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Blimey Ashley, that puts you on a pedestal. Foil top piercing wasn’t even an option when I was at school but ringing the bell for break time or lunchtime was a real accolade.

You remember that A) you were the ink monitor at school B) you can’t remember if you’ve mentioned it in this thread before

Thanks Mr SW. What a wonderful website that is including the various other links not least the one about Trans Europ Express

44871 looking splendid near Sandwich this morning

A wide variety on Radio 2 yes but in the 1980s when Jimmy Young was still broadcasting, Messers Munro and Doonican were definitely still being played. I can hear them on my grandmother’s wireless right now together with the steamy atmosphere of whatever was cooking on the stove!

When the playlist was one guaranteed to hear the likes of Matt Munro and Val Doonican

A couple of Southern Region finger board examples from the 1960s / 70s

I never had that problem with Izal toilet paper which my landlady supplied in my student digs in the early 80’s. Don’t know if it’s still available but it was like attending to your rear area with tracing paper

Toilet paper where the inner and outer two-ply sheets are really badly out of line with each other!

You and I are spoiled for choice when it comes to Brighton locos!

I’d love to think there’s a Martin Mill out there somewhere who just happens to be a rail enthusiast. If there is I’ve got one of his BR(S) running in boards! As for my user name I’m very much like 75A in post #2 with a huge Brighton influence

On a ticket vending machine you’re never going to be typing very much so ABC format isn’t a problem. Interesting observation on a qwerty keyboard is that the letters are jumbled but the numbers are not.

A 1964 model from the studio of Wilkes & Ashmore of what was to become the APT. It’s clearly influenced by the Japanese Bullet Train of the same era 1711957855 Also from Wilkes & Ashmore are some pre-production cab designs for the Class 55 Deltics. Not quite as built but not far from.

Just for the record, St Enoch is the nearest Glasgow Subway station if you are getting the mainline train from Glasgow Central to London Euston

And here’s Royal Scot out again today looking magnificent in the sunshine near Sandwich