[Mike Ashworth]

I was talking to people at Hellifield on Thursday and responses were there would in all probability be a steam ban on the network. 45212 appeared at Hellifield being dragged, and when it departed the diesel pusher was giving it plenty of power, sort of the steam engine was more for effect and show, than providing power.

[John Stirzaker]

Blue Peter went through Golbourne last week, it appeared to be pushed via the Diesels, it’s sad bit at least the. Engines are appearing. With luck the weather will reset to wet and normal soon, and we will see normal service resumed.

[Mike Ashworth]

People in the UK always complain about the weather, it’s too hot or too cold, we live in a part of the world where it should be a lot colder as Preston is further north of every Canadian city. Carlisle is as far north as the most southern parts of Alaska and it’s only the Gulf Stream that makes the Uk liveable. Currently the warmer temperatures are only the same as 1,000 years ago., that’s why the Vikings called Greenland, Greenland. Sea levels rising is nothing new as they have been rising for 9,000 years.

[clive BRretired]

The British wish for a little rain? Must augment the question of the rest of the world into asking, Is there other life out there in the Universe? After all, The British must think anything possible!