Rhodes Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Bitch - Yes I couldn't agree more and I think he is already coming around albeit slowly. He has never indicated which Club he follows which concerns me slightly, I doubt he knows anything about the SSML if the truth be known Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hordes Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Originally Posted By: thespursfan he must live near you rhodes. if the 16.50 from euston was running three minutes late at approx 17.00 he must be about seven minutes train travel from Euston in the birmingham direction. now if we can find out which loco was pulling the 16.50 we could get a better idea of how quickly it would be travelling and thereby plot the approximate distance from euston. next sunday I could go to euston and catch the 16.50 and then after that distance had been travelled I could pull the communication cord, and look out for a likely residence that may accomodate hordes. not a lot of people, but hordes the poster. sorry that wasnt very clear. how uncle urchin could say he was boring I dont know anyone who takes a keen interest in the railway industry is alright by me. speaking to my contact on the railway it was late because the driver had forgot his rail pass and even though he was wearing his uniform a rhodes like gateman refused him entry till he could be identified i will be looking out to see if he has made up the lost time on the return journey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitch Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 There is no 'return journey' Be there, or be square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhodes Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Originally Posted By: thespursfan he must live near you rhodes. if the 16.50 from euston was running three minutes late at approx 17.00 he must be about seven minutes train travel from Euston in the birmingham direction. TheSpursFan - You may be getting Euston mixed up with Kings Cross as roughly seven minutes out of Kings Cross is Finsbury Park which is not far from me. You're right though that Hordes gave the game away as to the area he lives as he wouldn't have been able to make something like that up, at a guess I'd say it was between Queens Park and Harrow and Wealdstone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hordes Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Originally Posted By: Bitch There is no 'return journey' Be there, or be square so dont trains run the opposite way? and how would the driver get home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wader Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Originally Posted By: hordes ...and how would the driver get home? He uses the car, like most sane people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Urchin Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Originally Posted By: hordes hordes you are so boring it defies gravity... i was just looking out my window and noticed the 16:50 from euston to birmingham was running 3mins late Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Football Man Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Originally Posted By: thespursfan next sunday I could go to euston and catch the 16.50 and then after that distance had been travelled I could pull the communication cord, and look out for a likely residence that may accomodate hordes. Wouldn't it be better to pull the emergency cord rather than the communication cord? (What is a communication cord, anyway?). And surely you would need to pull the cord before that distance had been travelled as you would need to take into account the train's braking time in accordance with its relative speed at the time the cord was operated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Hamnett TSF Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 i am very glad you brought that up football man. the communication cord is a cord that allows you to communicate with the train driver. I dont know how it works but you smash a piece of glass with the heel of your shoe and a large anchor comes off the back of the train as the trains usual braking system is not used it may take several trial runs to get this timed right. hordes could tell us where the window is out of which he was looking to save some bother. most windows are in walls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Hamnett TSF Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 I believe the train arrived at birmingham on time , so well done the driver there. It will be interesting to hear from hordes if it is on time on its return journey and if the driver is returning with it. wader if the train driver went to birmingham and then drove his car back, how did his car get there. did he drive it there this morning then take the train back to work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wader Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Originally Posted By: thespursfan wader if the train driver went to birmingham and then drove his car back, how did his car get there. did he drive it there this morning then take the train back to work? I sometimes think you lot live in another world. Everyone knows that particular service is driven by the Hoff's brother who bought Kit off him some years ago just for this purpose. The car takes itself to Birmingham you fool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitch Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Via Dorking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Hamnett TSF Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 why didnt the gateman recognise him in the first place then? theres something not quite right about this...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hordes Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 TheSpursFan - You may be getting Euston mixed up with Kings Cross as roughly seven minutes out of Kings Cross is Finsbury Park which is not far from me. You're right though that Hordes gave the game away as to the area he lives as he wouldn't have been able to make something like that up, at a guess I'd say it was between Queens Park and Harrow and Wealdstone. rhodes...your powers of deduction remind me of the great Peter Sellars in those superb pink panther films,although you probably prefer to be compared to Ace Ventura with another clue do you think you will be able to narrow down the area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitch Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 I don't much care for either of those 'comedians' though if i had to choose between the two it would not be Peter Sellers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wader Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Originally Posted By: thespursfan why didnt the gateman recognise him in the first place then? Obviously he has to train drive in disguise. People who travel by train don't just collect engine numbers you know. It's a well known fact that Autograph Books are the biggest seller in any mainline station branch of WH Smiths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitch Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Please don't say Seller. No talent, not particularly good looking and a very filty looking mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hordes Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Originally Posted By: Bitch Please don't say Seller. No talent, not particularly good looking and a very filty looking mac what does it filter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitch Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Good taste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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