Yellow Banana

bl52krz · 15th October 2018, 20:48

I have just been watching a programme about trains on channel five, and they have had the nerve to call their rail measuring train..........Flying Yellow Banana. I think they are breaking copyright laws?
Don’t tell you know who. .

phatfiesta75 · 15th October 2018, 20:53

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Originally Posted by bl52krz

I have just been watching a programme about trains on channel five, and they have had the nerve to call their rail measuring train..........Flying Yellow Banana. I think they are breaking copyright laws?
Don’t tell you know who. .

😀😁🤣😂🤣😁😀 yeah best delete your post!

Ste

Simondi · 15th October 2018, 21:41

Not my photo but here it is

stevestrat · 15th October 2018, 22:09

I suspect it runs around the country a wee bit faster than Bob does.

bl52krz · 15th October 2018, 22:16

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Originally Posted by Simondi

Not my photo but here it is

Thats the one. Evidently got some cutting edge technology on board for detecting cracks and other faults on the rail and sleepers.

75c · 15th October 2018, 22:17

If it is copyright, Bob is going to get very rich. Asda, Tesco, M&S, even Aldi and Lidl all use it every day!

Bogbrush82 · 15th October 2018, 22:18

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Originally Posted by Simondi

Not my photo but here it is

I didn't know he had a LWB version?

2750 HP · 16th October 2018, 09:21

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Measurement_Train

stevestrat · 16th October 2018, 09:56

Being based at a predominantly freight depot I wasn't trained on HSTs but during the driver training course the instructor had us on them a few times. Back in the BR days the instructor had you on a variety of trains to gain experience. I was lucky enough to be at the controls on a 125mph stretch of the ECML (East Coast Main Line), 125 mph with 4,500 HP and around 500 tons was a buzz.

FLYING BANANA · 16th October 2018, 18:29

There's a early helicopter nicknamed the Flying Banana, and there is a bus called The Flying Banana and of course the train.

But they will never replace "our" Flying Banana.

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