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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Our company is across the street from a heritage railway. They operate a steam locomotive railway with a museum at the other end.

We went on a company trip this summer. Which meant we took the railway to the other end. This being something that I was looking forward to doing myself.

But instead of actually, you know, seeing the museum, we went to a terrible restaurant. Where my boss proceeded to drink nine glasses of wine at 2 in the afternoon. While we collectively ate one of the worst meals I’ve had.

Afterwards, he felt so bad about the trip that he offered me another ticket so I could actually visit the museum on my own time :D

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Now I want to go that Museum too, it sounds awsome :D Have Fun :D

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago

It is; they’ve got an awesome collection of steam locomotives and matching rolling stock. They also do a lot of restoration work.

Here’s actually a shot from the railroad crossing at the end of our street. And yes, the locomotive is ‘backwards’ in this configuration, as it can equally pull in both directions. Makes it a lot easier that they don’t need to turn the locomotive itself around at either end.