Posted By Arthur Maunsell
what are they going to do? shut the doors on the...

what are they going to do? shut the doors on the queue boarding....? check passengers through the gate and not let them on train? Unrealistic and poor service.
Forum: Passenger Operations and Observations 18th November 2007, 09:30
Replies: 4
Views: 4,010
Posted By Arthur Maunsell
where did they get the 03 shunter from?

where did they get the 03 shunter from?
Forum: Say Hello 27th October 2007, 08:33
Replies: 11
Views: 5,923
Posted By Arthur Maunsell
thats all correct. No 72 is in the Cultra Museum...

thats all correct. No 72 is in the Cultra Museum not far outside Belfast which Ive never visited but is on my TO DO list as it looks fabulous.
Forum: Railway News from around the World 20th October 2007, 16:55
Replies: 5
Views: 3,805
Posted By Arthur Maunsell
it seems the comments by "railway mad" have been...

it seems the comments by "railway mad" have been removed just as well...He DOES NOT speak for the rest of us railway mad folk.....
Forum: On-track Machinery 18th October 2007, 07:13
Replies: 46
Views: 55,208
Posted By Arthur Maunsell
tell me about garden design....had a long and...

tell me about garden design....had a long and tedious argeument with the landscaper and wife about laying the sleepers flat...ie the proper way....I lost...:mad: (i wante bits of steel bolted to...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 17th October 2007, 19:38
Replies: 5
Views: 3,805
Posted By Arthur Maunsell
a tragedy.....i feel for teh relatives and the...

a tragedy.....i feel for teh relatives and the Crew....
Forum: Railway News from around the World 16th October 2007, 07:46
Replies: 1
Views: 3,035
Posted By Arthur Maunsell
it does make sense to at least make provision for...

it does make sense to at least make provision for expansion in the future....and a Stansted to Heathrow link sounds sensible, a chance to move the domestic flights out of LHR.

Basinstoke extension...
Forum: Say Hello 22nd September 2007, 16:13
Replies: 9
Views: 4,200
Posted By Arthur Maunsell
sorry...the first Dr Who was William Hartnell (i...

sorry...the first Dr Who was William Hartnell (i think) ..and Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's alter ego are Derek and CLive....I must be in a paralell universe again....

I bought a book recently...
Forum: Freight Operations and Observations 22nd September 2007, 14:16
Replies: 17
Views: 11,186
Posted By Arthur Maunsell
i rememebr these well...a SR speciality and...

i rememebr these well...a SR speciality and huge.....the SR often reused underframes.....even BR reused NOL underframes to build 2-HAP''s and /or 2 EPB's in the 50's

I'm not sure why they needed...
Forum: Say Hello 22nd September 2007, 14:09
Replies: 9
Views: 4,200
Posted By Arthur Maunsell
tempted to ask WHO is William Hartnell ...and...

tempted to ask WHO is William Hartnell ...and how is DEREK?


but instead...i have a fasination with Woodford Halse too, i think its the fact its dissappeared almost totally and was such a hive...
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