Quote from: Weaver on February 18, 2018, 08:46:37 AMThis talk of narrow boats makes me think of other non-anarchic vehicles, which in turn brings me to the humble tram. many years ago, somebody (I think he was Puddlingwrestler's little brother? *) suggested a Pirate Tram, an idea which I was so enamoured of that I went out and bought a couple of tram models (old double deckers, naturally - more scope for bowsprits and figureheads) and some pirate figures. I'll get round to building it one of these decades...

In one of Michael Moorcock's War Amongst the Angels trilogy, one of the characters recalls a mispent youth in a different timeline in which they were a highwayman holding up trams on Hampstead Heath in the 1920s ( "Throw down your lever sir! Your money or your life!"  ) Imagine how much more scary it would be if trams full of raffish pirates, complete with 12-pounder muzzle-loaders in the doors, were in the habit of swinging out of the foggy London night to conduct under way boarding actions and robberies, before speeding off on a diverging set of rails to an entirely predictable (because they're on rails) destination? The Met Police wouldn't know what to do. They'd probably have to introduce Police Pursuit Trams to try to go after them...


*EDIT - It was DaFROG, on this 'ere post in the Pirates GB, many moons ago: http://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php/topic,29542.0.html

Quote from: Rheged on February 27, 2025, 01:06:42 PM

Quote from: Weaver on February 18, 2018, 08:46:37 AMThis talk of narrow boats makes me think of other non-anarchic vehicles, which in turn brings me to the humble tram. many years ago, somebody (I think he was Puddlingwrestler's little brother? *) suggested a Pirate Tram, an idea which I was so enamoured of that I went out and bought a couple of tram models (old double deckers, naturally - more scope for bowsprits and figureheads) and some pirate figures. I'll get round to building it one of these decades...

In one of Michael Moorcock's War Amongst the Angels trilogy, one of the characters recalls a mispent youth in a different timeline in which they were a highwayman holding up trams on Hampstead Heath in the 1920s ( "Throw down your lever sir! Your money or your life!"  ) Imagine how much more scary it would be if trams full of raffish pirates, complete with 12-pounder muzzle-loaders in the doors, were in the habit of swinging out of the foggy London night to conduct under way boarding actions and robberies, before speeding off on a diverging set of rails to an entirely predictable (because they're on rails) destination? The Met Police wouldn't know what to do. They'd probably have to introduce Police Pursuit Trams to try to go after them...


*EDIT - It was DaFROG, on this 'ere post in the Pirates GB, many moons ago: http://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php/topic,29542.0.html

Believe it or not, there's a Rowland Emmett cartoon of exactly this!

Quote from: Weaver on February 27, 2025, 02:03:25 PM"Pirate Tram" events for kids, with a tram called "The Seaton Pearl"...

Quote from: Rick Lowe on March 01, 2025, 05:58:01 PM

Quote from: Weaver on February 27, 2025, 02:03:25 PM"Pirate Tram" events for kids, with a tram called "The Seaton Pearl"...

  

I wonder how many of the kids get the reference... 

Quote from: Old Wombat on March 01, 2025, 09:31:47 PM

Quote from: Rick Lowe on March 01, 2025, 05:58:01 PM

Quote from: Weaver on February 27, 2025, 02:03:25 PM"Pirate Tram" events for kids, with a tram called "The Seaton Pearl"...

  

I wonder how many of the kids get the reference... 

Lots?

The "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies are still pretty popular.