This is the ninth and penultimate run of my ‘advent calendar’ of quirky transport images that may generate a smile or two on the run up to the busy and often challenging festive season... whilst also raising money for Crisis, the Railway Children and Transaid.

Transport is a fundamentally interesting image-friendly industry and if an advent season of quirky e-mails in your inbox can support some worth causes, then good!

Crisis is the national charity for single homeless people dedicated to ending homelessness across the UK

Thanks, Dave