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I thought it was the Real Tories who were the toffs, but actually it’s the New Party who trot out their unelected peers for the benefit of the press. We’ve already seen a lot of dear old Mandy, and a good thing too, because the more people see of him, the more they will be reminded of what he is. But today it was . . . → Read More: Adonis by name…  The fabulous Jolyon Jenkins, the producer at Radio Four who is doing the show about ghost trains, sent me this excerpt from Hansard today… 3 Feb 2009 : Column 1135W Newhaven Marine Railway Station Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport on what date the last passenger train departed Newhaven Harbour Marine station. [249334] Paul Clark: A passenger train service is . . . → Read More: Newhaven Marine I was wondering if any readers had any info on ghost trains? By which I mean ‘Parly trains’; those services which companies are forced to run because it’s cheaper to run them than to go to all the bother of closing them down. The most famous example is the weekly Stockport to Stalybridge service; but do you know of any other good ones I . . . → Read More: Ghost trains? Not really an entry, as such, but another link which I felt my readers must see… The Headhunters Railway Museum and Barbers Shop in Enniskillen. Who amongst you will be able to resist the temptation… As their website says, ‘Whether you are a railway enthusiast, former railway employee or just a child brought up on ‘Thomas the Tank Engine’, why not combine your visit . . . → Read More: Headhunters A long long day followed by a short Parallel Lines-y link-y post. Down to Brissol today to record voice links for the Radio Four doco ‘On The Top Deck’, which goes out at 11am on Wednesday 21st of January. Emerging from the studio on Whiteladies Road, I remembered that I’d been here before, in May 2006, to do the breakfast show on BBC Radio . . . → Read More: On the Top Deck Three |
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