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In spite of me promising myself a couple of days of 'sunday afternoon' style idleness over xmas .... you can tell I'm getting bored.
Here's a nice old period Railway advert I'd not come across before.
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That is glorious...especially the "Police Engine"....
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I don't remember that but it is a clever ad.
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New one on me as well, it's a pity they tore up a lot of the tracks in the sixties, I'm sure the trains would be far more popular now, certainly here in Aberdeenshire at least.
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The engine capacities at the end date it - 1.6, 2.3 and 2.8 = Ford early 80's ??
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Patient: "Doctor, when do you think Covid 19 will be over?"
Doctor "I don't know, I'm not a journalist!"
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The engine capacities at the end date it - 1.6, 2.3 and 2.8 = Ford early 80's ??
I'd guess 1984.
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The engine capacities at the end date it - 1.6, 2.3 and 2.8 = Ford early 80's ??
I'd guess 1984.
Sounds about right. I can remember 2.3 and 2.8 Granadas then. And there is always a 1.6.
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The engine capacities at the end date it - 1.6, 2.3 and 2.8 = Ford early 80's ??
I'd guess 1984.
Sounds about right. I can remember 2.3 and 2.8 Granadas then. And there is always a 1.6.
We have a saying that goes "He who can read has the advantage".
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The engine capacities at the end date it - 1.6, 2.3 and 2.8 = Ford early 80's ??
I'd guess 1984.
Sounds about right. I can remember 2.3 and 2.8 Granadas then. And there is always a 1.6.
We have a saying that goes "He who can read has the advantage".
just noticed why you say that. Check the op.
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