OFF THE RAILS !
When sometimes it's hard to hold it all together!
17 June 2018 / Posted in: OFF THE RAILS !
We have often thought of forming a band at Railwaysleepers.com, however we have been beaten to it! Coming from Bristol, Tom Holder & the Railway Sleepers are described as:
"This group of psychotic delinquents were drawn together for their love of Gypsy-Punk. After hearing 'Squeeze Mc'Apples' beating a hobo kit to within an inch of it's horrendous life and 'Scrumpty Dumpty' tinkering on an Accordian he had acquired 3 days earlier in very suspicious circumstances 'Chief' realised that ....
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13 June 2018 / Posted in: OFF THE RAILS !
Heartless thieves have stolen a railway sleeper memorial bench from New Hall Valley Country Park in Sutton Coldfield. The railway sleeper bench was in memory of Chris's husband who died last year. She said "These people are without morals, without respect and have no idea the hurt and upset their actions have caused to me and my family. That bench means nothing to anyone else but it meant the world to me."
West Midlands Police stated that the railway sleeper bench was stolen from New Hall Valley Country Park sometime between Thursday, May 24 and Monday, May 28.
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11 May 2017 / Posted in: OFF THE RAILS !
Olny srmat poelpe can raed tihs.
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The
phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy,
it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm.
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11 May 2016 / Posted in: OFF THE RAILS !
Telegraph poles in literature
Gunter Grass Nobel prize for Literature 1999
The truth:
" it would be fanciful to suggest that Kilgraney's telegraph poles were the inspiration for 'The Tin Drum' or that we were directly contacted by the author"
" it would be wrong to suggest that Kilgraney was singlehandedly responsible for Gunter Grass being awarded the Nobel prize for literature"
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07 May 2016 / Posted in: OFF THE RAILS !
A Naval story.
Our local library recently handed us this copy of a radio conversation: This is the actual radio conversation of a US naval ship with Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in October 1995. Radio conversation released by the chief of naval operations, 10-10-95
CANADIANS: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the south to avoid a collision.
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09 April 2016 / Posted in: OFF THE RAILS !
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A young man from Rush, near Dublin, fell asleep on a railway track and narrowly escaped certain death thanks to a train driver who managed to slam on the emergency breaks before hitting him. He was ordered by Judge Dempsey from Balbriggan District Court to pay 150 euros to the Samaritans.
Eric Rogan, aged 22, had taken the wrong bus home after a 'session' with friends, and thought the quickest way to get home was to walk along the railway tracks. He was spotted lying asleep on the railway tracks at 12.20am by the train driver who managed to stop the train by applying the emergency brakes.
Lucky escape!
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05 March 2016 / Posted in: OFF THE RAILS !
It is incredible to think that a 2.6m rough and ready railway sleeper can be turned by Will into such a delicate thing of beauty. Very impressive.
As a rough ridiculous estimate, one Jarrah railway sleeper could make 8,125 pens! (Of course allowing for no wastage, and absolutely no knowledge of wood turning!) And if you sold these beautiful pens for £125 each, that would be 1 million pounds per railway sleeper. So a 1000 railway sleepers would create 1 billion pounds....aghhh!!
A solution for our national debt! Forget the National Lottery. Let's make railway sleeper pens! And with your billions you could run for President of the USA!
http://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/art-projects-with-railway-sleepers/will-stewarts-pen-from-a-used-jarrah-railway-sleeper
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01 July 2015 / Posted in: OFF THE RAILS !
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Our telegraph poles have been used over the years for many original purposes and performances, but few have been so stunning and breathtaking. Staggering to watch. 66 foot high!
http://www.railwaysleepers.com/projects/wooden-poles-projects/glastonbury-amazing-66ft-high-flying-performance
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05 September 2014 / Posted in: OFF THE RAILS !
There is an urban myth that states that it's dangerous to cut European railway sleepers because they have bullets embeddied in them. Apparently, so they say, the RAF and Luftwaffe sprayed railway tracks with machine gun fire, for target practice, during WW2. However Richard Watson has exposed this myth with simple logic: "Even if you .....
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27 May 2014 / Posted in: OFF THE RAILS !
DRESSED TO KILL!
Wearing practical or protective clothing is important when creating a landscape project, and constructing raised beds or retaining walls with railway sleepers is no exception. Sturdy shoes and thick gloves all make sense. But Dougie has taken self protection to a whole new level!
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