Before we depart railways (from Platform 5), do check out Fern Bahn's epic footage of the last steam locos in industrial service... in the Bosnian town of Tuzla, where I went for a wedding and am gutted to have missed out on this means of making it a most special day for all involved.
You just have to love all of it: and doesn't all the mud, coal, dust, smoke and sheer volume of carbon being emitted make life feel worthwhile?
And a shout out too for the university team from Sheffield (where else?), for having won the Institute of Mechanical Engineers railway challenge last year.
But now I really must get back to building boats, and out of this dressing-gown in order to lead the field.
