Re: Dance, power lines, dance!

On Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:21:46 +0000 (UTC), Roger Burton West <roger+asr201001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:

Maarten Wiltink wrote:
In related news, the Dutch railways recently found out that if your
planned response to frozen switches is to dispatch a thawing team in
a van, you may need a backup plan in some circumstances.

GR3 Harrier. (Or anything with a Pegasus engine in it, really.)

I see your Harrier, and raise you one Tornado.

No - not *that* Tornado, the Peppercorn one.

And in related local news: http://east-lancs-rly.co.uk/?p=G-Y-H



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