Classic British Flight Sim

Gordon Brown needs some help with his popularity, so....

His cabinet colleagues decided it would be a worthy gesture to name a
railway locomotive after him. So a senior 'Sir Humphrey' went from
Whitehall to the National Railway Museum at York , to investigate the possibilities.

"They have a number of locomotives at the NRM without names," a specially-sought consultant told the top civil servant. "Mostly freigt locomotives though."

"Oh dear, that's not very fitting for a Prime Minister," said Sir
Humphrey. "How about that big green one, over there ?" he said, pointing to 4472.

"That's already got a name" said the consultant. "It's called 'Flying Scotsman'."

"Oh. Couldn't it be renamed ?" asked Sir Humphrey. "This is a national museum after all, funded by the taxpayer."

"I suppose it might be considered," said the consultant. "After all the LNER renamed a number of their locomotives after directors of the company, and even renamed one of them Dwight D Eisenhower."

"That's excellent", said Sir Humphrey, "So that's settled then .. let's look at renaming 'Flying Scotsman' no4472. But how much will it cost ? We can't spend too much, given the expenses scandal !"

Well, said the consultant, "We could always just paint out the 'F'."


Regards
Rick

Garry

Didn't sniff that one coming

ATB

DaveB

From that ghastly cadaverous ricture that he has been told to put on instead of a smile, I would have thought a repaint in a gentle shade of haemarhoid might be suitable too.

That is one joke certainly worth keeping Rick!!

Regards
Nigel.

There's a few knackered old 37's at Bescot that they could name after him...

Mint Rick.

Thanks for that.


Graham