QE2's Final Voyage

[Simon W]

Originally Posted by podge

As promised a picture and video clip(just click on the clip), not very good quality I'm afraid but what a magnificent-albeit sad- sight.P.

Nice shots Podge.

Just look at the shape of those bows - what a beautiful ship. Wish I'd seen her go - brings a lump to the old throat .

[Simon W]

Originally Posted by podge

....One Liner I would have loved to have seen was the old Normandie ...

Well, here she is Podge - SS Normandie, the loveliest looking liner ever built (known as 'The Ship of Light'):

http://pagesperso-orange.fr/transatl...ie_affiche.jpg

http://www.miottelcollection.com/uploads/ssn1.jpg

http://www.oceanlinermuseum.co.uk/SS%20Normandie.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1179/...0f98c8.jpg?v=0

[Ken]

Originally Posted by tourerfogey

As an aside, here in Southampton the local evening paper (which now comes out first thing in the morning ) !

The Southern Evening Echo was renamed the Daily Echo many years ago and has been a daily paper ever since. Its not been an evening paper for at least ten years. It changed when it moved to Nursling. :lol:

[podge]

Another beautifull ship...saw her in the Sixties, alas lost the photos.P.

http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/CGT/France_23.jpg

[Simon W]

Originally Posted by podge

Another beautifull ship...saw her in the Sixties, alas lost the photos.P.

http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/CGT/France_23.jpg

I think that's the second SS France - same era as SS United States (?)

The other great French ship was the Ile de France. Below is her main staircase. The liners of the 20s & 30s were real works of art.

[tourerfogey]

Originally Posted by Ken

The Southern Evening Echo was renamed the Daily Echo many years ago and has been a daily paper ever since. Its not been an evening paper for at least ten years. It changed when it moved to Nursling. :lol:

Ken you are absoluteley right, but within the last fortnight they have done away with most of their own vans which were used to deliver the papers to the shops mid morning and the Echo now arrives at first thing in the morning with the rest of the dailies.