Cap'n Ed and Pretty Officer Sue go on the Steam Train (with apologies to the TOGS)

Today Cap'n Ed and Pretty Officer Sue go on the Llangollen Steam railway.
Do you like steam trains? Cap'n Ed does. See him skip down the road in his Armani overalls, Hermes red scarf and leather cap.
"I am going to do some last minute shopping " says PSO "You can stay here and look at the steam engine. Don't go wandering off. I won't be long"
Cap'n Ed is wandering around the station picking up old train tickets when he bumps into Mrs Bigadyke, the volunteer helper and footplate woman for the Llangollen Steam Railway.
"Hello Mrs Bigadyke" says Cap'n Ed
"Hello Cap'n Ed" says Mrs Bigadyke "are you going for a steam train ride today?"
"Yeth" says Cap'n Ed
"I am chief stoker today.Would you like to ride in the front engine with me. You could help me" says Mrs Bigadyke
"Oooh yeth please" says Cap'n Ed
"Well it's very hot work and I am going to buy an ice cream from the buffet before the signal changes and we have to go." says Mrs Bigadyke "would you like one"
"Oh no thank you Mrs Bigadyke. PSO says I am not allowed ice cream" says Cap'n Ed
"Well you can share some of mine if you are good and I'll not tell her" says Mrs Bigadyke

POS returns from the shops and Cap'n Ed can't wait to tell her he is going to travel in the front of the train.

"Well if that's the case I shall carry on with my shopping and see you when the train gets back" says POS

Cap'n ED joins Mrs Bigadyke on the foot plate.

"When the signal arm goes down we will sound both whistles and be on our way" says Mrs Bigadyke, "I might let you do that if, when we are short of steam, you help me put some coal into the boiler."
"Oh yeth Mrs Bigadyke, I will help with coal, that will be great fun, especially if I get to blow the whistles" says Cap'n Ed.
They had a wonderful time.

When they got back POS asked Cap'n Ed whether he had enjoyed himself.
"Oh yeth Pretty Officer Sue, I had a splendid time. Once Mrs Bigadyke gave me the all clear  I helped her get a good head up by putting a knob or two into her furnace. After that, as I had done so well, she let me play with her hooters and then, as a special extra treat, gave me a lick of her raspberry ripple.

Have you ever been hit with a coalman's shovel? Cap'n Ed has. Ouch! Poor Cap'n Ed