Old wooden speedboats do it for me, old aeroplanes (got to have a prop/s driven by a V engine or radial) do it for me, old cars do it for me and old steam trains really do it for me.
Went out today and drove a steam train (yep, actually sat in the left hand seat and operated it) from Maldon to Castlemaine (Vic) and return today (about 35 miles). What a blast! Dirt, soot, coal dust, steam, noise and more. Fantastic experience. Recommend it to anyone.
Amazingly, I bumped into Frank and Linda Wicks on the station platform in Castlemaine. They were still touring around after Goolwa last weekend. Frank asked "What are you doing here?" I could truthfully answer "I just drove the train in".
Great day.
Greg
Other loves of my life
Re: Other loves of my life
Right with you on that one Greg, my ambition is to do evey steam train ride in the country before i shuffle off.
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Re: Other loves of my life
How cool.is that greg. Did you buy a drive or swung it.
We went to the hot air balloon nationals today. They got a few of them in the showground and lit them up in the dark. It was awsome.
We went to the hot air balloon nationals today. They got a few of them in the showground and lit them up in the dark. It was awsome.
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Dave
Birthday present from The Boss.
It was a full day thing: lit it up, oiled it, inspected it, turned it on the turntable (at both ends), shunted the carriages to make a freight train with one passenger carriage for the family to travel in. The whole deal. Even wheel spun it when departing Castlemaine
In the next few weeks there's a Tiger Moth flight scheduled
Life is good
Birthday present from The Boss.
It was a full day thing: lit it up, oiled it, inspected it, turned it on the turntable (at both ends), shunted the carriages to make a freight train with one passenger carriage for the family to travel in. The whole deal. Even wheel spun it when departing Castlemaine
In the next few weeks there's a Tiger Moth flight scheduled
Life is good
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Re: Other loves of my life
Maybe you better come up here and tick a run in aggressor off your bucket list.
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Touche Dave, that will be one for him to remember!
Lucky B#$@tard Greg! Life seems sh#thot.
Cheers
The UN-retired one.
Lucky B#$@tard Greg! Life seems sh#thot.
Cheers
The UN-retired one.
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