Dave Croft wrote: > "Neil Arlidge" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in > message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> No doubt it would be just like the privitisation of the SVR, you >> bought a >> certain amount of shares and got free travel...oh... and then later >> your >> free travel allowance was cut down to 25% of what was initially >> allocated...I am not likely to get fooled again. >> -- >> Neil Arlidge - Life member of SVRA and shareholder in SVR (PLC) > > Hi Neil, I was one of the first members of the SVR, > (In the days of the station being shut but illegal drinking going on > all day in the refreshment room) > If thay saw the police coming across the footbridge they ran across > the tracks & through the fields to escape. > We worked hard at weekends digging out drainage ditches & weed > killing on the tracks for a few years. > Then the only members who were noticed were those who would donate > lots of money. > The picture below is a rail cart we modified for powered use (and me > looking much younger) > http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2065580310028520097cnDlbi
Groovy! I am afraid that I have rather given up on railways, I find I can now only have one obsession at a time. I have yet to see the only engine I got really involved with (4247) in steam! -- Neil Arlidge - NB Earnest - Shannon Reg 7410 Read about the start of our Irish travels at: http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/Tour_07/April_07/index.html Visit this site and help save our waterways from the DEFRA cuts http://www.saveourwaterways.org.uk/
