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I?m going to reminisce a bit about my mispent youth?
I?ll tell my story about the very cold Saturday night of the 2nd April 1983.
I was fortunate enough to wrangle my way into a fair few cab rides in the Class 40?s during the early 1980?s. There wasn?t so much Health and Safety in those days. If you got on the right side of the drivers-they?d be more than happy to give you a lift home in the best seat of the house
My mate and I had missed the last train to Leeds from Manchester. It was near midnight when we got to the station. There was no prospect of getting a train until 8 the next morning. We were only 15 at the time, been stranded in Manchester in the wee small hours wasn?t recommended in those days.
My mate Andy was going away camping with the ?208 Air cadet squadron? the next day.
That wasn?t going to happen if we couldn?t get back in time.
The station was now empty of passengers, the last service trains had long since gone.
A deserted feel of dispair descended upon us! :-0
But the station came alive again after midnight, the place bustled busy with the newspaper trains. Manchester Victoria has one of the longest platforms in Britain, they used to be able to pull three full trains onto one platform to load them. This night they were all class 40 hauled (they usually were) The noise of the whistling engines combined was loud.
A class 25 was parked in the Bury bay platforms, It?s Sulzer engine spluttering away under the cavernous station canopy.
The leading train had 40177 up front, we went up and asked the driver where he was going. It was Newcastle bound he said, but they were Holbeck men and would be coming off at Leeds.
ACE? we thought!! 
We continued to tell them our sob story, The driver and second man both said they?d take us back to Leeds, but we would have to ask the station supervisor if it was ok.
The second man pointed down the platform to some stairs leading up to offices above the platform. He told us we needed to see the ?Scottish bloke? but he was a bit of a miserable old git, he?ll probably say no 
So off we went, planning our sob story to tell him on the way, it was pretty obvious the guy was an old misery from first glance, we thought we had no chance, he didn?t look very friendly at all. Things weren?t looking good!!
We finished off our tale, he looked us up and down a bit, then slamed his cup of tea down on the desk ?come with me he? growled, and off he storms down the platform, Me and my mate chase after him in hot pursuit.
He gets to the cab of the 40.
DRIVER.. he shouts through the door, will you take these lads back to Leeds, they?ll have to come in the cab with you, we can?t put them in with the papers.
YES say the nice crewmen
And so we climb into the cab of this big whistling beast, we were well chuffed, this was going to be our first cab ride in a Class 40!
This particular night was bitterly cold, but it was positively tropical in the cab, the heater blowers were in fine form
(This was most unusual for a 40-they were notorious for been cold and draughty, rough riding buggers amongst the drivers)
The heat of the cab mixed with the smell of the diesel oil stained interior, it made a delightful aroma!
The second man let us both squash up and sit in his seat, it?s alright he said, i?ll go for a kip in the back cab in a bit. The driver was a small old chap. Freddy Fieldhouse was his name, he was a real old character, an engineman from the old school of steam.
He?d been a railwayman all his life-and you could tell.
He had his feet up on the control desk, cup of flask tea in one hand, roll up cig in the other. Behind the bulkhead of the cab was a great pile of Sunday edition newspapers. Every paper was there. News of the World, Telegraph, The Sunday Express, you name it, it was there.
There perks of the job!!! Freddy told us with a big grin 
The train was due off Manchester at 00.59. It was about half 12 by now, the minutes just seemed to drag by. We just wanted to sample what it was like to be in the cab of our fave loco. It really was like waiting for Xmas lol.
From our V.I.P vantage point up high in the cab, we felt priviliged indeed, like watchmen at the helm of a great ship-we waited with anticipation. The great mass of trackwork ahead glinted under the clear moonlit night. The small twinkle of green, and red signals shone bright in the distance. Magic was in the air tonight!!
Our platform away signal was on Green for a while before departure time.
We were platformed ?wrong line? This meant we would have to cross the complicated pointwork at the throat of the station. We needed to gain the ?up Leeds line? for our nocturnal jounrney home.
The digital platform clock showed the magic number 00.59 at last!!
The second man poked his head out of the cab door, he peered down the platform towards the end of the train, the guard gave him the green flag, the secondman slamed the cab door and say?s OK FREDDY!
Freddy pulled off the brake, a loud hiss of air escaped all around. We watched his every move, we were taken it all in how to drive these beasts. Freddy pulled the power handle full back. I was surprised there wasn?t an immediate roar of thunder as the engine erupted into life. I was surprised to find out there is a 2 second delay for the engine to respond to the control panel.
But then it happened, the engine started to hammer away like a good un!!! we stormed out of Victoria making enough noise to wake the dead.
We had the window open to savour the sight and sound, we hit the points at a fair old speed (way too fast in my opinion)
The engine swayed, and bounced about quite alarmingly, We crossed the tracks to gain the ?up Leeds line?
These old 40?s were certainly rough riders!!!
The newspaper vans snaked behind us obediently at speed, we were on load 12, which was quite a hefty proposition really. But we attacked the incline of Miles Platting bank, and crested the summit with ease!!!
We shut the window and settled back to enjoy our ?illicit midnight train ride? in the cab.
The cab of the 40 was in total darkness, the only light was radiating from the dim glow of the various dials, and disks on the control desk. Freddy told us to ?get ready for the VERY loud ?A.W.S horn?
The A.W.S was the loud warning bell automatically triggered just before hitting a signal. The driver had to cancel this signal within three seconds, if not-the emergency brakes would be applied.
He also told us we would pass just one oncoming train that late at night, it would be a parcels train we would see near the Standedge tunnel. it looks as if it will hit us he says, they look close when they pass from the cab, but they don?t he laughed
There was snow on the tops of the Pennines when we got up there, then we would coast down grade all the way to Huddersfield.
Thrashing through the 3 miles of Standedge tunnel in the dark, in the cab of a noisy 40 was an exhilerating experience to remember!!
We went through Huddersfield station centre road, another Class 40 was platformed on a parcels train. The wind was blowing cold by now, the noise of the 40?s and wind drifted around the station roof rafters like a ghostly lamented howl.
We stopped at Dewsbury, pulling into the platform ?wrong line?
The mornings papers were unloaded for the town and we were away again.
All too soon we would be pulling into an empty Leeds station. Another Gateshead 40 was waiting to forward the train to Newcastle, our beast 177 was quickly unhitched. The 40 would run light engine back to Holbeck shed.
Our luck was still in, the second man took us through the ticket barrier, they?ve come in with me he tells the guy there, he nods his head and were straight through.
He then gave us a lift down to Holbeck depot, We watch as Freddy brings 40177 onto shed. The cold night air returned to silence as the 40 was shut down.
A memoriable night to remember for sure!
*If you enjoyed that story-you might like to read my Class 40 end of the line photo story here*
There?s lots of overgrown train grave yard photos included.
Plus a section about the ?jinxed? Great train robbery engine 40126.
sulphur stream
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This is the old Rotorua rubbish dump, this gives an idea the attitude towards the environment that was in new zealand at the time. This wetland area is on the edge of lake Rotorua and was first a sulphur mine then the cities rubbish dump up until the late 70?s, work has been done to clear the old rubbish away and a board walk has been put in. Shrubs are starting to come back and the water is slowly distributing the beautiful slightly yellow sulphur back. Thats one thing fixed the only problem now is that all of the lakes in this region are dying due to excess nutrient run off from surrounding farms, at present its up to farmers to try to cut back fertilising if they dont mind, I think we can do better and work with all involved about getting some riparian planting in and a green corridor between lakes and farmland, there are also techniques that can hold excess fertilisers in the ground which would save farmers money! Until the powerful federated farmers group is told to shut up we are at real risk of having the vast majority of our waterways polluted and yes there are already waterways unsafe for swimming in even let alone drinking! New Zealand is not totally clean and green, it is advertising hype to get the tourists money here. The thing that is cool about this water is that even though it looks polluted to hell its actually beginning to look natural again. It goes to show how looks can be deceiving. The good news is that in general our attitude is changing and my hope is that we will keep on going down the track of looking after our land. With Maori and Pakiha working together more and more I think we have a chance!
DGJ_3798 ? Pearl Mist ? sits and waits?(interesting reading)
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This was taken at the Shelbourne Shipyard ? interesting reading;
In January 2008, the folks behind small-ship line American Cruise Lines announced the formation of a new cruise venture called Pearl Seas Cruises, which was to begin worldwide service in 2009 with a brand-new, all-suite ship called Pearl Mist. Hey, big news! New cruise line!
Then problems began to surface. In May 2009, the ship?s sea trials ended with the line claiming that deficiencies had been uncovered that required the cancellation of its planned inaugural season. The rest of 2009 came and went. Ditto for 2010. Word filtered out that Pearl Seas was engaged in a dispute with Nova Scotia?based Irving Shipbuilding, which had designed and built the 210-passenger vessel. Now today, the Halifax Chronicle Herald (newspaper) is reporting that Pearl Seas is suing Irving for some million, claiming that the U.S. Coast Guard and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (where the ship is registered) have identified violations of the international Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) standards, which set the safety bar for merchant ships from construction through continuing operation.
According to the lawsuit, Lloyd?s Register, the ship?s classification society (which inspects the vessel for compliance with safety regulations), has still not given Pearl Mist the green light, while the Marshall Islands declined "?to register the vessel under the Marshall Islands flag? due to material safety issues."
Pearl Seas? suit asks that its contract with Irving be cancelled, and seeks both the return of its million investment in the vessel and an additional million in damages. Meanwhile, Pearl Mist is apparently laid up in Shelbourne, Nova Scotia ? and appears to be going nowhere.
Ship Information:
The intimacy of a yacht. The safety and comfort of a ship. Pearl Mist defines a new style of Luxury Adventure Small Ship Cruising. A brand-new luxury ships with latest technology in navigation, communication, stabilization, and speed, exceeding all of the latest international safety regulations-without sacrificing first-class appointments and meticulous attention to detail.
2010 :Year Built
2011 :Year Entered Fleet
Marshall Islands :Country of Registry
6,000 Tonnage
210 Passengers (Double Occupancy)
6 Passenger Decks
65 Number of Crew
American Officer?s Nationality
International Crew/Hotel Staff
Staterooms
108 Total in all Categories
108 Oceanview w/ Balcony
2 Accessible Staterooms (all Categories)
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