• (The Hen party)!

      When I was 17yrs I would have possession of a long train of low loaders of Sidmouth VW vans that were converted into campers! All the rage for the adventurist type who loved Leonard Cohen songs! Oh sister of mercy? But my rendition was Suzann takes you down to your place by the river! Drivers off somewhere with the signalman again? I’m on my own with Ivatt or 82 standard type! I push our train back the shunting yard! Strip off on days such as this, And dive into the river! My pants are on the bank! I wont drag on about the shunter! And how many dozen hens (Chicken’s) he had! But this cock is in the river and surrounded by hens! One would follow a passenger onto a train to go off Salisbury way, (A long story)! A Bulleid 34010 was named here? And Ottery St Mary just up the road? But I was blamed for letting all these hen birds out? I wont go into detail, but I remembered this as the weather is rather hot this day! The sea is warmer! But that river was so cold! But after a very hot footplate it was heaven! I would guess 1960/ 61? It was the only Hen party I ever been to?

      Chrisloco, Mike Ashworth and alexf
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