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midlifecrisis

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Navcorr said:
Do tell :biggrin:

Worse than a Burns Night supper disaster? A young (English) chef didn't realise the correct preparations didn't involve removing the haggis casing and boiling it. FFS! Haggis soup was not well received - we claimed sabotage :)
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It was a night of infamy on the Centenary Trip, first night stopover was in Troyes and we've been booked into a traditional French restaurant, Ben Dover, my wife and I had all ordered Andouille thinking it was a steak type of dish. How wrong we were...we pushed it around the plate till being overcome by the smell...truly awful!
 
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midlifecrisis said:
I...a traditional French restaurant, Ben Dover, my wife and I had all ordered Andouille thinking it was a steak type of dish. How wrong we were...we pushed it around the plate till being overcome by the smell...truly awful!
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Reminds me of a night in Genoa when I ordered the Insalata Mare, thinking 'well that must be a nice seafood salad' I spent the evening pushing a single cold dead octopus around my plate while my companion tucked into his delicious Spaghetti Bolognese.
 
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midlifecrisis said:
ordered Andouille thinking it was a steak type of dish. How wrong we were...we pushed it around the plate till being overcome by the smell...truly awful!
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We did the same when we ordered Normandy sausage probably the worse thing I have ever seen on a plate
 
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midlifecrisis said:
.... all ordered Andouille ...we pushed it around the plate till being overcome by the smell...truly awful!
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Ouch. A regional delicacy but definitely not for the uninitiated. You're so right about the smell - once heard it described as "odorous excrement". I've only tried the Lyonnais version which tasted quite nice - that aroma though ......
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OK lets get off these obvious delights :bad_smelly:

So as newly back to commuting and enjoying the joys of our public transport system got me thinking so here is the question..

What is the oldest class of train still in operational use today ?

And for the top train spotters out there, where are they still in service and how many are there?
 
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montravia said:
Are you asking what's the oldest train name, or engine class name? Anorak off.
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We like anoraks, oldest engine class code e.g. Class 52 or Class 55 not Western or Deltic although if you know that as well you will get the fur lined parka style anorak award
 
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Dunno, I'm afraid. Don't know anything about them. Thought I'd arsk, 'cos someone would have come up with 'The "Cheltenham Flyer" or its equivalent at some point
 
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Zep said:
Is it a class 37? The baby Deltic?
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Not a class 37 much earlier, but bonus transporting anorak points for noting it looks like a Baby Deltic. They were nicknamed Tractors due to the noise the diesel engine made and were built just outside my hometown in a bizarre village called Vulcan.
 
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zagatoes30 said:
Not a class 37 much earlier, but bonus transporting anorak points for noting it looks like a Baby Deltic. They were nicknamed Tractors due to the noise the diesel engine made and were built just outside my hometown in a bizarre village called Vulcan.
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They used to always be parked up at the rail yard near my grandparents house is Glasgow. I think they also went by the name Growlers. On this I have no comment.
 
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