Told in a letter from C. S. Lewis to his father, dated 5 June, 1926:
The best strike story I have heard is about engines. A train (with amateur driver) set out from Paddington for Bristol, first stop Bath. When it reached Bath half an hour earlier than normal express time, every single passenger got out of that train and refused to enter it again. Apparently the genius on the engine had just opened the throttle full, said to the stoker, "carry on", and left the rest to fate.Posted by Ben Brumfield at February 8, 2007 08:09 PM