I'll never forget going to the dockyard to some sort of transport show with my father who has worked on the railway for South Eastern for like 30+ years. He knew the guy driving Ajax who said "does your boy want a ride?" To which I replied "no I'm alright". My dad was so embarrassed. I was just a really anxious child lol.
Sometimes loud noise (like for the child in the video) is just too much. It was the same for me, when my Dad took me to see the place he worked at in the late 50's. There were industrial steam locos at Beckton Gasworks in east London, what a noise they made. I found this clip on RU-vid that brought the memories back: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IUVZ2od1K7g.html - it was a different world back then.
Thank you Hilary - I'd recommend it as a day out - just check it's a railway day - the next one (I think) is the 19th September if that helps? Cheers, Brian
Fantastic video Brian of a brilliant location 😍 Actually visited Chatham a couple of years ago on a wet November day, no trains then 😩, but it is a super interesting place to see 😁 Hope you toured the rope museum and bought a piece 😉 What surprised me most about our visit was how big Kent is, seemed to be travelling forever from London 🤪 must have been a tidy spin from West Sussex 😉 This show brought back great memories, many thanks for sharing 😎 Very best wishes from County Wicklow ☘️
Hi Paul, you are very kind - it was a great day out, although sadly the Ropery staff were still on furlough, so although the building was open, no ropes were being made. What a massive shed that is! I believe they use bicycles to ride up and down when it is in operation. I'll have some other films for the rest of the visit - I was afraid I'd make this one far too long lol. Cheers, Brian
