Coming back on the train this afternoon from Whiston to Mancland, we passed an old steam train – I’m sure someone will tell me it’s name and what is was doing on that line!

Pah! Where’s Project when you want him??

I think it might have been called Thomas.

Nah, it didn’t have a smiley face…

Stephenson’s Rocket has been known to travel down that route once or twice

Went past the back of my house this very morning that did.

Give is a clue – colour perhaps?

Colour? Errrm, think it may have been dark green, but aren’t they all?
(guess that rules out Thomas, iirc, he’s blue 🙂 )
And it had some old fashioned carriages, which may (or possibly may not) have been cream and maroon.

Might have been Tornado? That does mainline steam services I think.

http://www.a1steam.com/

Sir Nigel Gresely – any relation of yours Lady G?

My name comes from where I used to live, also Sir Nigel was the son of the vicar of Netherseal, a couple of miles from where I lived as a child.

No child should have that face haunting them.

I think it might have been called Thomas.

Nah, it didn’t have a smiley face…

Probably Gordon then, miserable old sod.

If it was late afternoon then it was GWR Castle Class 4-6-0 no 5043 ‘Earl of Mount Edgcumbe’, running between Tyseley Warwick Rd and Liverpool Lime St