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[mickeyswhore]

Foreign Beauty

A/N: Might get in a silly goofy mood and write a part 2, let me know if I should. 💕

Summary: After your father made you attend Oxford, you took a detour during the holidays to Birmingham and there you met Thomas Shelby, and the two of you got pulled towards one another.

Thomas Shelby x Reader

Warnings: toxic father, smut (a little bit though)

Tag: @mrkdvidal1989.

You hated your father now, he made you go to Oxford university. You wanted to only live in 

Paris and be able to just live your life and buy pretty dresses and have fun with your friends, but not now, you needed to be in a gloomy town with people that can’t even dress properly and that made you angry.

“Father, if you insist on me getting an education why not Paris? We already have a place there.” You had no idea why your father wanted you to pursue an education, it was only a matter of time until you were married off for an alliance anyway.

“You cannot be just a ditsy woman that only thinks about what’s on her body, you must feed your mind. End of discussion.” With that your father left you and you went to your room to cry.

How could he do this to you? Wasn’t enough that he was a criminal and you could never bring your friends to where he was? The fact that your mother left and he never allowed for you to have a relationship with her? Every single thing about your life was about your father, and no doubt that he wanted bragging rights to all of his associates of how he had his only daughter to attend Oxford.

If you had to do this, you wouldn’t be caught dead in British clothes. You told your father that you would get a new wardrobe with the latest Parisian fashion, if you can’t change your father’s mind, you would definitely make his wallet hurt. That was exactly what you did, went to Paris and ordered a whole new wardrobe to all of the fashion houses that you could think of. Your father was furious but didn't want to say anything, as  long as you were going to university, nothing else mattered to him.

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The boat trip to Cardiff was long and dreadful, and to make things even worse it was raining in Wales, as usual. Your father’s men were waiting for you, and you had so many suitcases that it filled both cars. People in England took their time to stare at you, it always happened, you would never brag but your were a pretty woman in a pretty dress in gloomy Wales, people will stare. You got into the car and waited for your father’s men to be done with loading the cars.

The drive was boring and it was raining in most places, so you decided to take a nap. You woke up with commotion in the car and two of the men were fighting in the front of the car.

“What is happening?” You realised that the car was stopped, and the other two men were outside in the rain trying to fix it.

“Sorry, ma’am but the car broke down and we are nowhere near Oxford, we’re in Birmingham.” You saw a map pf England once and was confused, these are the men that your father employs? You took a deep breath and grabbed your umbrella and left the car, there seemed to be a pub nearby. “Wait, ma’am where you’re going?” One of the men tried to stop you but you kept walking.

“It’s cold, it’s raining and I saw a pub here. Could you please let me know when we can go?” He nodded and you kept walking towards the pub. When you entered the smell of cigars and booze hits your nostrils, and the warmth as well, it wasn’t that crowed so you simply took a booth and removed your very expensive fur coat.

You bought a drink and again all of the men and women were staring at you and you needed to get used to it. You were starting to get bored, maybe going back to the car was the best option. When you were about to leave, both doors were opened and a few men came in, they must be important since everyone got out of their way, you saw the one with the biggest blue eyes you’ve ever seen in your life and the man was incredibly attractive.

The man noticed you quite fast since you were the only one staring at him, quite unabashedly as well. He went to your table and sat down right in front of him, with a grin on his face, that made you smile.

“Never seen you here before.” You smiled, never having the opportunity to interact with people that weren’t from your father’s circle. “I would’ve noticed if I seen you here before, who are you love?” He seemed genuinely interested and you were basking on the attention. You said your name to the man.

“We lost our way to Oxford and the car broke down so I decided to come here and be warm with a drink. May I ask who you are?” You took a sip of your drink and the two of you couldn’t stop smiling at each other.

“I’m Thomas Shelby. Pleased to meet you.” He extended his hand and you shook it, and the two of you couldn’t deny that you felt something when the two of you touched. “Would you like another drink, love?” You nodded and Thomas went to get your drink, after he came back, he sat down near you.

“You’re quite forward, aren’t you Mr. Shelby?” You grinned at him and he seemed very pleased with himself.

“I have to, with a foreign beauty like yourself, someone might steal you away.” Thomas was being coy, he knew that no one would dare to talk to you with him there, but he wanted to make you feel special and also acknowledge the fact tht all of the men wanted to be with you.

“You don’t have faith that you are the most interesting?” You quickly realised that you love to tease Thomas Shelby.

“I know that I am, it simply might not be the case for you.” He wasn’t boring, you had to give him that and also confident, a man has never looked as attractive as he is now.

“Touche, Mr. Shelby.”

The two of you started talking about other things, politics mainly. But also art, and history. You were much younger than Thomas but he didn't mind it all and you loved the fact that he was older, mature and most importantly, confident.

The two of you were touching each other, his hand were on your thigh and your hand in his arm as well. The tension between the two of you was getting worse, the two of you even stopped talking just to keep looking at each other and touching each other. Thomas leaned into your ear, sending shirvers down your spine.

“Should we go somewhere more private, love?” He whispered in your ear and you only nodded, guiding him towards the bathroom.

When the two of you got there, Thomas put you against the wall and started to kiss you. His kiss was full of hunger and passion and you were more than happy to indulge him, you needed this too. Thomas started removing your dress and you removed his shirt, you were only dressed in your undergarments now, and Thomas still had his trousers. He started kissing your neck, drawing moans out of you.

Your hands went to his cock, he was painfully hard and you could tell that he was painfully hard. Thomas removed your bra without you even noticing, you felt his warm lips on your nipple, making you moan, with one of his hands Thomas started playing with your other nipple. His tongue felt like heaven on one nipple and his fingers were twisting and pulling the other, you were panting and moaning. You’ve never felt this way before, your pussy was clenching around nothing and you were so wet. The pressure on your pussy was increasing with every lick of one nipple and the pulling of the other.

“Tommy.” You whispered and a strangled moan espcaped your throat, Thomas stopped his ministrations and looked at you, he had the smugest look on his face.

“Did you just cum from me just playing with your nipples, love?” Thomas’ hands removed your panties and he started fingering you and playing with your clit. You closed your eyes from how much pleasure you were receiving but he was having none of it. “Keep your eyes on me, love.” That’s what you did, you’ve met this man a couple hours ago and he already had so much power over you. With his thumb making small circles on your clit and two fingers deep inside your pussy, Thomas wanted to make you cum as quick as he possibly could. “You look divine like this, love. I need you to cum for me. Can you do that, eh?” The noises that were being made were lewd, if you could think straight you would definitely be embarrassed by them.

As if Thomas has full control of your body, you cum again, Thomas enjoys the feeling of your pussy clenching around his fingers, he couldn’t wait to fuck you. Thomas was helping you ride out your second orgasm when you heard yelling coming from outside, the two of you looked at each other and out your clothes back on in a matter of seconds.

“What is going on ‘ere?” Thomas yelled, and the men that were with him fighting with your father’s men, you slapped Thomas’ men hoping they would stop assaulting your employees.

“Are you alright, ma’am?” One of father’s men asked you, clearly terrified that something happened to you.

“Of course, is the car ready?” All four of them nodded and if this wasn’t a sign for you to stop doing something you’d later regret, you don’t know what is.

You were about to leave when Thomas stopped you with a gentle pull of your arm.

“Leaving so soon, love?” He seemed almost sad that you were leaving, that made you smile.

“I’m going to Oxford university, if you want me come get me when you can.” You winked at him and he smirked at you.

He was going to get you, alright. With that, you left the pub to the car.

[beardedmrbean]

A 13-year-old schoolgirl attempted to murder two teachers and a fellow pupil after being challenged for not wearing the correct school uniform, a court heard.

One of the teachers, Fiona Elias, 48, assistant deputy head, was stabbed four times in the attack by the student who allegedly told her “I’m going to f---ng kill you” before launching the assault.

Mrs Elias, who was wearing bandages, broke down in tears during a recorded police interview played to Swansea Crown Court where the girl denies three charges of attempted murder.

She described the pupil as “menacing with sinister eyes” moments before she pulled out her father’s fishing knife which she had smuggled into Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford.

Mrs Elias said: “She was very distant, very menacing, looking at me as if she was going to do something to me, as if looks could kill.

“I could see she was playing with something in her trouser pocket, it could have been anything, I didn’t want to jump to conclusions

“She said: ‘Do you want to see what’s in my pocket?’ She pulled it out and said: ‘I’m going to kill you. I’m going to f---ing kill you’.”

“When she said those words and I saw the knife I thought: ‘I’m going to die’. I thought that was it.

“Her arm was everywhere, she was trying to get me wherever she could. She got me in four places, I remember thinking, ‘Oh gosh, this could be it’.”

The girl, now 14, was briefly excluded from the 1,500-pupil comprehensive school after being caught with a vegetable knife in her bag at the start of the school year.

A week before the stabbings Mrs Elias had asked her to leave the lower school hall, an area set aside for vulnerable pupils.

At lunchtime on April 24, Mrs Elias removed her from the hall again before asking her why she was wearing baggy black cargo trousers instead of school uniform.

The assistant deputy head asked if she needed to bring it up with the girl’s father or whether she would address the matter herself.

She said: “The red mist came down, she had completely lost it. Something kicked in and I didn’t feel afraid - you are dealing with an incident, you want to make sure the pupils around you are safe.

“I wanted to get the knife off her so she could not attack anyone else.”

The court heard the girl was “focused” on Mrs Elias but turned on special needs teacher Liz Hopkin who suffered more serious injuries and was airlifted to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff 60 miles away.

Mrs Hopkin, 53, said: “If I had not intervened, she [Mrs Elias] could be dead by now.

“I thought: “She is going to kill me now. I thought this is the end. She went for my neck. I felt a hot sting as the knife went in. I remember thinking ‘this is it’ and ‘get help’.”

Mrs Hopkin was stabbed in the neck and twice in the back and her clothes were “wet” with blood.

The pupil left the scene still armed with the weapon, her father’s multi-tool fishing knife, and went to a different part of the schoolyard where she stabbed a 14-year-old girl pupil who is due to give evidence to the trial.

Jurors were shown school CCTV of the attack on the two women teachers and the moment two male teachers arrived on the scene and later disarmed the girl and kept her in a classroom until police arrived.

The girl has admitted three charges of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and possessing a bladed article.

She has taken notes during the trial while sitting next to her legal team instead of facing the court from the dock.

Previously, prosecutor William Hughes KC told the court the girl made “significant comments” in the rear of the police car as she was taken from the scene.

He said: “Among them, she said: ‘I suppose things like this don’t happen very often. Are they dead? I’m pretty sure this is going to be on the news so more eyes will be looking at me. That’s one way to be a celebrity’.”

Mr Hughes said the girl asked police if they knew the victim and told them: “I stabbed her, oopsies.”

The trial continues.

[esoxy]

The fabled blue UK passport is 3 years old today

So this is the perfect time to do a proper, page-by-page comparison of both the old and the new passports, to see how much better the new one is.

Let's start with the front cover

Although neither of them says anything about the EU anymore, the new one contains the words "BRITISH" and is also (a very dark shade of) blue. 0-1 so far to the blue one

Opening up the pages you can start to see some changes.

The first thing you'll notice that the second page is now in HARD plastic, hard as the Brexit that allowed this passport to become blue.

Since EU rules don't apply anymore so you could also remove all of those 22 extra pesky translations of our great country, only leaving English, Welsh, Gaelic, Irish, French and Spanish freeing up the space to include your face not just once, but two times!

We also got rid of the map of Cardiff in the background, and the references to seafaring. The latter was recently banned anyway.

2 points to the blue one so far

Not much change on the next page, apart from the use of hard plastic on the photo page, and the fact that I gained weight. Getting rid of the map of the UK was also a nice change as it was showing Scotland too prominently. They don't deserve this.

In any case this is a tie, so 1-3 points so far

Next one up some notes and some security notes on the old passport, while the translations of the previous page on the new one. There is a watermark of Shakespeare on the old old one, and a map of Edinburgh, both which were replaced with a watermark of the floral emblem. This at least contains reference to all four countries, so that's definitely a nice addition, but so far this is also a tie. 2-4 points so far

Next up on the old design we had to fill up two whole pages with translations. Completely superflous, we could have just used up the same space to allow for extra visas to be added to the passport. With the abolishment of the Freedom of Movement having two extra pages for visas is definitely a worthy addition, so 1 point extra for the blue passport. 2-5 so far.

(We also got rid of the map of London and Belfast. Who needs them)

Page 8 and 9 shows John Harrison and his invention of the marine chronometer that revolutioned sea travel. On the other hand sea travel is dangerous and we just recently banned it, so it's good that this has been removed in favour of a much more stylized clock-like image. Note that it's hand aligns nicely with the page number, showing 8 and 9 respectively. This is definitely a nice touch, much more self-referential than the image of John Harrison, so a win to the blue one. 2-6 so far.

On the old passport the next two pages show John Constable, someone who pursued a lesser career like painting instead of becoming a much more important member of society, like banker or a CEO. There is no need for this kind of vice in our society, so thank this has been removed.

On the new design you can see that the hand of the clock jumped to the 1 position, instead of pointing at 11 and 12 respectively! And it remained in the same position on both pages. This choice must have saved the artist designing the passport some work, so extra points for keeping the design cheap and affordable. 2-7 so far

Next two pages show references to the Royal Mail including the iconic post box, and the first adhesive stamp, the Penny Black. On the other hand spending two pages on this archaic institution is just a waste of paper, especially as they do nothing just strike all the time nowadays.

On the new design? Look, there are now TWO HANDS on the clock! What a lovely addition, it definitely took me by surprise, 2-8 so far.

Next up on the old one are trains, you know that things that are always late, if not cancelled. They are also expensive as hell compared to car ownership, so no need to promote them anymore.

Look a magical line of UNITED KINGDOM has appeared in the background. Hats off to yet another surprise change in design, 2-9!

Next two pages feature Sir Giles and his architectural designs. Unfortunately for him he designed too many well known things and therefore now the page simply looks too cramped for the average viewer.

Unlike the new design, which is still clear, spacious and easy to understand. 2-10

Next two pages feature the London Underground, which will definitely give PTSD to anyone who ever used it during peak hours. London was already featured in the passport with Greewinch and Battersea already anyway, while we haven't seen anything from Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland yet.

No such issue from the new passport, clean and clear with no surprises, and representation from all corners of the UK inside the watermark. 2-11 of course

Architecture yet again, this time from a woman. Also England again, Triple boring.

Seall! The design on page 21 is the same as the one on page 12 albeit the colour difference. This duplication hopefully has yet again driven down the design costs! 2-12!

Antony Gormley. Yet another useless artist who could have become something great during his lifeteime, like I don't know, a Conservative MP, but has chosen not to.

On the other hand we have yet another page where we have design reuse - with page 20 and 22, but this time the colours match as well! Must have been some great savings, 2-13

Come on, didn't we have enough artists so far? And featuring one of the most hated artist of all time? And he is also an immigrant? Yuck!

Thank god we got rid of all of this perversion! 2-14

Arts, Architecture, Shakespeare and London, all on the same page. Everything we have seen so far. Space could have been used for something much more important.

Like this nice and plain design we can see on the new passport. 2-15

Edinburgh Castle? Bagpipes? Who allowed Scotland to be present in the design, we definitely need to fire them and never let them design passports anymore. Also the dragon on the corner looking at the girl like that? That is definitely sexual harassement, let's get rid of this carnality!

On the other hand we can see another clean and nice design, a perfect place to put your last remaining few visas before you need to get another one for £82.50 + shipping fees. 2-16

Finally no more arts or achitecture but something useful: Computers! Internet! The stuff bankers use to do important stuff! No idea why they had to put a women on this page though, but let's just disregard that.

Watch that elements from new design can be seen on the computer screen in the old one. This must have been some great foreknowledge. Let's make this one a tie! 3-17

Buildings? Again? And why so many? Ah, yeah we forgot to include Wales and Northern Ireland in the designs yet, so let's quickly sort them out, before the nationalists notice! Let's still make sure the London eye is centre and front, not to give them too much credit though.

The new one? Same old same old. You can see some art reuse on page 33 (vs page 30) as usual.

However since both designs feature all 4 countries, let's make this one a tie as well: 4-18

Final page! Yet again, only Scotland and Northern Ireland above, but the whole of the UK on the new one. Blue one is a clear winner here: 4-19

And finally the back page. Plain burgundy on the old one, a nice embossed floral design on the blue one. The winner is clear.

So this takes our total to 4-20! A clear and massive victory to the new passport, an exquisite masterpiece, perdectly designed and ideal to the new place of Global Britain in the world, far away from the woke dictatorship of the European Union, and the best Brexit dividend so far (apart from being able to buy cheep booze at airports again)

[i-wear-the-cheese]

i checked the radius of 70 miles from my own place and multiple family members and friends of mine and my wife's are in the circle whom we see less than once every few months. i think the culture of travel expectations is just completely different in the UK

oh oh wait actually i just realised. 70 miles is only an hour of you're travelling at 70 the whole time! Wales (the country in the post) is filled with country roads and small villages with low speed limits. i'm gonna do a test hang on

[time passed]

OKAY! so i picked a Welsh location I know that isn't Cardiff (too well connected for experiment). I went with Swansea. I used a radial map to select an English town about 70 miles away, picked Gloucester which is a little over but still under 75. Journey time by car: 1hour 55 mins

Google said fastest route usual traffic but also the roads added 30 miles to the journey. not ideal for the experiment. I changed target English town to Hereford which is only 73 miles by road (shorter as the crow flies). surely that improves things yeah?

2hours 5 mins. oh. but wait there is a diversion due to a road closure. changed date to a month from now to remove the road closure. google says 1 hour 40 mins to 2 hours 20 is average for this journey.

I honestly wasn't even expecting the drives to be that long as I've lived most of my life in south England where 60 miles can be done in an hour due to flatter ground and more dense infrastructure but even so my parents weren't taking us to visit my grandparents every 6 weeks when i was a kid.

if you made it to the end of this post thank you for joining me in some pointless nerdery

[amnottrak-official]

Sydney Trains A & B sets

Class of electric train operating in Sydney, Australia

"Waratah train" redirects here. For the station on the Hunter line of the same name, see Waratah railway station.

"New South Wales B set" redirects here. For the historic electric rolling stock, partly given the same set designator, see New South Wales Standard suburban carriage stock.

The Sydney Trains A & B sets (also referred to as the Waratah trains) are classes of electric multiple units that currently operate on the Sydney Trains network. Based on the M sets, the Waratahs were manufactured by a joint consortium between CRRC and Downer Rail, with initial construction taking place overseas in Changchun before final assembly at Downer Rail's Cardiff Locomotive Workshops. The sets were named after the Waratah flower, which is the state's floral emblem.

Quick Facts A & B sets, In service ...

The initial order for 78 A sets was the largest rolling stock order in Australia's history. These 624 A set carriages make up around half of the Sydney Trains fleet and replaced two-thirds of the 498 S set carriages. Delivery commenced in July 2011 and was completed in June 2014.

An order for 24 additional trains with updated technology and a lightly revised design was placed in December 2016. These are classified as B sets, or colloquially as Waratah Series 2 trains. The delivery of the first order of sets began in September 2018 and was completed in June 2019, while a second and final order of a further 17 sets began in September 2020 and was completed in June 2021.

Public Private Partnership

The A sets were delivered by a joint venture between Downer Rail and Hitachi for Reliance Rail under a Public Private Partnership (PPP). As part of the PPP, Reliance Rail will also maintain the trains for a minimum of 30 years at the purpose-built Auburn Maintenance Centre facility. At least 72 sets must be made available to Sydney Trains every day during the contract period.[citation needed]

Reliance Rail took on debts of $2.4 billion at cheap interest rates before the global financial crisis. Higher interest rates and changes in the financial sector after the GFC meant the company would have difficulty refinancing its debt, leading the Government of New South Wales into talks with Reliance Rail to resolve the financial status of the project. In February 2012 the Government agreed to bail out the project for $175 million by becoming the sole shareholder in 2018.

Design

Vestibule

The A sets were designed at the Downer EDI Rail design offices, then at Clyde, New South Wales & Maryborough Queensland. The sets are formed of eight carriages – a break from the previous standard Sydney practice of four car sets, which are then coupled to form eight-car trains. The configuration is: driving trailer car + motor car + motor car + trailer car + trailer car + motor car + motor car + driving trailer car. This means that guards operate from the rear of the train rather than the centre and that commuters are able to walk through the entire train. The trains include external CCTV cameras to assist guards.

Carriage interiors were designed by Transport Design International. The inside of the train includes additional Emergency Help Points and CCTV cameras compared to older classes. Improvements to the DVAs (Digital Voice Announcements) with differential pitch of the voice allow more natural sounding speech. 'Smart' air-conditioning automatically adjusts to the outside temperature and the number of passengers on board. Accessibility features include 16 wheelchair spaces, portable wheelchair ramps in the end cars, red fabric on priority seating and additional handrails compared to older trains in the fleet.

The A set is the first passenger train in the world to use LED lamps for all lighting (except for headlights). In doing so, the designers managed to remove almost 800 kg (1,800 lb) in reflectors and ballasts associated with fluorescent units, as well as reducing power consumption to around a quarter of that used by fluorescents. Woollen moquette fabric, a durable, vandal-resistant material, is used to cover the train's seats. The seats use specially developed shock absorbers such that the reversing feature is damped - this was a safety feature added to allow reversible seats which would contain passengers in the event of an accident. Detailed design of the train was completed in July 2009.

B2 (left) and A76 (right) at Revesby station

The B sets share more than 90 percent of their design with the original A sets. The trains' exterior is of the same design and construction, but feature a different livery of black, orange and silver wrap applied to the cabs, and side windows. Changes are more prominent internally; the B sets have upgraded computer systems and improved passenger technology, such as updated and additional digital passenger information displays throughout the interior.

Construction and delivery

A sets

A4 at Ashfield station

The joint venture between Downer EDi Rail and Hitachi was established to design, manufacture and commission the A sets. The stainless steel bodies were partially constructed by CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles in China before being shipped to Downer EDI's Cardiff Locomotive Workshops facility in New South Wales for final assembly, testing and commissioning. The manufacturing facility at Cardiff received an upgrade of over $20 million to cater for the needs of the project. Other infrastructure works included the construction of the Auburn Maintenance Centre and new substations at various locations around the network.

A four car pre-production test train was built to test the train sub-systems and compatibility with the Sydney suburban network. This was intended to allow any issues with the train to be corrected before the production trains entered service. The test train was expected to perform trial runs from mid 2009, but did not begin network testing until April 2010. The pre-production train concluded testing in August 2010. The first production set began network testing in August 2010 and by November 2010, three sets were undergoing testing.

The first trains were scheduled to be introduced in late 2010, but a series of delays pushed back their introduction. The first train intended for service (A3) was delivered to then-operator CityRail for acceptance on 20 April 2011. CityRail had 20 business days to accept or reject the train, but a decision was postponed by two weeks to allow Downer EDi to correct further defects. CityRail rejected the train due to safety concerns and a number of defects. The defects included; 'milky' effect windscreens – apparent when under direct sunlight, poor-quality steel welding as evident in the indents seen on some areas of the carriage exterior, gaps in the plastic moulding, handrails not lining up with stairs and software problems.

Once the majority of the problems were resolved by Downer EDi, CityRail allowed A3 to commence service, though operating under special conditions. It entered service on 1 July 2011, operating its maiden run from Redfern to Macarthur via the City Circle and Airport. Initially, it operated two return services from the city to Macarthur via the Airport line during the off-peak period on weekdays, and all day on the Airport & East Hills and South lines on weekends. On 14 October 2011, A3 became the first Waratah set to operate during peak hours. As more Waratahs became available, the trains were progressively rolled out to most lines of the Sydney suburban network. On 2 June 2014, it was announced that the final A set (A80) had been delivered.

Originally, the Waratahs were intended to replace all 500 S set carriages, but in February 2013 it was revealed that some S sets would still be required in order to provide services on the South West Rail Link. An option existed to extend the order, but in March 2013 the government indicated it would not take this up.

B sets

B3 departing Panania

Despite proceeding with the intercity train order, the New South Wales Government announced on 1 December 2016 that 24 new suburban trains had been ordered. Known as the Sydney Growth Trains during development, the trains are officially classified as B sets.

The $1.7 billion contract was awarded to Downer EDI (now Downer Group). CRRC Changchun manufactured and assembled the trains in China on Downer's behalf. Upon arrival in Australia, the trains were taken to Downer's facility at Cardiff, where commissioning works were performed.

Downer Rail will maintain the trains for a minimum of 25 years. As many as 45 additional sets may be added to the order at a future date. The trains were originally to be based at the Mortdale Maintenance Centre, but in late 2017 it was decided that the trains would instead be based alongside the A sets at the Auburn Maintenance Centre. Nevertheless, work to upgrade the Mortdale Maintenance Centre continued.

Revamped LCD destination boards on a B set. Screens are also incorporated above the stairwell

The B sets incorporate improved air conditioning, accessibility and internal lighting, with new and revised features such as LCD Indicators and LCD video screens as well as more than 90 internal and external CCTV cameras. Upgrades to the train's computer systems are the most significant changes between the original A sets and the updated B sets. There are also various external livery and colour changes that differentiate the newer B sets from the original A sets.

The first B set to be delivered was unveiled to the media in March 2018. Set B2 was the first to enter revenue service on 7 September 2018, beginning with a run from Granville to Liverpool. On 18 September 2018, B2 became the first Waratah Series 2 to operate during peak hours. By June 2019, all the 24 B sets were delivered and had replaced the 48 remaining S sets.

In February 2019, a further 17 B sets were ordered, with the first two trains delivered to Australia in July 2020. The first of the 17 entered service in September 2020. By September 2020, B25 commenced service, making it the first arrival of the second and final order of the B sets. Further deliveries allowed for the retirement of the C sets. From April 2022, a software update was progressively rolled out across the digital destination boards of the B sets.

In service

Formation

The train's guards' compartment is located in the last driving carriage

The 625 carriages form 78 eight car sets (numbered A1, A3 to A78 and A80) with 1 spare driving car. Individual vehicles are numbered as follows:

A1: D6301-N5301-N5501-T6501-T6601-N5601-N5401-D6401

A3: D6303-N5303-N5503-T6503-T6603-N5603-N5403-D6403

up to

A41: D6341-N5341-N5541-T6541-T6641-N5641-N5441-D6441

A42: D6379-N5342-N5542-T6542-T6642-N5642-N5442-D6442

A43: D6343-N5343-N5543-T6543-T6643-N5643-N5443-D6443

up to

A78: D6378-N5378-N5578-T6578-T6678-N5678-N5478-D6478

A80: D6380-N5380-N5580-T6580-T6680-N5680-N5480-D6480

The inter-carriage doors feature a new mechanism for opening during an emergency, in response to Justice McInerney's Report into the Waterfall rail accident recommending the development of alternative emergency exits for passengers

The spare driving car is D6479. This was one of the first four carriages delivered, along with D6379 and scrapped duplicates of N5342 and N5442, and was part of the four car testing and development train. Car D6379 is now on set A42 replacing D6342.

The 328 B set carriages form 41 eight carriage sets. Individual vehicles are numbered as follows:

B1: D1101-N1701-N1901-T1301-T1401-N1801-N1601-D1201

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B41: D1141-N1741-N1941-T1341-T1441-N1841-N1641-D1241

The first 40 A sets were delivered to CityRail with the NSW Government's Waratah logo on each carriage. Following the formation of Sydney Trains in July 2013, these were replaced by the Sydney Trains logo and the sides of the train near the driver's cabs were covered with an orange wrap.

Waratahs currently operate on these lines:

T1 North Shore & Western Line: Berowra, Emu Plains or Richmond to City

T2 Inner West & Leppington: Leppington or Parramatta to City Circle via Granville

T3 Bankstown: Liverpool or Lidcombe to City Circle via Bankstown

T5 Cumberland: Leppington to Richmond

T7 Olympic Park: shuttle service from Lidcombe to Olympic Park on weekends and public holidays, special event services from Central to Olympic Park

T8 Airport & South: Macarthur to City Circle via Airport or Sydenham

T9 Northern Line: Hornsby to Gordon via Strathfield

In service incidents and accidents

On 12 March 2015, set A19 was driven more than 700 m (2,300 ft) in the wrong direction at Mount Druitt. At the time of the incident, a Pacific National freight train was travelling towards the train on the same line. The cause of the incident was likely attributed to driver fatigue, and prompted a review of train crew rostering policies. No passengers were onboard A19 at the time of the incident, and no injuries were reported as both trains were stopped in time.

On 20 March 2017, carriage N5508 on set A8 suffered an explosion in a traction inverter unit at Burwood. The cause was found to be a faulty capacitor in the inverter. The carriage was subsequently repaired and A8 later returned to service.

On 22 January 2018, Waratah A42 hit the buffers at the end of the track on platform 2 at an approximate speed of 35 kilometres per hour (22 mph) at Richmond station just before 10am. The train then lurched backwards, causing passengers who were readying to disembark, to fall and injure themselves. The impact caused extensive frontal damage, some of the carriages to lift and gangways between carriages to become crushed. The damage was such that the train could only be moved out of the platform after several days and it needed to be split into 2/3 carriage segments to be towed to Downer Rail at Cardiff. Sixteen patients in total, including the train driver and another crew member were treated. None of the injuries were considered life-threatening. Inspection of A42 was undertaken following the incident, with the train's event recorders taken for analysis and interviews being conducted with the train's crew. A42 has since been repaired and returned to service on 27 March 2019, with the driver carriage (D6342) that hit the stop buffer replaced with a spare from the prototype train (D6379).

On 5 September 2018, A18 hit and killed a man at Riverwood while he was illegally on the tracks.

The city-bound train A15 crashed into a trailer at Level Crossing Road at Vineyard, south of Windsor, about 5am on Thursday 25th of January 2024.

Criticism

Noise concerns

In 2021, residents in Waverton and Wollstonecraft complained about excessive squealing made by Waratah trains, relative to other trains in the fleet, as well as their horns. Sydney Trains responded that it was working to reduce noise in the area.

CRRC Uyghur slave labor scandal

Senior public servants have made three trips to the CRRC Changchun plant in June 2017, October–November 2017 and February 2018.[citation needed]

In September 2018, the NSW Government approved a request for two senior executives from Transport for NSW to visit the CRRC Changchun plant at an estimated cost exceeding $15,000.

In March 2020, a report from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute highlighted 82 companies directly or indirectly using Uyghur slave labour.[citation needed] Included in this was KTK Group, a supplier to CRRC. The report indicated that this had been occurring since 2019.[citation needed]

A spokesperson for Downer said the company had investigated serious allegations in early 2020, and that CRRC strongly denied the use of Uyghur labour.[citation needed]

CRRC would be one of 11 companies placed onto a United States blacklist in July 2020.

In October 2020, Premier of New South Wales Gladys Berejiklian stated that she was concerned over the possibility of Uyghur slave labour being used. She would state that "Obviously we’re concerned with that and if there’s anything further we need to do I’m sure Transport for NSW will take that action," which prompted much opposition from the state opposition and union groups. -Anastasia the train girl I have to add that Gladys berejiklian is a super corrupt politician that is nicknamed kola killer

This one started out really interesting and then I got to the parts about slave labor, explosions, and crashes and suddenly the LED lights and smart air conditioning weren't that cool anymore lol.

I love reading these, trains are so fascinating

3/10 train tastiness

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'When you see hoof prints, think horses not zebras', John coached himself. "Rachel?", he asked, showing a slight lack of confidence in his answer. He had been a bit cautious about putting forth the nickname hypothesis from the start but Sherlock's encouragement and his role as assistant brought it out from his mind to his lips. Then the policeman returned after giving them all the time he felt he could.

Sherlock stood back up and John struggled to his feet as the Consulting Detective began his summation. "That's brilliant.", he couldn't help praise in his admiration but he realized he'd interrupted and apologized when Sherlock turned to look at him. "Cardiff?", questioned the officer, wanting Sherlock to continue. "It's obvious, isn't it?", asked Sherlock in return. "It's not obvious to me.", John said. It didn't seem obvious to the officer either, if he'd asked about it. Cardiff, too, Sherlock explained, showing them the weather report on his phone as part of the evidence. Once again impressed, John exclaimed, "That's fantastic!" "Do you know you do that out loud?", Sherlock asked him. He'd interrupted again. "Sorry. I'll shut up." "No, it's...fine."

Again, the officer brought the topic back. "Why do you keep saying suitcase?" Sherlock asked about it again but the officer hadn't sounded like he'd known the suitcase even existed. Of course she'd have one if she was on a day trip, right? For a change of clothes and whatever else she needed. "Find out who Rachel is." So he agreed it was Rachel! "She was writing 'Rachel'?" "No, she was leaving an angry note in German! Of course she was writing Rachel, no other word it can be." He was asked about the suitcase again, though, instead of going on about why Jennifer Wilson wrote Rachel, but there was none.

Sherlock tried his best to reason out where the suitcase would be, saying the suicides had actually been murders, that the victims had taken the pills themselves but it was still serial killings. John asked him if the suitcase had been left at her hotel but her grooming routine made it unlikely in his eyes. Coming to the conclusion that the case was still in the car of the murderer, he raced out, looking for a pink overnight bag with the tag Jennifer Wilson on it.

John was left with the police and he began to make his way out, removing the safety gear along the way. He was nearly tripped heading down the stairs but got to the ground floor and headed out. He met Sargent Donovan again, outside. "He's gone.", she told him. "Who? Sherlock?", he asked "Yeah, he does that.", she answered. John took a glance around. "Is he coming back?" "Didn't look like it." "Right." He was in Brixton, wasn't he? He wasn't too familiar with the area. "Er, do you know where I can get a cab? It's just, well, my leg..." He glanced at his cane. Donovan gave him a sympathetic look. She wasn't completely heartless. "Try the main road.", she said, lifting up the tape for him. He went underneath it. "Thanks." "But you're not his friend."

John turned back to look at her. His feelings towards her took a more negative turn as she continued, "He doesn't have friends, so who are you?" "I'm his assistant. I just took the job.", he explained. "Bit of advice, get another job and stay away from that guy." "Why?" "You know why he’s here? He’s not paid or anything. He likes it. He gets off on it. The weirder the crime, the more he gets off. And you know what? One day just showing up won’t be enough. One day we’ll be standing round a body and Sherlock Holmes’ll be the one that put it there. He's a psychopath, psychopaths get bored." The grey-haired officer called her and she left but not before warning him away again. As John hobbled away from the scene, he heard a payphone ring with no one nearby. Figuring it was a wrong number, he ignored it. After more phones rang near him when he passed, and no taxis would stop for him, he finally answered one.

(Continued @det-william-sherlock-holmes)

Sally's greeting did nothing to endear her to John, souring his first impression of her and shocking him a bit with her rudeness. He stayed silent beside Sherlock, as Sherlock spoke with her, unsure of what to say and letting him take the lead. He listened to their banter— watching as Sherlock went under the tape and implied something about Sgt. Donovan that was highly probable— and was honored with being introduced as a colleague of Sherlock. Still, he couldn't help but feel out of place. "Would it be better if I just waited and..." A quick denial came from Sherlock as he held up the tape for him.

John went under the tape as Donovan reported Sherlock's arrival. "Freak's here, bringing him in." She led them up towards one of the houses and a man wearing protective clothing and a scowl met them. Sherlock greeted him as Anderson and John recalled the grey-haired officer saying there was an Anderson doing forensics. "It's a crime scene. I don't want it contaminated. Are we clear on that?" Sherlock took the opportunity to deduce something about him as well. It became clear what when the deodorant was mentioned and was further gone into greater detail when Anderson pretended that nothing happened between him and Donovan. John couldn't help but look at her knees as he and Sherlock passed by to go inside to see if he could see what Sherlock had.

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[autistichwsamerica]

Day 5 - Supernatural

@hwsrarepairweek2022

Pairing: Walespan

Word Count: 824

Alasdair = Scotland

Suggestive language near the end

The Cardiff International Airport was bustling; Japan surveyed the crowd until he spotted a familiar blond head.  He hurried over and bowed in greeting.

“Ah, hello, Dylan-chan,” Japan said.

“Kiku!” Wales said, his face lighting up.  “How was your flight?”

“It was fine.  Thank you for asking,” Japan said.

“Oh! I got you something!” Wales said, and removed a video game from his bag.  He handed it to Japan; it was a copy of The Bunker, made by Wales Interactive.

“Thank you!” Japan said, lighting up at once (but kept his composure).  “I got you something as well.”

He handed Wales a copy of the most recent Studio Ghibli movie.

“The Red Turtle!” Wales cried, getting stars in his green eyes.  “Thank you, cariad!”

At the term of endearment, Japan flushed, and fought the urge to hide his face—normally it would not be that big of a deal, but they were in public—however after they exchanged gifts, they were heading to Wales’s car.

Ever since they started dating, Wales and Japan made it a point to visit each other as often as possible.  They also made it a point to exchange gifts whenever they visited each other, and today was no different.

They were headed to one of Wales’s older homes, located in the Welsh countryside. On the way, Wales regaled him with tales of what he and his brothers had been up to.

“—and then Arthur and Alistair nearly got into a brawl over the football match,” Wales finished.  “How about you? What’ve you been doing, Kiku?”

“I had elections last month,” Japan said.  “And Alfred-kun visited.  We had Pokémon battles—” Or rather, Japan had destroyed America in their battles, but it wasn’t polite to boast, “and I showed him around Kyoto.  We also watched a horror movie, but Alfred-kun clung to me the whole time.”

“Why does he put himself through that?” Wales wondered.

“I have yet to figure that out,” Japan said.  

Roughly half an hour after getting into the car, they passed a large

gray brick house.

“Oh, Llancaiach Fawr Manor!” Wales said.  “It’s haunted, you know!”

“It is?” Japan asked, suddenly getting the desire to go in and see it for himself.

Wales nodded, smiling.

“Yeah! There’s a haunted castle in Conwy, too, if you’re interested, Kiku.”

Japan nodded.

“Ah—yes,” he said.  “I’d like that.” 

When they arrived at Wales’s house (in the countryside, not too far from Conwy), it wasn’t long before Japan heard an odd sound from upstairs, sounding like thuds—but soon that was put out of mind when they started binging Studio Ghibli movies.  Wales was a huge fan of Studio Ghibli—something they had in common.

(Throughout their Studio Ghibli marathon, weird noises sometimes sounded from upstairs; Japan didn’t let it bother him.  It was probably just house noises.  Or Wales got a pet.)

As the last one—Kiki’s Delivery Service—finished up, Wales checked the time—it was nearing midnight.

“Oh! We should probably turn in for the night!” Wales chirped.  “I want to show you around Conwy tomorrow, Kiku, so we’ll both need our sleep.”

Japan nodded as Wales turned the TV off.

“Goodnight, Dylan-chan,” he said, pressing a kiss against Wales’s cheek.

Suddenly, a loud bang sounded from above them—far louder than the previous noises.

Japan’s head jerked up, going into high alert.  Had someone broken in?

“Dylan-chan?” Japan asked.  “Did you get a cat since I last visited?”

And if he had, Japan wanted to see it.

“Oh, no! That’s just the ghost!” Wales said cheerfully.

Japan stared at his boyfriend.

The what?!

Some of his shock must have shown on his face, because Wales launched into a description of the ghost, insisting that “Carys” was a friendly ghost, and wouldn’t hurt anyone.  Carys was apparently also a former human housemaid Wales had employed here a few centuries ago.

“Well—she’s harmless as long as Arthur isn’t scaring her,” Wales had amended.  “I talk to her sometimes, she’s really sweet!”

Well, Wales would know better than anyone, considering it was his house.

Japan nodded; that made sense.  Not all yūrei at his place were vengeful spirits, after all.  He had experience with ghosts, and as long as they weren’t malicious or vengeful spirits, he could handle it.

“Since there’s no need to investigate or call an exorcist, we should probably head to bed,” Japan said.

“Okay! Hey, do you want to—” Wales began hopefully.

“Only if there’s a way to guarantee privacy from your ghost,” Japan said.

“Oh, don’t worry, she doesn’t stick around for that!” Wales assured him.  “Alasdair and Francis went at it in one of the bedrooms here once, and she left the room immediately.”

“Well—alright, then,” Japan said.  It wasn’t like he didn’t want to—he just would probably die from embarrassment if someone—even the undead—watched.

Wales took his head and led him upstairs; as Japan followed his boyfriend into a bedroom, he ignored the lights in the bathroom flickering on and off.

Notes:

Cariad = love (Welsh)

[fandom-puff]

Time

Pairing: Tommy Shelby x reader

Requested by: @eleven-times-lively

Prompts: A15(mutual masturbation) A4(oral) and D13(squirting) from smut prompts

Summary: when given the time, Tommy Shelby is extremely thorough...

AN: thank you for requesting! As usual, gif credits to the owner 💕 I’m working my way through my asks, guys, but I’ve got a few of my own ideas that I wanna do too 🥰

Warnings: smut (including the above prompts)

It was times like this you cherished most. Mornings that were quiet and tranquil, the sun peaking lazily through gaps in the curtains, not bothering to wake the slumbering couple, simply casting soft golden light beams throughout the room. Calm... silent but for the chirping of the dawn chorus and the bustle of maids, and of course, the heavy breathing of your husband.

It was a rare morning, one where you woke to find him still holding you to his side, the usual frown on his brow smoothed out. There was no pressing work, no races to fix, no people to see to, no brothers to bother him... just you and him, snuggled beneath the tangled sheets, still half-asleep.

“Morning,” you sighed happily, resting your head on his chest as he stroked your hip.

“Morning,” he replied, grinning lopsidedly. His voice was always gravelly in the mornings... you shuddered slightly, before a mischievous look glinted in your eyes. You grinned as you moved to lay on top of him, face hovering above his. He smirked and wrapped his arms around you. “What’re you up to, Ay?”

You smiled innocently and kissed his forehead. “Oh nothing much,” you hummed nonchalantly. “Just debating how best to spend time with my husband before he’s dragged back to work...”

“We could go for a drive?” He murmured. “Take you out in the car, if we leave now we could get to Cardiff and have a day at the beach?”

You smiled. “You hate the beach, Tom,” you teased, leaning down to kiss his neck. “I was thinking more of a local activity,” you hummed softly, suckling gently at his pulse point.

“Oh really?” He groaned, reaching down to give your bum a firm squeeze. “And what did you have in mind, Mrs Shelby?” You grinned as you rocked your hips over his crotch, humming when you felt him twitch with interest.

“Well... due to circumstances beyond our control, Mr Shelby,” you hummed, smirking as he massaged your buttocks, slowly hitching your nightgown up. “I haven’t been able to... enjoy... time alone with my husband, and quite frankly, I think that’s a travesty,” you let him flip you, cradling him between your thighs.

“Mmm... a travesty indeed,” he said, pulling his serious face and nodding, before diving beneath the covers. You laughed at his eagerness before your voice caught in your throat as he yanked your smalls down and ran his tongue over your slit. Moaning, you reached beneath the sheets to grip his hair as he feasted on you, pushing the covers away so you could watch him, getting lost in the pleasure and the swirling iciness of his beautiful blue eyes, arching your back up off the bed when he swirled his tongue around your clit.

“Oh, Tommy,” you sighed, stroking his hair and keeping it out of his eyes as he licked to his heart’s content, pinning your writhing hips down with his strong hands. He grunted at the familiar hitch in your breath and the tension in your thighs and carried on, riding you through wave after wave of pleasure as you came on his tongue. He kept going. Although you couldn’t see his lips, you knew they were smirking around your oversensitive nub, and you whimpered and called his name as searing, white hot pleasure radiated throughout your body, just moments after your first climax. You grinned, dazed, as he hovered above you, licking his lips and wiping your juices off his chin.

“I’m not done with you, yet, dear wife,” he hummed, kissing you, lips firm against yours. You moaned into his mouth, one hand gripping his shoulders, the other reaching between your bodies to palm his cock through his boxers. Finding him hot and hard and throbbing, even through the fabric, you groaned needily into his mouth, slipping your hand into his underwear and wrapping your fingers around his thick cock. You squeezed gently, the way he liked, stroking him slowly, teasingly. He grunted into your mouth, nipping your lip as his own hand reached down. You expected him to shove your hand away and guide his cock into you. Instead, you felt two of his fingers prodding at your entrance before plunging into you. You gasped, breaking the kiss and arching your back as his fingers pumped into you, crooking against your sweet spot every time, his breathing becoming heavy as you stroked his dick. He knew your body inside and out, and you knew his- you knew just how to make eachother wild, and you both relished in the other’s undoing.

“YN... YN of you don’t stop...” he groaned into your neck. “I’ll come in your hand... need you, love, need to feel your cunt around my cock. Need to fill you with my come,” the filthy words made your moan even louder and you nodded, despite being on the brink of your third orgasm.

“Oh, Tom, please!” You gasped, removing your hand from his boxers and trying to tug them down. He grinned at your eagerness and slipped his fingers out of you, causing you to first moan at the loss, but then release an even dirtier moan at the sight of him licking his digits clean. He groaned at your noises and at the sight of you, splayed out on the pillows, all for him, and pushed his cock into you. You whined out at the tightness, despite his fingers stretching you slightly. As your nails scrabbled over his back, you whined his name, moaning as he began thrusting into you. His thrusts weren’t the usual frenzied ones you got when you stole a moment or two for a quickie; they were slower, deeper, yet still firm, each thrust ending with a firm snap. You nicked your hips up eagerly, pulling him down to kiss him, your breasts pushing against his chest, his chest hair scratching gently at your sensitive nipples.

Grunting into your mouth, his measured movements became faster, harder, the sound of skin slapping and the obscene wet noises of your coupling filling the room as you neared your climax. With a low groan, he pressed his thumb to your clit, his eyes rolling back at the uneven pulsing around his cock that it caused. “Tommy! Oh, god, keep going!”

“Gonna come, darling?” He moaned into your ear. “Gonna come for me?” You nodded, your whole body trembling as he not your shoulder. The pleasure-pain og his bite sent you over the edge and you shrieked in ecstasy, calling out his name so loudly, you wouldn’t be able to look the maids in the eyes. Through the blinding haze of pleasure, you became aware of a gushing sensation which quickly soaked your thighs and Tommy’s groin, before seeping into the bedsheets.

“Fucking hell!” Tommy called out, shouting out your name as he filled you to the brim with his seed, his hips stuttering as he came. “Christ, YN,” he groaned, riding out your orgasms for a while, before finally pulling out of you. He admired your used cunt, his seed dribbling out of you already and (he moaned at this sight) droplets of your own intense release that had formed on your thighs. Collapsing at your side, he pulled your exhausted body into his chest. “You alright darling? You did so well, that was... fuck me... ive never seen you squirt like that before,” he said, kissing your head.

“‘M alright,” you sighed, your entire body still soaked with euphoria. “We should stay in bed more often if it leads to sex like that... I don’t think I trust my knees not to give out if I stand...” you looked down demurely, as if you hadn’t just squirted from your husband’s cock.

“Hmm... definitely,” he grinned. “Fuck the business, I want every shag with my wife to be exactly like that,” he grinned.

“What, even the quickies in your office?” You hummed, but his answer made you blush.

“Oh especially the quickies. Especially if you scream like that,”

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[dailyunsolvedmysteries]

What Happened to Musician Richey Edwards?

Richey James or Richey Manic, was a Welsh musician who was the lyricist and rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers. Edwards disappeared on 1 February 1995, on the day when he and Bradfield were due to fly to the United States on a promotional tour of The Holy Bible. In the two weeks before his disappearance, Edwards withdrew £200 a day from his bank account, which totalled £2,800 by the day of the scheduled flight. Some speculated that he needed the money for the U.S. trip, and it was also mentioned he had ordered a new desk for his flat from a shop in Cardiff. However, there was no record of the desk having been paid for, and this would have explained only half of the money withdrawn. According to Emma Forrest, as quoted in A Version of Reason, "The night before he disappeared Edwards gave a friend a book called Novel with Cocaine, instructing her to read the introduction, which details the author staying in a mental asylum before vanishing." Whilst staying at the Embassy Hotel in Bayswater Road, London, according to Rob Jovanovic's biography, Edwards removed some books and videos from his bag. Among them was a copy of the play Equus. Edwards wrapped them carefully in a box with a note that said "I love you", then decorated the box like a birthday present and decorated the outside of it with collages and literary quotations. These included a picture of a Germanic-looking house and Bugs Bunny. The package was addressed to Edwards' on/off girlfriend, Jo, whom he met some years prior, although they had split a few weeks earlier. The next morning, Edwards collected his wallet, car keys, some Prozac and his passport. He reportedly checked out of the hotel at 7:00 a.m., leaving his toiletries, packed suitcase, and some of his Prozac. He then drove to his flat in Cardiff, leaving behind his passport, his Prozac and the Severn Bridge tollbooth receipt. In the two weeks that followed, Edwards was apparently spotted in the Newport passport office and at Newport bus station by a fan who was unaware that he was missing. The fan was reported to have discussed a mutual friend, Lori Fidler, before Edwards departed. On 7 February, a taxi driver from Newport supposedly picked up Edwards from the King's Hotel, and drove him around the valleys, including Edwards' hometown of Blackwood. The driver reported that the passenger had spoken in a Cockney accent, which occasionally slipped into a Welsh one, and that he had asked if he could lie down on the back seat. Eventually they reached Blackwood and the bus station, but the passenger reportedly said "this is not the place", and asked to be taken to Pontypool railway station. It was later ascertained, according to Jovanovic's account, that Pontypool did not have a telephone. The passenger got out at the Severn View service station near Aust, South Gloucestershire and paid the £68 fare in cash. On 14 February, Edwards' Vauxhall Cavalier received a parking ticket at the Severn View service station, and on 17 February, the vehicle was reported as abandoned. Police discovered the battery to be dead, with evidence that the car had been lived in. The car also had photos he had taken of his family days prior. Due to the service station's proximity to the Severn Bridge, a known suicide site, it was widely believed that Edwards had jumped from the bridge. Many people who knew Edwards, however, have said that he was never the type to contemplate suicide and he himself was quoted in 1994 as saying, "In terms of the 'S' word, that does not enter my mind. And it never has done, in terms of an attempt. Because I am stronger than that. I might be a weak person, but I can take pain". Since then, Edwards has reportedly been spotted in a market in Goa, India, and on the islands of Fuerteventura and Lanzarote. There have been other alleged sightings of Edwards, especially in the years immediately following his disappearance. However, none of these has proved conclusive and none have been confirmed by investigators. In 2018, it was revealed that the bridge's toll receipt was a 24-hour clock, meaning he would have crossed the bridge at 2:55 am, rather than 2:55 pm as previously thought for 23 years. The investigation itself has received criticism.  While his family had the option of declaring him legally dead from 2002 onwards, they chose not to for many years, and his status remained open as a missing person until 23 November 2008, when he became officially "presumed dead".

[scotianostra]

On 21st March 1925 Murrayfield Stadium, the home of Scottish Rugby was opened.

Read the details of that first match which included an English team with a New York born player and a pack that included a Gaelic speaker!

  The first international match was held at Raeburn Place on the cricket field of the Edinburgh Academy in 1871 until the first rugby ground was built in Inverleith in 1879.

It was not until 1922, following debate about moving the game to Hampden and the lease expiry at Inverleith, that a deal was accepted for the 19 acres of land belonging to the Edinburgh Polo Club.

  Murrayfield officially opened its gates on March 21, 1925, with a match against England.

Fans came to the new ground in unprecedented numbers. "The public were badly 'packed': the gates were closed, thousands were turned away; many hundreds ran round the great embankment unable to gain even a glimpse of the pitch

It wasn't just the new stadium that attracted them. It is possible that the first match ever staged by Murrayfield was also the greatest. It matched arguably the best - and almost certainly the most exciting - Scotland XV with an England team whose sustained excellence matched any team in Five/Six Nations history. Scotland had scored 16 tries, including eight from wing Ian Smith, in their previous three matches. England had not lost to Scotland since 1912, and very little to anyone else. That entire period of seven seasons - five more had been lost to the war - had produced five Grand Slams and only two defeats, remarkable hammerings inflicted by Wales at Swansea in 1920 and Cardiff in 1922. 

England were unbeaten in their last 13 championship matches, and another win would give them an unprecedented hat-trick of outright titles.

It was to be a titanic struggle, played out, according to Jock Wemyss, writing in The Times, "on beautiful turf which had never been torn by a swinging maul or cut up by players' studs". William Luddington of England claimed the first points with a penalty goal, but the first try was scored by Scottish scrum-half Jimmy Nelson, who formed a Glasgow Academical half-back pairing with partner Herbert Waddell which attracted less attention than the Scots' all-Oxford three-quarter line, but was no less important. Full-back Dan Drysdale converted and Scotland led, but not for long.

The rumbustious Tom Voyce drove for the Scottish line and created space for pacy wing Richard Hamilton-Wickes to cross. Luddington's conversion made it 8-5 at half-time. That lead was extended not long after half-time when England captain Wavell Wakefield crossed, but the conversion failed under strange circumstances - there was a brief misunderstanding between Luddington and the England player placing the ball, then a required element in every kick at goal, and Scottish forward David McMyn raced from behind the goal-line to kick it away.

Inspired by the let off, and the fear of seeing a great season fizzle out, the Scots attacked and wing Johnny Wallace was sent careering down the touchline for a score which made him the first man to cross in every match in a season. No.8 Sandy Gillies converted and the gap was down to a point.

Scotland continued to attack. With a few minutes to go Waddell narrowly missed with a drop-kick, but was presented with a similar opportunity within little more than a minute and this time hit the target for a score then worth four points, and Scotland led 14-11.

With five minutes to go England attacked furiously. Their New York-born outside-half Edward Myers (typical of a cosmopolitan contest in which three of the Scottish threequarters were antipodean-born and England's pack included Roderick MacLennan, a Gaelic-speaking Scot whom the harrumphing EHD Sewell would say many years later "had no more qualification for England than Goebbels has to bat for Yorkshire") was halted at the line, centre Len Corbett broke through and fell through sheer exhaustion and, after a brutal melee in which Drysdale was kicked in the head, England full-back 'Tosh' Holliday was inches wide with a last-minute drop-goal attempt which would have won the match by a single point.

At the end, Wemyss remembered: "There was the astonishing sight of nearly half of the England team lying on the pitch for almost a minute in a state of exhaustion."

An exultant Glasgow Herald warned that 'It will be the duty of Scotland sides in future years to confirm the Murrayfield precedent'. But it took some confirming. It would be 59 years before Scotland added a second Grand Slam to the one won on their first day at Murrayfield.

In 1927, just two years after opening, the Scottish Rugby Union purchased additional land creating extra pitches and two stands alongside aiding transport with two bridges and a car park.

Due to the Scottish weather posing a threat to matches, in 1959 an electric blanket style cover was laid on the grounds to protect the soil from extreme weather conditions. This lasted for over 30 years but due to recurring maintenance problems was removed in 1991.

This heating method was replaced by a new gas-heated system with hot water pipes under the soil.

In 1981, a new stand was built at the east end of the stadium which was opened, with the expansion, two electronic scoreboards were installed for the first time. The stadium was then revamped in 1994 at a cost of £50million with new stands and floodlighting increasing the capacity to 67,800. The stadium now holds 67,144 fans.