Letter from the Romney Hut
2nd April 2010

Hello everybody,

Manuel Tanks
The campaign by Birkhill Rodents Against Tanks, ( BRATS ), and the enforcement force called Really Tuff has been made aware that there is and under hand movement to bring in tanks to Manuel. This has gone on long enough and we have taken the matter to the House of Lords in Westminster. You can imagine our utter devastation to be told that the House of Lords is overrun with mouses. Furthermore, a leading respected daily newspaper published in India, referred to the Building that The UK Parliament occupies, as the Palace of VERMINSTER. I can assure you that us genuine British Railway Rodents a no longer regard that newspaper with respect, that goes for the House of their Lordships as well. The speaker Mr Bercow has recruited the services of a cat called Order, to control the mice in his chambers, I know what I would like to do to his cat and his chambers for that matter. Their Lordships are also debating whether or not they should recruit the services of a cat. This should be great fun, I can imagine their greatnesses tripping over the litter trays.

Ol' Danook of the North
Our leading works manager Mr Thomson has cause to use the railway from Aviemore to Glasgow during the height of our recent winter conditions. His journey was a bit traumatic and Ol Danook of the North a few weeks to recover. The train was cancelled in favour of a bus to Perth, this bus had no heating and no wind screen wipers. On arrival at Perth he boarded a train which failed just north of Stirling, when the brakes did not work properly. He arrived in Glasgow a fair few hours late. It is good letting the train take the strain.

Catch it
There wiz Donald with switches and a number of lights
fitting blades, frogs and the like
levers and signals and choosing their sites
with a hand in his business and doing his best,
The catch point at Birkhill has vanished with the rest.

There wiz Andrew, bringing up the rear
passing sleepers from a Salmon
and all sorts of other gear,
giving all he can in every kind of way,
So that trains can go to Manuel carrying people that can pay.

There wiz James with long Civil's train,
maybe late but not on time,.
Organising road railers, a real pain.
Wi Ballast and sleepers posing problems on the track,
he announces that the Birkhill catch point's, no going back.

There was David John and Ian on the track,
juggling pandrol clips and base plates,
Building railways there and back
Always working steady and ready for a laugh,
while regularly checking that it is four foot eight and a half.

There are many I have not mentioned
there number is too great
when all the signal wires are tensioned
There efforts are admirable, up and down the hill,
But somebody will notice there's no catch point at Birkhill.

Photo by Ian Anderson

Twinkle Toes and Head of Toffee, study interesting book on how to spy, this allows the skilled spy master to blame the innocent with impyoonity. They are seen here in the memorabilia emporium, up to no good. Their code names in the international spy circles is Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Mr Furlong is keeping me abreast of what is going on. Watch this space and you will eventually go cross eyed.

Bye for now,

Shaper Mouse

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