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limericks, starting with one from Alan Fell, from Exeter: I want you to know about Preston It’s not a station to rest on There’s always a gale And that’s without fail So don’t wait around with no vest on.

Meanwhi le, Phi l Davis from Birmingham, is getting technical with us. Our poetry corner started back in

RAIL 820 with Mark Hall’s Ode to Barry Doe,e and Barry featured again in Trevor Huntington’s fine effort in RAIL 826.

“I liked the tribute in verse to Barry Doe, but was it really a limerick?” asks Phil.

“To be strict, the third and fourth lines should be shorter than the other three. (And yes, I know I should get out more!)”

Anyway, here’s Phil’s attempt: There was a fine fellow called Doe Who through all rail timings would go. He spotted the errors Of TOC fellas Putting passengers back in the know! Thanks to Alan and Phil. Keep sending us your limericks at rail@ bauermedia.co.uk