Steam on Rutland Water

[Trevor 2]

I went to a lot of "shows" in the States a couple of years ago.
They call them shows as they put on a show for the public.
If an engine sits still for too long someone will ask why and why arn't they moving about.
When I asked about crowd safety I was told - they have eyes and expect engines to move abd anyway I have a ruddy great whistle.
They have very few safety barriers- you can stand right beside a moving belt if you want to.
I am not going to South Cerney this year- when we were allowed out of our pen for the parade we had seven marshalls for twelve scale engines.