11 FEBRUARY 1966, Page 6

Go West, Young Man (if Possible)

Four trains on the Western main line have been derailed in recent weeks near Didcot.

The times are badly out of joint, But not as badly as the train. •

Four times last week it jumped the point, At Didcot it came off again.

What useful purpose is availed If some rear coaches still remain? The engine always get derailed.

At Didcot it came off again.

It started gamely on the dot, But then once more the old refrain.

Believe it or believe it not, At Didcot it came off again.

Prince, if you want to go to Bath, It serves no purpose to complain.

There comes the unvarying aftermath,

At Didcot it comes off again.

CHRISTOPHER HOLM