In the late 50s/early 60s I used to travel from Leicester to Grantham to view the ECML in its prime, sometimes we travelled direct by bus, other times it was Leicester Central to Grantham via Nottingham Victoria.
On one such journey between Nottingham and Grantham, it was the usual compartment stock, and I had in my duffle bag the usual picnic of Egg sandwiches, Banana sandwiches, some Fairy cakes and a bottle of Dandelion and Burdock pop.
We were in a compartment towards the front of the train and whilst travelling along we were hanging out of the windows and exchanging pleasantries with some spotters a coach or so behind.
At this point we had a cunning plan crumple the fairy cakes and release the crumbs out of the window into the faces of the spotters towards the rear of the train.
Of course in those days the guards compartments had those observation windows that jotted out and the guard could see what was going on. At the next station he came up to our compartment, hoofed us out and made us sit with the other train spotters, good old days.
Grantham shed never had a turntable, just a large tri-angle to turn the locos, as I remember it, the shed was pretty easy to get around.
On one such journey between Nottingham and Grantham, it was the usual compartment stock, and I had in my duffle bag the usual picnic of Egg sandwiches, Banana sandwiches, some Fairy cakes and a bottle of Dandelion and Burdock pop.
We were in a compartment towards the front of the train and whilst travelling along we were hanging out of the windows and exchanging pleasantries with some spotters a coach or so behind.
At this point we had a cunning plan crumple the fairy cakes and release the crumbs out of the window into the faces of the spotters towards the rear of the train.
Of course in those days the guards compartments had those observation windows that jotted out and the guard could see what was going on. At the next station he came up to our compartment, hoofed us out and made us sit with the other train spotters, good old days.
Grantham shed never had a turntable, just a large tri-angle to turn the locos, as I remember it, the shed was pretty easy to get around.