Ashley and his workmate, maybe the same one as the previous episode, were removing a lengthy section of conveyor from Woodside drift for maintenance. I'm not sure of the exact methodology, but somehow they had got it on wheels, and proceeded to manhandle it towards the workshops, possibly at Woodside 2 and 3 (what used to be the American Adventure and car park). There were extensive railway sidings to negotiate, and the conveyor section got stuck fast.

In a scene that sounds as close to a real-life Will Hay film as its possible to get, a locomotive was shunting wagons straight towards the conveyor. The curve of the line made it invisible to the driver. Ashley and his mate, also blind-sided to the driver, frantically pushing, pulling, then finally running for it (again), were unable to alert him to the danger. Off came the wagons - another fine mess.

Ashley always reminded me of a younger version of Moore Marriot from the classic Will Hay films. His vernacular and general manner was sometimes very close to that of Will Hay himself, but with expletives that would not have made it to modern colour television, never mind monochrome film, included.

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