Noticed this on a hudson bogie wagon at Llanberis Lake Railway today whilst walking the dog.
I'm not generally in favour of graffiti but this made me chuckle... maybe its just me.
In the late 1960's, my late husband, Dave, was involved in the Talyllyn Railway PS London LAGS and spent many a weekend helping out on the line. At the time at Towyn Wharf, on a pile of sleepers in front of the gunpowder store, was a certain engine from the Bord Na Mona that was later to become "Tom Rolt". One of the group, who shall remain nameless, mischievously chalked "Irish Pete" on one of the tanks, a name it was to keep until its preservation was complete. Unfortunely I cannot lay my hands any pictures of the deed at this moment as it means I have to rummage through the thousands slides that Dave took.
Hazel,
That was not graffiti - changing the name to TOM ROLT was!!! ;) Go on - tell us who it was that coined the name!
Tiny Clanger
(Society for Preservation of Irish Pete)
[In case my tongue in cheek comment is misconstrued, I actually believe that the decision to commemorate LTC Rolt was correct.]
I'll have to find that picture of the Simplex "Lady Diana"'s cab, with "Camilla" chalked on...
:laugh: