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Une des meilleures cuisine, vaut le voyage
('Exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey')
A very smart 59103 'Village of Mells' is seen after leaving the main line at Fairwood junction Westbury with a neat collection of boxes forming 17.05 7A15 Merehead to Acton.
I thought that in view of 59103's imminent repainting into (presumeably) G&W Orange it would be nice to re-visit a time when the ex ARC 59/1s had only been wearing the Hanson livery for a mere 13 or so years.
I had been aware for some time of the very handy and sensible 'system' on these locos of identifying them by the number of stars between the lights but it took me a bit longer to realise that 103 was the only one to have White stars whilst the other three displayed Black stars. Normally I prefer conformity in most things (grrr, those damned 69s, just pick a bloody colour GBRf!!) - sorry about that - but I did enjoy this slight anomaly, sadly for me whilst the loco was in Eastleigh in July 2014 the irregularity was noted and remedied, it's a small thing really but as I type I realise I'm clearly still fixating on it ten years later!
As any Restaurateur or Foodie will know, the pinnacle of a Restaurant or Chef's achievement is to be awarded one or more Michelin stars - three being the maximum. The 'Guide Michelin' was established in 1900 by brothers Édouard and André Michelin (of the tyre company), the idea was a marketing ploy by the company to give French motorists a guide to places to eat and (over time) what sort of cuisine and facilities they could expect to find there.
The criterion for the awarding of stars has not changed since introduction in 1933 and is as follows;
One Star - High-quality cooking, worth a stop.
Two Stars - "Excellent cooking, worth a detour.
Three Stars - as already mentioned above.
In the 2024 issue of the guide there are nine Three Star establishments in the UK but none anywhere near the West Country - not even the Hungry Horse on the roundabout at Yarnbrook(!?), what?, it gets four out of five on Trip Advisor and Coke refills are free on Sundays!
Une des meilleures cuisine, vaut le voyage
('Exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey')
A very smart 59103 'Village of Mells' is seen after leaving the main line at Fairwood junction Westbury with a neat collection of boxes forming 17.05 7A15 Merehead to Acton.
I thought that in view of 59103's imminent repainting into (presumeably) G&W Orange it would be nice to re-visit a time when the ex ARC 59/1s had only been wearing the Hanson livery for a mere 13 or so years.
I had been aware for some time of the very handy and sensible 'system' on these locos of identifying them by the number of stars between the lights but it took me a bit longer to realise that 103 was the only one to have White stars whilst the other three displayed Black stars. Normally I prefer conformity in most things (grrr, those damned 69s, just pick a bloody colour GBRf!!) - sorry about that - but I did enjoy this slight anomaly, sadly for me whilst the loco was in Eastleigh in July 2014 the irregularity was noted and remedied, it's a small thing really but as I type I realise I'm clearly still fixating on it ten years later!
As any Restaurateur or Foodie will know, the pinnacle of a Restaurant or Chef's achievement is to be awarded one or more Michelin stars - three being the maximum. The 'Guide Michelin' was established in 1900 by brothers Édouard and André Michelin (of the tyre company), the idea was a marketing ploy by the company to give French motorists a guide to places to eat and (over time) what sort of cuisine and facilities they could expect to find there.
The criterion for the awarding of stars has not changed since introduction in 1933 and is as follows;
One Star - High-quality cooking, worth a stop.
Two Stars - "Excellent cooking, worth a detour.
Three Stars - as already mentioned above.
In the 2024 issue of the guide there are nine Three Star establishments in the UK but none anywhere near the West Country - not even the Hungry Horse on the roundabout at Yarnbrook(!?), what?, it gets four out of five on Trip Advisor and Coke refills are free on Sundays!