Drivers in the steam days had a flare for answering their memos using poetry. This story is about such a memo. A driver received a memo asking him to explain why train 26 up ran late on a particular day.
The answer came back.
The wind was high. The steam was low.
The train pulled hard but she wouldn’t go.
The tender was full of Callide slate.
And that’s why 26 up got late.
