Bruce Reynolds
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Train drivers have long memories so my colleagues and I will not be mourning Reynolds death,Jack Mills died 7 years after the event and as Derek Smitth said, never returned to the mailine.The loco D326(40126)was withdrawn in Feb84 and unusually cut by April.Aswell as Jack ,19 other poeple died connected to D326. Boxing day 1962 the loco hauling the Midday Scot ran into the back of a freight killing 18,8th August 1963 was the robbery,1964 a loco fireman was electricuted whilst filling the boiler water tank and in 1965 the loco suffered brake failure approaching New St with a passenger train.Quick actions by a signal man resulted in it rearending a freight injuring the guard.Most locos languished for months before going for scrap.
Knowing the internet provides some amazing rumours and that they are obviously incorrect and lies and in no way related to fact.
I had heard that there was a very short gentleman who liked money and cars and supermodels involved in the planning. In fact i think it might most recently have been alluded to on here in a thread about a rich pensioner having a very expensive watch stolen in that there London a few years ago.
I had heard that there was a very short gentleman who liked money and cars and supermodels involved in the planning. In fact i think it might most recently have been alluded to on here in a thread about a rich pensioner having a very expensive watch stolen in that there London a few years ago.
omgus said:
Knowing the internet provides some amazing rumours and that they are obviously incorrect and lies and in no way related to fact.
I had heard that there was a very short gentleman who liked money and cars and supermodels involved in the planning. In fact i think it might most recently have been alluded to on here in a thread about a rich pensioner having a very expensive watch stolen in that there London a few years ago.
I think that may be because Roy James was involved with a certain racing team that was later owned by a certain short gentleman. By the time the short gentleman bought the team Roy had been at Her Majesty's for a number of years so I'm guessing it's an urban myth.I had heard that there was a very short gentleman who liked money and cars and supermodels involved in the planning. In fact i think it might most recently have been alluded to on here in a thread about a rich pensioner having a very expensive watch stolen in that there London a few years ago.
W124Bob said:
Train drivers have long memories so my colleagues and I will not be mourning Reynolds death,Jack Mills died 7 years after the event and as Derek Smitth said, never returned to the mailine.The loco D326(40126)was withdrawn in Feb84 and unusually cut by April.Aswell as Jack ,19 other poeple died connected to D326. Boxing day 1962 the loco hauling the Midday Scot ran into the back of a freight killing 18,8th August 1963 was the robbery,1964 a loco fireman was electricuted whilst filling the boiler water tank and in 1965 the loco suffered brake failure approaching New St with a passenger train.Quick actions by a signal man resulted in it rearending a freight injuring the guard.Most locos languished for months before going for scrap.
Likewise W124BOB I feel the same being in the job myself, but I do still find it a fascinating part of British history all the same. Whenever I pass over Bridego Bridge I always think of Jack Mills and his young mate, both of whom must have been scared out of their wits when their charge was pulled up appraoching Sears Crossing that night in August '63.I dare say the true facts of the matter will not see the light of day until all or most of us here on PH are long buried. I've read Tim Coates' book on the robebry which is largely made up from official transcripts, but there is doubtless much more to the case than has ever been published so far.
Being a Rugby based driver I feel as though I have a vague connection to the events of that night, as it was Rugby man Bill Green who was asked by the SOC Officers to move D326 and the first two vehicles from Bridego Bridge down to the Aylesbury bay platform at Cheddington, where they were duly impounded. Not being a passed driver at the time he got into a lot of trouble for helping out.
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