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Related to this beware a fellow passenger jaded after a long haul flight who mistakenly gets up and takes your bag from the overhead locker then works their way towards the exit. This happened to me last year and I had to shout down the plane to find out who had it and have the bag passed back...

There’s also a company you’ll find online called Shed No 2 who can supply replica moquette seat fabric. Other suppliers are out there but make sure you select the right period design otherwise you’ll get endless complaints from railway enthusiasts (we can be a very pedantic bunch!).

There’s a company called Trackside Ltd (look up their website) who make excellent replica carriage stickers and transfers which are commonly found on heritage railways.

Ampthill was my first thought.

Instagram. Why is it still showing Christmas related posts?

That shows creativity!!

I recently had an enlightening conversation with a friend about what we would like to be buried with when the inevitable time comes. This was inspired by one mutual friend being dispatched with a model locomotive in one hand and a cheese sandwich in the other. Meanwhile another friend who was an...

Delighted to see you back in action lostwin. Your contributions just ooze nostalgia of the not so distant past. This particular photo is exceptional because it depicts an InterCity branded loco hauling a number of Southern Railway vans which themselves are based on SE&CR designs.

If not suggested already, Swanage would be a very good stabling stopover. It’s connected to the mainline, nice location, coach trip along the Jurassic Coast and a nice little earner for the Swanage Railway. Similarly the Bluebell, West Somerset, Severn Valley and other mainline connected railways .

Aimed at the overseas tourist market, the interior design has all the imagination of a 1980s Argos catalogue.

Last week’s walk took in the sites of 3 East Kent Railway stations, namely Ash Town, Staple and Wingham Colliery Halt plus walking over the course of the now filled in cutting but never track laid extension to Stodmarsh. All of the above are long since obliterated but you can still see clues to...

I’m for it wholeheartedly for those who are suffering and don’t need to suffer cruelly and needlessly any longer. We have no hesitation in putting down a beloved pet when its quality of life comes into question so why should us humans be any different? So long as I have the mental capacity and...

Just came across a photo of Ethel 97251 I took at Fort William in October 1983

When you’re old enough to have seen the fire being lit in an oast house in Kent to dry the hops. The same building was converted into a dwelling some years ago.

I always like to include a bit of railway archaeology in my walks and this one last week included a few hundred yards of the old trackbed of the East Kent Railway. Closed in the early 50s but this stretch near Knowlton is still traceable. Also nearby is a wonderful holloway which was an...

1730553900 I suppose with parents in their 90’s and children in their 70’s that’s perfectly possible

When delivering my elderly mother’s weekly shopping to her sheltered flat development and being asked by one of the residents if I live there too.

Thanks Strathclyder and what an excellent idea for a gathering of locos.

Looking splendid in the late afternoon sun at Richborough, East Kent

What a life and career. My favourite Dame Maggie role was in A Private Function opposite Michael Palin. She’ll be very much missed. RIP