Where engines go to die

A recent sad sight at Ipswich railway station just lately had been an old class 47 diesel engine, that was in too bad a condition to be moved away from the sidings, so it had become something of a permanent fixture.

Finally however the engineers came along to attach it to a carrier, and trundled it off to Felixstowe where it was then taken to be scrapped. Here's some pictures of it being sent on its final journey:

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Has Jesus died?

No, Michael Jackson has.

I actually have a DVD of all of Jackson's smash hit videos, from the 70s onwards (the main reason was to watch John Landis's pop video Thriller.) He wrote and performed some agreeable tunes in his day, but as time went on he went increasingly out of touch with reality, and no-one seems to want to observe what a very strange man he was.

It must be something indeed for Newsnight to devote an entire programme to him.

The Empire of Cricket Strikes Back

This excellent BBC2 series (Sunday evenings) takes a long overdue look at the history of the game and the reason it has such an appeal particularly in the former colonies. England, the West Indies and Australia all have a fascinating history in the appeal of the game, and how it has helped to cross class divides or in some cases widen them.

Whilst I'm not sure that fitting in very recent cricket history to fit in with the wider historical picture is particularly suitable, it's nonetheless well worth a watch. Of those episodes coming up, the histories of Pakistan and South African cricket are bound to be interesting.