Today I saw...

[proactive]

A traction engine being driven along Newcastle Road in Stone. Was driving at the time or would have taken a pic.

 

[proactive]

A traction engine being driven along Newcastle Road in Stone. Was driving at the time or would have taken a pic.

That's actually the second time I've seen one on that stretch of road. The first time it was being driven by the late, great Fred Dibnah.

 

[littleme]

A real person, shopping, in pyjamas, dressing gown and slippers. I was worried that she might be ill or confused but apparently she was just shopping.

Due to Children in need day I would guess Tillington manor pupils and staff all went to school in their pj's today.

 

[joshua]

Due to Children in need day I would guess Tillington manor pupils and staff all went to school in their pj's today.

some of the shops were doing this as well, quite surreal

 

[Withnail]

... a very funky recumbent.

 

[Withnail]

I confess i was a little bit jealous - this was a proper funky beast with full bullet-stylee fairing. Surely somebody here knows who owns this beast?

Heading West on the Newport Road up Castle Bank at around 4pm?

Nice wheels.

 

[Withnail]

... that Mike Pyatt fellow from Mrs. Brown's Boys off of the telly.

 

[Withnail]

... Dotty.

 

[PeterD]

a frogman in the lake in west brom where a murdered man was found last week

 

[proactive]

... Dotty.

Fascinating how much bad luck one owner can have. The good old days of motoring...

 

[littleme]

I confess i was a little bit jealous - this was a proper funky beast with full bullet-stylee fairing. Surely somebody here knows who owns this beast?

Heading West on the Newport Road up Castle Bank at around 4pm?

Nice wheels.

Came across one of these contraptions in the summer, older gentleman almost lying down on it and peddleing by hand- on the (60mph) road through Cannock Chase. And when I say 'came across', I mean we nearly ran the silly bugger over! Very dangerous to have this on the road when its so low to the ground, and without hi-vis on a fast and sharp cornered road.

 

[stoofer34]

I confess i was a little bit jealous - this was a proper funky beast with full bullet-stylee fairing. Surely somebody here knows who owns this beast?

Heading West on the Newport Road up Castle Bank at around 4pm?

Nice wheels.

Stoof

 

[littleme]

A steam train pulling into Stafford Station, all burgundy and gold and steamy.

 

[Gramaisc]

A steam train pulling into Stafford Station, all burgundy and gold and steamy.

Like this..?

 

[littleme]

Like this..?

Just like this, but with lots of gold edging on the engine, pulling lots of carriages too I think the number on the engine was 6012 for those that are interested in that sort of thing...

 

[Wyred]

Like this..?

Passed me at Crewe Electric Train Depot, heading towards Chester.

 

[Gramaisc]

6201 was running from Slough to Chester and back today...

.. last run before a big over-haul job...

 

[littleme]

6201 was running from Slough to Chester and back today...

.. last run before a big over-haul job...

Ahh. I was walking between Tesco petrol station and Tesco and spied it through the gap, had to resist all urges to wave at it (as you do when youre a child, do children still wave at trains?) There were 2 women stood on the path gossiping, who probably thought I was stood staring at them, Im surprised Im not carted away some days!

 

[Gramaisc]

do children still wave at trains?

They seem to in Northern Ireland..

 

[proactive]

Some go a little further than waving.