Recent content by tankie1rtr

Hi Guys. Just want to wish all the members a Happy Safe Christmas, not being a party pooper, but please remember Drinking Driving dont mix, and I am sure we want to see ALL our members back on here safely after the festivities, also I would like to say on behalf of us all, from the bottom of...

I love American Railways, I work for the British Railway Company, "Network Rail" and we have no scenery like the USA, I usually see the "Flying Scotsman" chugging pass me, dropping coal all over the place, we collect the coal and give it to collectors.

My first car was a present from my dad, he had his own Garage in a place called Oldham, Lancashire, England. it was a second hand Jaguar 2.4 MK2. when I joined the forces, I could not take a car to boot camp, so I had to sell it, It was Old English Ivory Color, Jaguar didnt do White, and it had...

I just bought 4 channel radio controlled helicopter, tried flying it, but its not for me, think I prefere aircraft

Because I was a Main Battle Tank Gunner/Driver with the 1st Royal Tank Regiment

Tankie's Romania trip part 2. Thanks for asking me to carry on with my story guys, I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoy sharing it with you. After my fright of the ghostly face looking down at me from a height of 12ft, I recovered and crept along at a speed behind him of about...

Soren. Sorry matey...lol, its now spaced. Regards tankie

Tankies Romanian Revolution Trip. I was sitting in my coach after a mornings cleaning for my next trip to Austria, when my coach phone rang, it was the boss who said, "Forget Austria, your going to Roamania, they'v just had a war, get your coach ready", My coach was a Vanhool Alize, and we...

Hi Guys. I got so many private and post messages regarding "My most moving moment Ever" post, that I though I would put up a new story about my trip to Romania 1 week after the revolution, As I explained I was a Continental Coach Driver, and this is another story, that filled me with humbleness...

Thanks guys, that worked a treat. Regards tankie

Hi Guys. Can anybody please tell me. I write to another forum and have written about my trip to Romania with my coach, a week after the revolution, it is a big post in two parts, and I would like to post it on our forum, is there any way I can copy my post then reproduce it on this forum, to...

Gentlemen. I must appologize to you all who read my original post, I stated that there were 48,000 crosses, I am sorry that was wrong, it was due to my wife mathering that her car needed a 48,000 mile service, my fault Duhhhh, I have now corrected the grave numbers, they number 9,387 and the...

Hi Old Wizard. I know the site very well, I have visited it with the Old Boys many times, also for people who do not know, it took 11 years to build, and the statues are x2 the size of people, and the figure is a lady looking out over the ridge waiting forlornly for her sons to come home, of...

ccheese. Thank you for your post, and the title Trackie, much appreciated, but you are now my friend for life, you said its nice to see some young guys joining, well I am 54 yrs young, and you have made my night. lol. Regards tankie

Roman. Why am I as a tankie on a Aircraft site you may be asking yourself, well, my father was in the RAF and based at Manston, RAF Benson, and RAF Buckyberg (I am not sure of that spelling) he served on Lancasters, Mosquito's, Spitfire PRUs and Meteors. as for myself, between coach driving...