Oh, yes, I remember the smell of steam trains, John. It was the very smell of adventure and discovery, even if we were only going from London to Rochester.

And they had separate compartments, accessible from a corridor that ran down one side of the train. None of this modern pseudo-aeroplane nonsense.

'The Lady Vanishes' ought to be in smell-o-vision.

There is still a working steam locomotive that does a run here twice a year I think. It's usually booked up months in advance. Your recommendation has convinced me to try for a ticket next time though.
There used to be a lot of old British steam engines here running the rice mills. I found the remnants of one all rotten away in a derelict barn next to a rice field once.

I've just seen a horror film set inside a Russian train where the redoubtable and very sexy Thora Burch gets to kill lots of people (in self-defence natch) mostly by stabbing and impalement. They are chopping American people up for body parts with masses of blood and screams and raping to death. You know how Russians are..

Unfortunately it ain't a steam train.

I recall reading somewhere that a railroad in Egypt fueled its steam trains with old mummies in the late 1800's. That must have had a memorable aroma.

Steamed mummies sure beats school cabbage as an idea for this comp, Douglas! :D

Is your Oldie a bit late, Jayne? I say this because I've had the (very gratifying) result for some time and am therefore ahead of the game re satnavs which is what the next competition is about. I do commiserate with you about The Oldie It's much more difficult to post then either of the other mags.

Oh... My magazine hasn't arrived yet, John.

Thanks for the heads-up. Let's see if it arrives today..........

Jayne

Further to my earlier "Oh", it's now "Oh dear!"

My latest copy hasn't arrived. I'll have to chase it up tomorrow, and see if I can buy one from somewhere.

Sorry D & A-ers; the results and next comp will be posted as soon as I can manage. Hang in there!

Jayne

Edited in: My nearest Waitrose has several copies of The Oldie, so I'm just off to drive over there and get one... the I have to type out the page, of course...