https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/riding-the-rails-of-the-outward-bound/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:42:25 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/riding-the-rails-of-the-outward-bound/#post-243124 Fri, 18 May 2007 07:39:38 +0000 Guitar Noise Songwriting Club lwj001 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/riding-the-rails-of-the-outward-bound/#post-243124 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/riding-the-rails-of-the-outward-bound/#post-243106 Fri, 18 May 2007 03:28:00 +0000
"Even if this coat had a little bit more wool
I could never feel as warm as I was before"

I thought when I read this that it might be more biting if it flipped a bit to

"And if this coat had a bit more wool
Maybe l could feel as warm as I was before"

Same idea but it gives a feeling of longing for that time you can't seem to get back. Its always sadder before you totally let go, but anyways great stuff. I wish I could hear recordings.]]> Guitar Noise Songwriting Club Dneck https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/riding-the-rails-of-the-outward-bound/#post-243106 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/riding-the-rails-of-the-outward-bound/#post-242627 Tue, 15 May 2007 05:32:18 +0000 And Vic: The first railway fatality happened in Newton-le-Willows. An enduring ballad over here is "Wreck Of The Old 97". There are more than one version of it.
The theme could be adapted to the first train wreck n England.


Wreck Of The Old 97

They give him his orders at Monroe, Virginia
Sayin', "Steve you're way behind time
This is not Thirty-Eight, but it's old Ninety-Seven
You must put her in Spencer on time"

Then he looked 'round and said to his black greasy fireman
"Just shovel in a little more coal
And when we cross that white oak mountain
You can watch old Ninety-Seven roll"

It's a mighty rough road from Lynchburg to Danville
In a line on a three mile grade
It was on that grade where he lost his airbrakes
So you see what a jump he made

He was goin' down grade makin' ninety miles an hour
And his whistle broke into a scream
He was found in the wreck, with his hand on the throttle
And scalded to death by the steam

Now, ladies, you must all take warning
From this time on and learn
Never speak harsh words to your true lovin' husband
He may leave you and never return

]]> Guitar Noise Songwriting Club lwj001 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/riding-the-rails-of-the-outward-bound/#post-242627 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/riding-the-rails-of-the-outward-bound/#post-242406 Sun, 13 May 2007 21:10:07 +0000


I'd guess from its location that Stephenson would be standing somewhere near the cottage in the first photo....

:D :D :D

Vic]]> Guitar Noise Songwriting Club Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/riding-the-rails-of-the-outward-bound/#post-242406 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/riding-the-rails-of-the-outward-bound/#post-242305 Sun, 13 May 2007 04:45:13 +0000


haven't found the pic of his cottage yet, but from where this pics taken, I'd guess he was standing outside the front gate....

:D :D :D

Vic]]> Guitar Noise Songwriting Club Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/riding-the-rails-of-the-outward-bound/#post-242305 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/riding-the-rails-of-the-outward-bound/#post-242303 Sun, 13 May 2007 04:28:14 +0000 We talked about that in our PMs a while back.
I for one would be most interested.

LWJ - No kiddin'. I REALLY like this song.
Do you have some music for it too????
I'd really like to hear how you'd put it together.

Ken]]> Guitar Noise Songwriting Club CitiZenNoir https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/riding-the-rails-of-the-outward-bound/#post-242303 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/riding-the-rails-of-the-outward-bound/#post-242301 Sun, 13 May 2007 04:20:33 +0000
The first railway fatality happened in Newton-le-Willows.

Stephenson (the guy who built the Rocket) lived her for a while, while he was overseeing the Sankey Viaduct...which he designed and built.

The oldest railway station in the world is right here in Newton - well, Earlestown, which is part of N-le-W.....

I'll try and find some old photos, sure I've got them somewhere, of Stephenson's Cottage and the Sankey Viaduct - the Nine Arches, as it's known locally.....

:D :D :D

Vic]]> Guitar Noise Songwriting Club Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/riding-the-rails-of-the-outward-bound/#post-242301 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/riding-the-rails-of-the-outward-bound/#post-242298 Sun, 13 May 2007 04:13:29 +0000
:D :D :D

Vic]]> Guitar Noise Songwriting Club Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/riding-the-rails-of-the-outward-bound/#post-242298 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/riding-the-rails-of-the-outward-bound/#post-242295 Sun, 13 May 2007 04:04:23 +0000 Guitar Noise Songwriting Club lwj001 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/riding-the-rails-of-the-outward-bound/#post-242295 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/riding-the-rails-of-the-outward-bound/#post-242252 Sun, 13 May 2007 00:55:59 +0000 Back in the 30's during the Great Depression, there were a lot of Hobos riding the blinds.
They had to be careful not to be caught by the Bulls, as they would more than likely use blackjacks
or other cruel means to hurt the hobos or if caught in a boxcar just throw them off the train.
Often times resulting in serious injury or death.
Towards the end of the Depression a law was passed allowing hobos to travel on freights.

LWJ - Fantastic!!!! :D
I've been trying for years to write a song about this.
I think you've come close to what I had in my heart and just could not get down on paper.

Thankx :)

Ken]]> Guitar Noise Songwriting Club CitiZenNoir https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-noise-songwriting-club/riding-the-rails-of-the-outward-bound/#post-242252