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Re: utterly random picture thread.
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 10:18 am
by Pirahna
MingtheMerciless wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 10:07 am
A railway fishplate, about 6 miles from the nearest railway in my local forest, why?
It's from an old branch line that was dismantled in the 1920's.
Re: utterly random picture thread.
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 11:04 am
by gremlin
Pirahna wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 10:18 am
MingtheMerciless wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 10:07 am
A railway fishplate, about 6 miles from the nearest railway in my local forest, why?
It's from an old branch line that was dismantled in the 1920's.
If that's correct, then I like it.
A century old. Proper history, right there. I must be right nerdy as that's proper interesting.
Re: utterly random picture thread.
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 11:34 am
by David
gremlin wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 11:04 am
Pirahna wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 10:18 am
MingtheMerciless wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 10:07 am
A railway fishplate, about 6 miles from the nearest railway in my local forest, why?
It's from an old branch line that was dismantled in the 1920's.
If that's correct, then I like it.
A century old. Proper history, right there. I must be right nerdy as that's proper interesting.
Am I seeing a joke that wasn't intended, or are you being slow?
Re: utterly random picture thread.
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 12:20 pm
by gremlin
No joke, just expressing my enthusiasm for everyday history. If being interested in history makes me slow, I'll happily wear the dunce hat.*
*Better the dunce hat than the bumming hat, as at least I have a chance of keeping it for more than 5 minutes.
Re: utterly random picture thread.
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 12:28 pm
by Mussels
David wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 11:34 am
Am I seeing a joke that wasn't intended, or are you being slow?
I'm seeing the same as you and I think Gremmers is being slow.
Re: utterly random picture thread.
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 12:48 pm
by Horse
Mussels wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 12:28 pm
David wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 11:34 am
Am I seeing a joke that wasn't intended, or are you being slow?
I'm seeing the same as you and I think Gremmers is being slow.
Indeed. Very much a slow stopper train rather than express.
Or, perhaps, a wooden sleeper?
Re: utterly random picture thread.
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 1:03 pm
by gremlin
Mussels wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 12:28 pm
David wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 11:34 am
Am I seeing a joke that wasn't intended, or are you being slow?
I'm seeing the same as you and I think Gremmers is being slow.
Nope. Lost me.
Re: utterly random picture thread.
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 1:12 pm
by slowsider
gremlin wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 1:03 pm
Mussels wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 12:28 pm
David wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 11:34 am
Am I seeing a joke that wasn't intended, or are you being slow?
I'm seeing the same as you and I think Gremmers is being slow.
Nope. Lost me.
Branch line. In a forest.
Re: utterly random picture thread.
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 1:15 pm
by gremlin
slowsider wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 1:12 pm
gremlin wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 1:03 pm
Mussels wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 12:28 pm
I'm seeing the same as you and I think Gremmers is being slow.
Nope. Lost me.
Branch line. In a forest.
FFS.
Re: utterly random picture thread.
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 1:23 pm
by Noggin
Re: utterly random picture thread.
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2021 2:28 pm
by Pirahna
slowsider wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 1:12 pm
gremlin wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 1:03 pm
Mussels wrote: Wed Mar 03, 2021 12:28 pm
I'm seeing the same as you and I think Gremmers is being slow.
Nope. Lost me.
Branch line. In a forest.
There's a company called Cassini that print the old OS maps but have re-scaled them to match the modern maps. I've got a couple of sets of my local area. The maps are from 1805, 1898 and 1919-1920. There's quite a bit of railway that had come and gone, it goes though what are now woods, fields, roads. There's lots of stuff out there (not just railways) if you want to go exploring.
Re: utterly random picture thread.
Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2021 10:20 pm
by Wreckless Rat
Timing is everything....
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Re: utterly random picture thread.
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2021 7:02 am
by the_priest
I took this on Wednesday on a cold misty morning. A broken grave stone laden with moss, daffodils showing their colour and the gloom holding all in stillness.
Re: utterly random picture thread.
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2021 1:16 pm
by Taipan
Re: utterly random picture thread.
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2021 9:23 am
by Taipan
Re: utterly random picture thread.
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2021 9:43 am
by Wreckless Rat
Taipan wrote: Sat Mar 06, 2021 9:23 am
We used to pour it down rat holes - pretty sure Greta wouldn’t approve
Re: utterly random picture thread.
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2021 9:59 am
by Taipan
Wreckless Rat wrote: Sat Mar 06, 2021 9:43 am
Taipan wrote: Sat Mar 06, 2021 9:23 am
We used to pour it down rat holes - pretty sure Greta wouldn’t approve
My Father-in-Law mixed it with diesel and used as a preservative on his garage doors!
Re: utterly random picture thread.
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2021 11:17 am
by Wossname
Taipan wrote: Fri Mar 05, 2021 1:16 pm
Anyone recognise the engine?
Re: utterly random picture thread.
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2021 12:27 pm
by gremlin
Wossname wrote: Sat Mar 06, 2021 11:17 am
Taipan wrote: Fri Mar 05, 2021 1:16 pm
Anyone recognise the engine?
Is it Steve?
Re: utterly random picture thread.
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2021 12:28 pm
by Wreckless Rat
Taipan wrote: Sat Mar 06, 2021 9:59 am
My Father-in-Law mixed it with diesel and used as a preservative on his garage doors!
Common old boy/farmer wood preservative