On Tue, 6 May 2008, Paul Scott wrote:
Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article
,
(Boltar) wrote:
I suspect the only thing bus driving and train driving have in common
is that the vehicles both have wheels and they jobs are both called
"driving".
Not even that. The job title of the man at the front of a tube train
has been "motorman" for over 1000 years.
Amazing - I wonder what the Anglo-Saxons made of tube trains... If only
they'd concentrated on heavy rail, Harold may have been better placed
before William's invasion...
On the contrary, i rather think a dependence on British-engineered
transport systems was at the root of his downfall!
tom
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