Railroad Skeptic Mugs

Man expressing a dislike for railroads

"The little engine that could... after taking advantage of family connections, a trust fund, working two years for free as an intern, and finally getting hired as an independent contractor."

'Have you been waiting long?'

"'COST: shedloads, COMPLETION DATE: God knows.' Perhaps you'd care to flesh out some details for us."

"Honesty, I saw a train yesterday"

'We don't keep cash on the premises.'

"Politicians can't make the trains run on time but they never miss the gravy train."

HS2 time bomb...

'You're going to make the railroads run on time? -- Since when do we have railroads?'

'You can see the excuses in the news now, it will be 'The wrong sort of rain'!'

'Arrivals and Departures - this railroad governed by Heisenberg's uncertainty principle'

Coupler Counselling

'I know it's harrowing and distressing, but please Mr. Benson, tell me again about your daily train journey to work.'

"Please mind the gap between the train timetable and reality."

"I'm ringing you because there's nobody in the carriage to annoy..."

What Holds the Subway Together?

Railway 'King' George Hudson

'It will bring economic benefits to the North and Midlands.'

"A man and his choo-choo."

Pound sign on rail tracks.

'Oh bloody hell, what's their excuse this time?'

"We utterly condemn the striking railway workers for punishing the people of Great Britain. . . that's our job. . .!"

"There's a red light at the end of the tunnel."

"Someday this is gonna be a sick bike path."

The light rail system is reaching the downtown business core too quickly!

"I'd love to talk. I'm on a train!"

'Let's build all possible variants and see which one turns out to be the cheapest to run!'

'When I started this journey I was a curate.'

"Hi! It's me...I've gone off the rails"

HS2 Leeds Cancelled

'If we beat Napoleon, do you think when they invent passenger trains they will name a station after this lot?'

"Where did this thing come from? It's a major trip hazard if you ask me!"

"It'll have to come down."

"I don't care if it's the Local or the Express. We're getting on board."