The station commandments.

[steam for ever]

Stations are good places to us. They are spiritual in a way.
According to the operating companies, all enthusiasts are terrorists with rocket launchers under their anoraks or something.
If they were at the head of a religion, heres what I think their commandments would look like.
1. Obey orders from our staff even though we don't own the station.
2. No photographs of the trains or station. This is a sin.
3. No notes on trains as they pass. This is a sin.
4. No tupper ware and other stereotypical equipment. This is a sin.
5. Keep well away from the stations unless catching a train.
6. Video cameras are apparently ileagal.
7. asking about trackwork is a sin.
8. asking about more than three trains is a sin.
9. Steam is eeeeeevil!
10. Heritage is eeeeeeevil!

Whats the world comming to?

[Tidal Wave]

Well, when at Carlisle station at the end of June, a steam train came into the station. Well over half the people in the entire station got out a camera and took a picture of it. Many of them were not intending to catch a train either.

It would seem that that breaks several of these commandments, yet nobody tried to stop it - indeed the man at the ticket barriers was letting through just about anyone who showed him a camera, and pointing them to the place with the best view of the train.

[steam for ever]

Very strange, these things seem to vary from place to place such as the east coast line and the famous macclesfield incident.