Roslin Waits: Another Clue to the Chalice?

“The Holy Grail neath ancient Roslin Waits.
The blade and chalice guarding o’er gates.
Adorned in masters loving art, She lies.
She rests at least beneath the starry skies stacked.”

The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown

The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again --- 1979

A great performance by the Who. Back in the day, this was one of my favorites from the Who. We are all getting old.

Thick As A Brick (Sight And Sound In Concert: Jethro Tull Live, 1977)

Welcome to August, how the year has flown. In my opion this is one of the best performances of Thick as a Brick. Great band and music.

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon is an adaptation of The Adventure of the Dancing Men by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The story takes place in WWII England and features a cypher, Professor James Moriarty and the usual assortment of henchmen.

The King's Roads

Jonathan Strange surveys the King's Roads, BBC Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, TV series

“I do not know what Strange might be capable of by now”, said Mr. Norrel. “But I was not thinking of that. I was thinking of the King’s Roads”. “I thought the King’s Roads led to Faerie?”, said Lascelles. “Yes they do. But not only Faerie. The King’s Roads lead everywhere. Heaven. Hell. The House of Parliament…They were built by magic. Every mirror, every puddle, every shadow in England is a path to those roads.”

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrel, Susanna Clarke.

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A Comparison of English and American Railway Terms, 2

Compiled from Railroading Around the World, by S. Kip Farrington, Jr.

British	American
Down yard shunting	Switching tracks up or down to the yard
Up yard shunting	Switching tracks up or down to the yard
Down train	From the home terminal
Collieries	Coal mines
Train examiner	Car inspector
Line clear ticket	Ticket type of clearance cards
Pilot man	Individual who rides trains or locomotive without a staff or ticket n staff territory
Mail sorting van	Our P.O. car
Line side	Along the right-of-way
Mail pick-up standards	Mail cranes
Draw gear	Drawheads
Guard	Conductor
Brake  sticks	Break club
Express goods	Fast freight
Empty couch stock	Deadhead equipment
Reception line	Inbound yard track
Performing trains	Making up trains
Attaching vehicles	Picking up cars
Brake cars	Express cars
Ambulance boxes	First-aid kits
Crow	Peep of the engine steam whistle
Sleeper	Ties
Permanent way in-spector	Road-master
Fog signalman	A permanent wayman who Is picked as fog signalman and put at fogging posts where signal cannot be seen during fog or falling snow
Work rumpus	Work gang

A Comparison of English and American Railway Terms, 1

Compiled from Railroading Around the World, by S. Kip Farrington, Jr.

British	American
Signal box	Tower or signal station
Breakdown van	Wrecking trains
Break van	Caboose
Locomotive shed	Engine terminal
Locomotive shed master	Engine house foreman
Goods trains	Freight trains
Wagons	Freight cars
Vehicles	Passenger cars
Axles	Number of axles in the train
Bogies	Four-wheel trucks
Foot plate	Deck of locomotive
Driver	Engineman
Regulator	Throttle
Assistant locomotive	Helper
Banker	Pusher
Cross	Meet
Loop	Passing track
Level crossing	Highway crossing
Shunter	Yard or switch engine
Shunting	Switching
Marshall yard	Freight yard
Marshalling	Classifying
Engine road	Engine track to engine house
Coaling road	Coal track
Sorting siding	Classification tracks
Reception sidings	Receiving yards
Assembling sidings	Departure siding
Neck	Throat
Double incline	Hump

Memories of Cheedale

This twenty-minute film was made by the Manchester Model Railway Society depicting their 2mm Finescale model railway which was called 'Chee Tor'. The film was originally filmed in 16mm in the early nineties and was recently digitized . The video includes some very nice narration and sound effects.