Derek Nicol
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I think i have a contender.. the Peppercorn K1.
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Chuffer
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Gresley`s 3 cylinder K3 `s like the `Great Marquis ` ( been there , drove that ) were even stronger but a Manor is much more fun and loader too ! A bit like having side pipes on a Vette .
Derek Nicol
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..a Manor is much more fun and louder too ! A bit like having side pipes on a Vette .
Yep, we'll go with the Manor.. at 'only' 68 tons without the tender, that'll do nicely.
I shall name mine 'Erlestoke Manor'.
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If you wanna see a Manor at full chat watch Hinton Manor - Cambrian Bay Express August 1987 . We ran every day during July and August to Barmouth , Pwllheli and Aberystwyth . A different crew each week . I was on it two weeks before the video was shot . Huge fun , lots of steam and smoke during the day and lots and lots of beer every night .Yep, we'll go with the Manor.. at 'only' 68 tons without the tender, that'll do nicely.
I shall name mine 'Erlestoke Manor'.
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You obviously know good manners when you see them .Yep, we'll go with the Manor.. at 'only' 68 tons without the tender, that'll do nicely.
I shall name mine 'Erlestoke Manor'.
Driven Erlestoke many a time and Bradley Manor too . If you wanna see a volcano on wheels search Bradley Manor - Talerddig Summit on You Tube. That`s how to black out half of Mid Wales .
Derek Nicol
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All the Women look like Diana Spencer.
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If you wanna see a volcano on wheels search Bradley Manor - Talerddig Summit on You Tube. That`s how to black out half of Mid Wales .
Sorry, the Mother Nature class will always beat all challengers..
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But it don`t go anywhere ! That`s just plain boring !
Derek Nicol
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But it don`t go anywhere ! That`s just plain boring !
The earth is spinning at 1000 mph while orbiting the Sun at 67,000 mph. Our solar system (including the earth) spins around the center of our galaxy at 490,000 mph. Our galaxy is moving at 1,340,000 mph towards a region of space 150 million light-years away from us (im not sure what happens when we pull into that station).
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Derek Nicol
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...and people talk about saving our planet
of course what they really mean is 'saving our own arses' (smart or otherwise).
of course what they really mean is 'saving our own arses' (smart or otherwise).
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all of which brings us to the question.. what is the fastest car?
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I miss the 80s.
Derek Nicol
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No, im not talking about 4th of October 1983, that was superseded 15th of October 1997 anyway...
Yes, its another piece of 'smartarseism'.. the 'fastest car' is a Tesla at between around 45,000-75,000 mph..
although i guess that only counts when its heading in the same direction as our Galaxy.. when its heading the other way its a lot slower than a parked car.
Where is Tesla Roadster in Space?
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I imagine you missed the 80`s by quite a few years !!!
Derek Nicol
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Maybe he means those days when it got into the eighties Fahrenheit?
im not sure if he knows what a Fahrenheit is though.
Derek Nicol
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Or maybe hes a DeLorean time traveller?.. he misses hitting 88mph.
Derek Nicol
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I dont know