The Travelling Post Office like a good laugh, so we thought it would be a good idea to follow in the tradition of Nene Steam and have an area on the website that was just for fun. An area where we could show some of the more humorous aspects of our operation. So, if you can think of any humorous comments about the following picture then please email me here and I will try to use the best ones.
 NVR Chairman & Operating Manager , David Jackson, takes a break during his duties as guard onboard TPO 814 - but what is he dreaming about? Picture by Brian Hallett Caption picture archive |
| From Ian Watson ... |
| "I said your callsign's Steam 7, not Dream Heaven!" |
| "Just another Bored Meeting." |
| "Wonder what would happen if I emptied that box of Gordon's Gin.?" |
| "GWR? Get Wholeheartedly Rested?" |
| "Well it's not a night cap, more an anytime-of-the-day cap" |
| "Brian's watching 'Night Mail' again, and it got me thinking." |
| "Night Male" |
| "Diddley Da, Diddley Dum, Diddley Da, Diddley . zzzzzzzz" |
| From Maurice Jones ... |
| "Typical, he sorted half a dozen letters and look how he ends up" |
| "Once again our T P O Inspector has had a long day" |
| "Boy Oh Boy it's a hard life !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" |
| From John Richards ... |
| "So that's why we're not achieving our targets" |
| From Brian Hallett ... |
| "If you take one more caption picture I'll put this boot somewhere where the sun don't shine!" |
| "Someone should tell David that this is the Night Postal, not the Night Sleeper!" |
| From Paul Hancock ... |
| "Will somebody wake me up when Brian White has finished talking" |
| "I wondered what this silver thing was for" |
| "I hope Paul doesn't scumble in here as I rather like this Chocolate & Cream" |
| "If those TPO lot next door think their job is hard work they should try mine" |
| From Brian White ... |
| TPO staff heard to say, "I wouldn't pay the b*****r in washers." |
| No wonder he can't sleep at night and is heard wandering around muttering, "The block bells don't work" & "I wonder if I could see the mark in the dark ?" |
| "So, that is why they have a sliding door between the guard and the workers !" |
| "Sleeping on Duty - punishable by three days at the lineside apparatus with selected company !" |
| "Is it the incessant talking or the fumes from the new paint that has driven him to sleep." |
| "Further training required - that is a handbrake, not a footbrake." |
| "Operating Managers motto - Vigilance at all times." |
| "Practising for retirement." |
| "Special Notice - THIS MAN MUST BE REMOVED FROM COACH BEFORE RETURN TO DIDCOT." |
| "Brian Hallett reckons that the LMS made their guards stand up !!!" |
"All NVR guards MUST keep away from TPO duties - you do not have the experience or stamina to perform such arduous tasks
Signed : Operating Manager" |
