Paul, they still do sell “screw-its” in South Africa (not quite the same idiom outside of North America [Linked Image] ). I used them to rewire a household stove (range) where they were intended to get a little hot.

What’s the significance of the locomotive Scott ? You realise that it is the Mallard – still the current holder of the world speed record for a steam locomotive – 126 mph and set in the UK in 1938.