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Donny works was always a good works to go round, I had one visit, when there was just bits of Deltics and 40 remains lying round near the scrap lines. We were watched like hawks on the scrap lines, which was due to (as our guide said) some of you folk f**king nicking stuff and taking keep sakes home, what the f**k you's do with it I dont know, not like you can hang it in the living room, my wife would have a bloody fit if I tried to
I've never seen a baby Deltic either, Mr xot.
When I used to go round the depots on coach trips, there'd be a multitude of bribes to get round Depots, normally after permission had been given. Crates of Newcastle Brown Ale was popular, cat food another and January's annual jaunt to the Scottish Depots, the brand new playboy calendar was always a big hit too. The lads running the trips got to know foreman up n down the country, so knew what was appreciated up n down the land. The mere sight of a 55 seater coach, set the pound signs going in their eyes too. Getting round Bescot at 2am, the night shift lads charging a quid a head to go round earned them £55 into the lads night out fund.
A fiver to get round Glasgow Works on the Scottish Hogmanay Bank Holiday, was a popular one too.
I remember a foreman at Grangemouth one year, just saying, oh go git yasels roond lads, just lit me know wen ya leaving and being really appreciative at being given half a dozen bottles of Bròwn Ale and left to his own devices to flick through that years new playboy calendar.
Then coming out of Grangemouth Depot and straight into the nearby chippy. My first ever scotch pie was from there, with chips and gravy. I still love that combo to this day. My mate bought one and didn't like the Scotch pie, so I ate his too.
Great memories.
I've never seen a baby Deltic either, Mr xot.
When I used to go round the depots on coach trips, there'd be a multitude of bribes to get round Depots, normally after permission had been given. Crates of Newcastle Brown Ale was popular, cat food another and January's annual jaunt to the Scottish Depots, the brand new playboy calendar was always a big hit too. The lads running the trips got to know foreman up n down the country, so knew what was appreciated up n down the land. The mere sight of a 55 seater coach, set the pound signs going in their eyes too. Getting round Bescot at 2am, the night shift lads charging a quid a head to go round earned them £55 into the lads night out fund.
A fiver to get round Glasgow Works on the Scottish Hogmanay Bank Holiday, was a popular one too.
I remember a foreman at Grangemouth one year, just saying, oh go git yasels roond lads, just lit me know wen ya leaving and being really appreciative at being given half a dozen bottles of Bròwn Ale and left to his own devices to flick through that years new playboy calendar.
Then coming out of Grangemouth Depot and straight into the nearby chippy. My first ever scotch pie was from there, with chips and gravy. I still love that combo to this day. My mate bought one and didn't like the Scotch pie, so I ate his too.
Great memories.
