Bentley Babe Magnet

It’s a glorious spring evening and Ivan Locksmith is out again accompanied by Terry Tuttle-Thomas-Smythe to witness Wigan shed’s (27D) Stanier 2-6-4 glide past the crossing at Catcott. Regular readers might remember seeing this engine a few weeks ago on the Highbridge to Templecombe service making a rare appearance. A long way from its Lancashire home, the fine steed has reappeared and is rumoured to be around for another week or so, quite why I have no idea, for it is really rather over powered for such a service. But I’m sure you’ll agree it makes a mighty fine sight as day turns to night in this most remote part of the Somerset Levels. 

Ivan Locksmith, like the celebrity railway snapper Ivo Peters also has a midnight blue Bentley, you can see it parked up. It never quite has the same deep shine as Ivo’s though, but it does share an almost identical number plate, it being NHY582. Ivo’s NHY581 being bought from the same dealership. 

It appears that Terry Tuttle-Thomas-Smythe is quite a railway buff, but I think the real reason for him being here is that he wants a spin in Ivan’s Bentley to test it out. Rumour has it that NHY583 might be up for sale shortly from a posh dealership in Bath, and ladies’ man Terry knows that the local flesh-pots will be highly attracted by such a shiny beast with that sumptuous polished walnut dash, and of course those luxurious wipe clean leather seats. Oh, hello ladies…..

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