tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post1941111871438224762..comments2024-03-19T00:17:41.069+13:00Comments on Timespanner: Mainline Steam, ParnellTimespannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-26718817576580193532010-09-28T12:15:05.619+13:002010-09-28T12:15:05.619+13:00From Jayne's link:
"Mr Allatt, who was on...From Jayne's link:<br />"Mr Allatt, who was on the service at the time, said he only saw a handful of other trains between London and Dover throughout Monday.<br /><br />He added: 'If any of the train operators want to modernise their services by using steam trains, I would be happy to give them a quote.'" <br /><br />Heh, heh, heh! Go the Tornado! :-DTimespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-16886347088045698802010-09-28T11:19:06.380+13:002010-09-28T11:19:06.380+13:00Love, love, love these photos. There's a farml...Love, love, love these photos. There's a farmlet we pass between Tarnagulla and Dunolly with about 4 old freight wagons being used as sheds and a gorgeous old girl (who needs a bit of TLC) of a steam engine and cars permanently parked at Bendigo station.<br />Don't know if I'd sent you the link but <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8428097.stm" rel="nofollow">Britain's newest Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851305238478213940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-81373841630354416362010-09-28T09:21:39.039+13:002010-09-28T09:21:39.039+13:00Hi Phil,
I only realised it was on through a bit ...Hi Phil,<br /><br />I only realised it was on through a bit of accidental flicking through the Auckland City Council website. If they (hopefully) have a festival next year, with Super City an' all, (hopefully) they should advertise across a much wider field. If I hear of it, I'll try to remember to post the info.<br /><br />I sacrificed hanging about at New Lynn bus station's opening Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-34323528227470856412010-09-28T09:10:56.631+13:002010-09-28T09:10:56.631+13:00Great coverage. Wish I'd been there. Wish I...Great coverage. Wish I'd been there. Wish I'd even known about it, but news is very slow getting into the Titirangi bush. In the late 1980s I worked in a building on Cheshire Street, overlooking the workshops and my office had a panoramic view of all that went on. Being somewhat interested in trains, I kept a camera with zoom lens in my desk and probably spent more time poking it through Phil Hansonnoreply@blogger.com