The Accident!

The Experimental Train Company in Middleford conducted a so-called live test on their latest invention, a liquid fired engine. The purpose of the invention is to use a more “clean” fuel than coal and to use a fuel that is locally produced. The MacWall distillery does express their gratitude to the invention and does promise to produce as much fuel as possible.

The Inventor Mr Errol Jones is pleased to present his patent regarding the nozzle that mix the fuel with pure oxygen or pure hydrogen.

Mr Errol Jones the inventor was pleased.

The first run was quite successful and the engine reached a top speed of 105 mph. On the way back the engine driver filled the tank with more fuel before he set of. Unfortunately the fireman got a taste for the fuel and in a state of less sharpness he mixed up witch handle to turn for oxygen and for hydrogen. In a desperate state of making a  quick decision he decided to turn both of the handles at the same time. The speed reached was terrifying and both the driver and the fireman decided to jump of the engine or to be more correct the fireman more or less fell of the engine. In an act of bravery Mr Jones saw the runaway engine and throw the switch in the signalbox and sent the runaway engine on a sidetrack.

The engine hit the stop and got air born. The explosion that followed was devastating. Luckily no body was injured and the engine was quickly put a way from the public. But three weeks later a letter reached the Experimental company where Germany was asking for the blueprints of the newly invented flying bomb.

The only picture of the engine before it was taken away

The World Cup in Rubgy!

Middleford RC have made a proposal to the Rugby Football Union to host the World Cup. The letter was written on a tablecloth from The Black Swan signed by no less than the captain in the team Mr Oswald. The reason given for hosting the World Cup was the lack of tweed tasting ale and railway system in France. In some blurry handwriting one could transcript the word garlic and snails but not the whole sentence. Mr Oswald was very pleased with the idea and in a state of joy that only Stoffton Brewerys ale can give you he sent it away with the mailman.

The team before the letter was written in the pub
Mr Oswald to the right

The RFU has in their answer to Middleford RC written as follow:

“ Dear sirs!

Firstly we would like to thank you for your letter. We are not sure we understood everything you mentioned in your letter but can insure that we have no intentions stealing your best players for a tournament we have not heard of nor did know existed. We will take the proposal in consideration but think that Middelford is a bit to small to host a tournament of large scale taking in consideration that you sent the same invitation to France, Germany, Italy and some other countries we have not heard of.

We did not taste your cloth but it was a bit damp and we can insure that it smelled like tweed we don’t really understand why but it kind of made sense to the rest of the letter.

We do appreciate your effort but must decline your proposal

Regards

Mr Farnham

P.S. Where on earth are Mombunu and does Sweden really have a rugby team?”