Brighton

Here's one for topdog...

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Thanks Cam, didn't show any of the 6-1 hammering they just had or the very god half marathon that was run for sport relief today. Some nice old footage there too as Volks railway is now gone.

Topdog wrote:Thanks Cam, didn't show any of the 6-1 hammering they just had or the very god half marathon that was run for sport relief today. Some nice old footage there too as Volks railway is now gone.

I saw that Volks railway on "Coast". He had a big huge engine with rails in the sea at one time. It was so high off the ground it could trundle along even at high tide.

That must have kept it going as they have the website here

Topdog wrote:That must have kept it going as they have the website here

That's the fecker! Click on "Daddy-longlegs" tab and you'll see it.

There is a model of it in the Brighton Museum, brilliant for its time.

Nobody doe's crazy things like that anymore, Fred Dibnah was the last crackpot we had, (Wasnt he) ?

Mcqueen wrote:Nobody doe's crazy things like that anymore, Fred Dibnah was the last crackpot we had, (Wasnt he) ?

Liked him some great things he got up to. Remember the tower block he blew and marked the ground where it would land and the last brick landed bang on the line.

I liked the early one before he had his rough edges knocked off, I mean swinging about up them chimneys on old hemp ropes, I couldnt watch sometimes,

Yeah Brilliant

I loved watching Fred Dibnah. Nowt better than playing about with Huge chunks of steel and iron, specially when they can blow up in yer face. I would pass on that chimney climbing malarkey though, 20' is plenty high enough for me. Proper Lancs lad he is.......