Not Quite The End of the Pier Show

Posted in Railways on 30th October 2004

Reportedly, today was the last day of Class 31 hauled services to Weymouth. Naturally, quite a lot of cranks planned to show up - and a general convergence on Temple Meads this morning made for something of an event atmosphere. Problem was, the Peds are back next week! Wessex reportedly...

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Refuse and Rovers

Posted in Railways on 29th October 2004

Took a day off work today, ostensibly to get some random refuse which has been lurking outside the flat collected. Neither the usual rubbish collection, nor the recycling people are collecting from the house at present due to the state that a recently departed tenant left things in. So, called...

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Teenage Kicks

Posted in SHOFT on 26th October 2004

Today I have a button on my radio I won't need to press any more. Many years ago, I had a book. I used to write down the names of records, the obscure labels and just about every detail I could glean about the records John Peel played. Later, when...

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