Although she was slightly disappointed and unable to comprehend why her endeavours raised only a measly 20p.
"Spare some change for a beer!"
On arriving at the station Tubthumper became very excited at the prospect of being able to sit on Santa's knee,
However, as it was only October the Regulars were dubious as to this but, in an effort to assuage his disappointment, Gobby may have given Tubthumper more to chew over than he bargained for when, on seeing the Station Master, encouragingly pointed out:
"He looks as if he could pull off a Santa."
Meanwhile, a somewhat disgruntled Spudgirl reluctantly obeyed the station signage, trudging off so as not to taint the air:
Unlike a single other member of the public and whilst the rest of the Regulars waited for her on the platform enveloped in a blanket of steam and smoke.
After much beer and pies and steam power the Regulars were in need of their relief on arriving at their destination, although were somewhat taken aback by the basic nature of the facilities:
They were also somewhat underprepared for the popularity of the venue and the beer queues although felt that Billy Idle has somewhat misunderstood the ethos of the event when he declared:
"There would be a lot more room if they got rid of these trains..."
All too soon it was time to make tracks for the Local. Although, admittedly there was a point where the Regulars thought they might not make it safely home when, whilst having safely boarded the train at Leeds and on the way to Doncaster, Gobby, somewhat the worse for beer declared,
"It's not far to Leeds on this one."
However they were soon back safely in the fold of the Local after a whole day on the beer, ready to regale the rest of the Regulars with their experiences and photos whether they appreciated this or not.
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