Enfield, you say? I have a railway stories book with a poem in it about one engine in particular from Enfield... I don't suppose you've heard of 1174?
When you're signing on at Enfield and they meet you at the door,
And they tell you that your engine is 1174
You can hear the driver grumble; you can hear the fireman roar...
Why? Just look in the repair book of 1174.
'Faulty valves and pistons', 'burnt-off smokebox door',
'Engine steaming badly'... that's 1174.
God knows why they run her, but the bosses know what's best,
She'll be hours late any time they run her to the west.
And if they put her on a north job, you can always safely bet
That she'll end up in a siding somewhere up near Morriset.
Try to take her 'cross the mountains where she really has to climb!
By the time you get to Glenbrook you're an hour behind time!
I have struggled, sworn and sweated, I have tried to get her through
But I always feel like quitting when I get to Warrimoo!
'Cos we're facing those Blue Mountains and we'll do the best we can
But to make that engine steam well is a task beyond a man!
I take up that damn shovel, off come my overalls,
And I know that I'll be buggered when we get to Wentworth Falls.
As we struggle on to Lithgow, we swear and curse our fate,
And 1174 is just exactly three hours late.
It's a number that will haunt me and haunt me evermore,
For it doesn't matter what I do... it's 1174.
One night my dear wife said to me, "Your hands are burnt and sore!"
I said, "Yes, I've been to Lithgow on 1174."
She gave me perfumed soap for them, the best she could procure,
It's called '4711'... just like 1174!
I bought a ticket in the lottery, thought my luck would change for sure,
The winner was 1175... I had 1174!
Disgusted I enlisted and went off to the war
And my regimental number was 1174.
And when when the war was over I came back to work once more
And they sent me off to Lithgow on 1174.
Anonymous
FACT: 1174 was later re-numbered as a 54 Class.
Third time lucky Matt! It's the Holsworthy branch.
This is the real photo for comparison. The working was a Scouts special in the 60s.
I think those kids would be watching/photographing these strange intruders into the domain of tank engines. The coaches are also a good deal larger than the usual dogboxes and platform end cars. Their lack of presence in my Trainz scene is rather due to members of the local constabulary appearing.Gee are those Kids wearing togs?? Were they using the bridge girder as a slide? into the river?? No!! how would they explain the rust burns
I see you left them out of your trainz scene OH&S eh?
Cheers
Rod
wait the one at the top might be shielding his eyes, or aiming a camera
. Sadly, while the bridge piers are still there, the bridge itself has been consigned to history. Strangely, I never heard of anybody getting hurt jumping off the bridge.
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