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wannabeeahack
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2014 5:23 pm 
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roythebus
 Post subject: Re: titter......
PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2014 8:24 pm 
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They already do...haven't you noticed the DB liveried loco pulling the Royal Train around the country?

A tale from a mate who used to work in Control at Waterloo after a German was seconded to learn the British way of doing things: mate "what do you know about running an intensive service?" Reply: "ve haf many years experience running crowded cattle trains to a strict timetable"...harrumph!
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 Post subject: Re: titter......
PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2014 8:31 pm 
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Just after WW2 a German football team beat an English team in a kickaround, one German said "Ve haf just beaten you at your national game tommy"

to which the tommy replied "and weve just beaten you at yours"

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2014 9:49 pm 
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roythebus wrote:
They already do...haven't you noticed the DB liveried loco pulling the Royal Train around the country?

A tale from a mate who used to work in Control at Waterloo after a German was seconded to learn the British way of doing things: mate "what do you know about running an intensive service?" Reply: "ve haf many years experience running crowded cattle trains to a strict timetable"...harrumph!



EWS is owned by a German company.
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roythebus
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 7:53 am 
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DB=Deutsche Bundesbahn, the German State Railway. :shock:

EWS is now DB-Schenker. Do keep up with the train spotting forum! :badgrin:

Arriva is German-owned...
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