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Old March 7th 21, 07:50 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london
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Default Gasworks Tunnel

Sam Wilson wrote:
Marland wrote:
Sam Wilson wrote:
Marland wrote:
Recliner wrote:
Look what was seen coming out of the disused Gasworks Tunnel:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ev0VIp7XMAcZiim?format=jpg&name=large



Henry the Green Engine has had a make over.

Looking a bit grubby!

Sam


So was Henry when the Fat Controller eventually let him out.


Yes, appropriately so!

For those who are mystified.

https://ttte.fandom.com/wiki/The_Sad_Story_of_Henry


We used to have an EP with Johnny Morris reading that.

Sam


I had it as well unless there were more than one with the stories on it,
one of them has a reasonable recording of a steam train going fast .
Mother got quite fed up one afternoon when I borrowed her Garrard record
player and attempted with various measures of success to synchronise that
section of the recording with my Tri-ang Princess Royal and coaches on
there never ending journey around a track on 6’x4’ board which represented

wherever I wanted it to be.

GH