From the rear of The Pedant & Armchair pub, Ivan puffs away on his pipe. As usual he’s smoking something from his huge greenhouse. Being landed gentry, his greenhouse rivals that of Kew Gardens by all accounts. When he was younger touring the globe, he collected plants from threatened rain forests. Many of the plants were very rare indeed, with now quite often the only known surviving examples thriving in his greenhouse.
Meanwhile a nicely polished BR Class 3 tank engine rumbles past heading towards Frome. This service is usually in the hands of a BR Class 2 or ex GWR Pannier tank, so it makes a pretty sight in the highly polluted sunny landscape.
Barry Bullhead from The Ministry of Misery watches the passing train from the elevated safety of the signal box steps. Being from the time and motion department, he’s been visiting various signal boxes along the line to time how long it takes the signalman to pull levers, twist, press and wiggle their various knobs, some of which go ‘ping’ when pushed. But in reality, we know that Barry Bullhead’s real interest is his moonshine business, so he’s most likely checking out potential locations for distilling. And with few trains, signallers will be keen of help out, especially with a little financial incentive.
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