The Tin Bath Extra

Nice one. What's the resolution of your original? Can you see me on top of the hill in the background?

 

Yes along with the others,i would also like to offer a very big apology to Neil,looking at the postings it is out of order what i,especially have being saying,i still feel the trespassing is uneccasary but i vouch not to take the pi** again as i amongst others have been doing over the last few weeks,its about time we all as a group stopped giving abuse,there is no need for it,the only thing i would say that you should think twice about going off platform end's,i have removed the screenshot and no more shall be heard of it.

My deepest apology,
Mark Walker

 

Cheers. 4752 x 3168 pixels. Was using my EOS50D at 105mm [168mm equivalent]. Yes I did see you on yonder hill but I cloned you out as your walking boots were too shiny and were glinting in the sun.

 

Thank you for that Mark, I would like to hope that some of the other members would follow suit and hit the edit button...

Please PM me if you think that my request is unreasonable but it may be around 11ish tonight when I reply as I am on a quick break in work and will not be online until I finish my shift.

Thanks, Neil.

 

Re :- Me

Thank You

I am sorry, first time ever "Brain fade" (never again no excuse)

Neil

 

Neil,you have a PM.

 

That 'buffoon' would be me. There wasn't a headboard for "The Tin Bath" or "The wrinkled stocking" or anything, so i (and the rest of the support crew) thought people might appreciate a headboard, regardless of what it says, and seems many did, so tough luck.

As for promoting public interest in steam specials, most of the public (and a lot of enthusiasts) wouldn't know what the Jacobite is and then would'nt be bothered what it said, a named train is to public more important than a 'normal' one and therfore they remember it better, and probably more likely to go on one in the future.

As for insulting me, i don't really think that was required or called for, perhaps if you had given up your free time to help these engines look presentable (the 1/4'd buffers were my doing too) you would have ground on which to make such comments, however as you didn't. Leave the pathetic childish remarks in your little mind were they belong.

 

To be honest,as i keep saying its the loco not the headboard that counts,and it actually makes for a 'Different' photo if you ask me!

 

Amen to that!

 

:rip:

 

It was on the front just after Barnsley so probably fell off as it was on a bit of a slant. At least it promoted the Jacobites for next year whilst it was on, so you have to look at the positives from it, even though it was different. At the end of the day i travelled up north to see the engines, not the headboards and wasnt to be dissapointed. Pictures hopefully to be uploaded tomorrow.

 

It came off at a water stop, didn't fall off, and didn't end up in a River.

 

I removed it, at Stocksmoor.

Now go to bed!

James S

 

Oh dear, what a sad bitter person you must be. It's my opinion that you are making a fool of yourself

" I am reliably informed".........very good[smilie=to funny.gi:

 

In 30 or 40 years time, someone will publish a photo of Sunday's train in some on-line forum (or whatever has replaced them by then) and ask where and when it was taken. "The headboard says The Jacobite, but my grandad thinks it looks like Chinley. What's the story?" This will prompt those of us still around to recall the occasion and try to transfer our old HDV or JPEG pictures to the prevailing standard. Sadly, someone's bound to remember the grumbling and begrudging of the "inappropriate" headboard, but hopefully, someone will also remember the tale about it going to Hathersage for winter storage.

Nostalgia and a sense of recreating history today is only part of what our hobby is about. We are also creating new history. Do you remember ETHELs? Do you remember blue-&-grey coaches? The SLOA Pullmans? Days Out Railtours? The day Midland 1000 and Leander went over Ribblehead in the snow? Good, bad, enlightened, misguided, triumph over adversity or sorry shambles... it's our history, our tradition.

In this context, I think crossing the Pennines carrying The Jacobite headboard, and especially the story behind it, is an interesting footnote for our living history. So, if I may say so, stop grumbling and enjoy it. ;-)

 

For petes sake, lets just enjoy steam on the main line and be gratefull its still with us through the hard work and money spent on locos and rolling stock.
If you dont like something about your photos hit the delete button or photoshop them.
Lets all get on with it.
Regards,
John aged 49 and a bit!

 

For those who were so outraged at the Jacobite headboard, I wonder what they would have made of the Daily Mirror "Andy Capp" special of many years ago. A Midland Compound painted red and yellow and a headboard as big as the smokebox door. Perhaps the next Cotton Mills could do something similar.

 

:rip:

 

But where would you get the Compound from?