[ebooktalk] Re: railways and local history reading
- From: Ian Macrae <ian.macrae1@xxxxxxx>
- To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2013 11:24:32 +0100
I'm interested to know, june, what "fly pie" is. I wonder if it's what we used
to call in the north east sly cake? two pieces of pastry with currents (or
whatever they were) between them cut into squares?
On 22 Jun 2013, at 09:18, Tar Barrels wrote:
> Linda, would you believe it, I went to Carnforth yesterday! We had planned a
> picnic with some friends, so we all bought a Cumbrian Rover ticket, and went
> by train around the west coast, getting on and off at various places for each
> course of the picnic. Morning coffee was taken at Carnforth.
>
> In all honesty, I would give the inside of the tea room a miss - the noise of
> tables and chairs being dragged back and forth into place, nearly sent me
> mad. But apparently the fly pie was excellent, though the coffee left
> something to be desired.
>
> The exhibition was very good, though much of it seemed to be posters and
> therefore not of much interest unless described, and the film excellent.
> There was also a good video playing on a loop, that covered the history of
> the line.
>
> This brings me to the book part of this message. I would really enjoy reading
> and exploring very local history sources, but a lot are on microfiche or,
> more usually, in libraries for reference only. Has anyone else managed to
> tackle the inaccessibility of these sources, and if so, what tips do you have?
>
> June
>
> From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Linda Welding
> Sent: 21 June 2013 16:26
> To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: railways
>
> June
>
> I didn’t have much time to look around the exhibition having spent most of it
> watching the film. There was probably a fair bit one could read and the odd
> bits and pieces you could look at such as old suitcases. The volunteer staff
> in the cafe/refreshments room were really nice and, if you speak nicely to
> them, I’m sure they will let you go behind the counter to look at items they
> have on display there such as the old cash till. They let me when I asked!
>
>
> Linda
>
>
> From: Tar Barrels
> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 11:51 PM
> To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: railways
>
> Linda, we're planning a trip there soon. I loved the film Brief Encounter,
> but haven't yet been to the exhibition. Look forward to it. Thanks.
> June
>
> From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Linda Welding
> Sent: 20 June 2013 10:28
> To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: railways
>
> For Shell and June and other railway lovers!
>
> A little bit off topic but I visited the heritage centre at Cqarnforth
> station a few weeks ago and if any of you are ever in the area, it is worth a
> visit I think. The refreshment room at Carnforth was the station used in
> David Lean’s 1945 film Brief Encounters. They have a small exhibition and a
> little theatre where you can watch the film. I’d never seen it before and
> it was easy enough to follow.
>
> Here’s the link if you want to take a look.
>
> http://www.carnforthstation.co.uk/
>
> Linda
>
> From: Tar Barrels
> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 10:49 PM
> To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: railways
>
> Newcastle has such lovely bridges, and the railway station is truly
> wonderful. Did I hear somewhere that it was the first station to be built on
> such a curve? I think in your case, Newcastle is not only the wrong side of
> the tracks, is it also the wrong side of the river? Only joking, by the way.
>
> What is it about trains that makes them appear romantic? Who will ever forget
> those scenes in Brief Encounter? By the way, was that taken from a novel?
>
> June
>
> From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Ian Macrae
> Sent: 19 June 2013 10:02
> To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: railways
>
> I was brought up when at home at the south end of the King Edward railway
> bridge over the Tyne. there was a massive shunting yard very close too. My
> home-time childhood was therefore full of the sounds of trains, including, in
> those days, steam engines. The first job I ever had in education was running
> a project based in a restored railway station building in Felling in the east
> side of gateshead. Trains ran past the windows to and from South Shields and
> beyond. all very magical.
> On 19 Jun 2013, at 09:19, Shell wrote:
>
>> Hi June,
>> There is a book on Kindle, which seems to be an anthology of travel writing
>> about this railway line, but also talks about the history and building of
>> the network.
>> I have also always loved railways and when we looked at this house and saw
>> that it backed right onto the rail track, I knew we had to live here. I
>> love to hear the trains rumbling past all the time. The only thing we didn't
>> count on was the train track's amazing mouse population, which is something
>> we have to be constantly vidulent about.
>> I do have some books about train travel, I will look them out for you.
>> The details for the kindle book and link are
>> The Trans-Siberian Railway: A Traveller's Anthology by Deborah Manley
>> http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Deborah%20Manley%20kindle
>> Shell.
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Tar Barrels" <tar.barrels@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 6:42 PM
>> To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [ebooktalk] railways
>>
>> > Clare, I've always been fascinated by railways, and Thomas the Tank Engine
>> > was the bedtime reading for both my boys for many years, and had long
>> > wanted
>> > an old station as a house. What I got was a bit different - the station
>> > master's house on a line still very well in use - the Carlisle to Newcastle
>> > line. However, we love it.
>> >
>> > As for railway books - I'll read anything about the railways, fact or
>> > fiction, so was a bit surprised when I couldn't get away with Edward
>> > Marston's detective, especially as I think some of them are set in Cumbria.
>> > I really will try them again.
>> >
>> > I'm just about to start a book on the building of the Burmese railway, and
>> > though it will be harrowing, I expect it will also be fascinating. What I'd
>> > really like ot find is something about the Siberian railways, and the
>> > people
>> > who built those lines.
>> >
>> > We now have a very interesting situation in the village. My husband is
>> > called David Horne, and we live in the Old Station House, but there is
>> > another Station House in the village, on the side of the Settle line, and
>> > the guy who lives there is also called David Horne. You couldn't make it
>> > up,
>> > could you? There has to be a book in there somewhere!
>> >
>> > June
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> > On Behalf Of Clare Gailans
>> > Sent: 18 June 2013 09:18
>> > To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: CURRENT READING
>> >
>> > June, I had somehow failed to realise, though you've told us a lot about it
>> > on other lists, that you live in an old station-master's house. Some people
>> > will remember Annette Brown from our year at school (whatever happened to
>> > her?). She lived in the old station-master's house at Tankersley, near
>> > Barnsley. In fact I think her dad was the old station-master. Can't
>> > remember
>> > what job he moved on to, if any. He was a good bit older than her mum. Her
>> > parents had both lost their former spouses and each had a girl and boy of
>> > very similar ages. Annette's stepsister was a month younger than she was.
>> > Sorry, nothing to do with books. Clare
>> >
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