Birthdays · 12:45pm Feb 24th, 2023
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the completion and first steam tests of a reasonably well-known locomotive, Flying Moneypit Flying Scotsman! I intend to produce a more comprehensive blogpost detailing the engine's history, as well as a post on GoER, but for now let's enjoy the moment.
It's also the 41st birthday of lolcow supreme Chris Chan (and on a darker note the 1st anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine).
When is your birthday?
Was fun standing in the snow, watching the proof runs of the return to rail of the Scotsman in Black, on the ELR heritage railway so it could regain certification to legally run on mainline rail. Two things helped in that regard, Bury Shed did all the refurbishment work as the maintenance works for the ELR, and the ELR had upgraded all their signaling to be mainline compatible, and then reconnected back to the mainline. Im not sure how many other lines in the UK could have Hull Trains mainline express dual electric deisel return to Terminus?
Hard to tell which one is more tragic.
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The latter. Chris is an anomaly, but one easily dealt with. Russia trying to take Ukraine is a crime slowly bringing us to World War III.
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17th September.
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I must admit the engine does look good. I usually avoid its visits to other railways, as the lines turn into zoos.
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Definitely invasion of Ukraine. Wierdly, today is also the day the Nazi Party was formed.
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Mine is September 7
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That, and the £15 a person platform fee to stand next to it were very good reasons for me ro stand by the curtain wall around the station. Got some beautifult placements for ophotos and video, far better than those who wanted to get up close and personal and ended up seeing pretty much their favourite rivet etc.
Speaking of lolcow supremes, how's the read through of Empress Teresa going? I already read the first few chapters, and I have enough pent up grief to make the author wilt under my acidic commentary.
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OK.
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Tell me about it.
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Been focusing on an upcoming fanfic. Teresa's proving to be more of a slog than I realised.
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Is it going to be Cool Cat instead? Because if it is, I can take a swing at Teresa
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I'm still keeping going with Teresa. Cool Cat is a no-go at the moment; Daddy Derek would copyright strike me into oblivion if I say anything about it.
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I'm not completely sure, but I think you'd be safe with Cool Cat since you're not making any money off of your analysis of it.
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Besides, save the best for last.