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Richard Bowker, one time boss of the SRA, National Express and Eithiad Railways. Known for his love of Class 40s.
Ones Baker atlas must have had some odd lines marked off as the Royal Train ( if it existed) has been stabled in some odd places!And of course the late Queen if her decision to travel to Sandringham on a regular Great Northern service counts, as well as her apparently being disappointed at the removal of 365s from the route.
On the subject, what about Chris Rea? Was he a crank?Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden fame. He even did a programme on the HST called Ultimate TrainsHow abo
On the subject, what about Chris Rea? Was he a crank?
His model railway did look very impressive. Not forgetting his famously heavy personal armoured train:Hermann Göring, chief of the Luftwaffe and antithesis of the Aryan superman, had one Trix and two Marklin model railways at his country retreat in the Schorfheide Forest. It is even rumoured that one layout had a wired aeroplane system that could drop little wooden bombs on the trains below.
The excellent website Marklin Stop has more here.
wrote a song entitled: DelticsOn the subject, what about Chris Rea? Was he a crank?
The indie pop band Peru released an EP with a photo of a class 47 on the front, good EP too, no duff tracks (ahem).
Hermann Göring, chief of the Luftwaffe and antithesis of the Aryan superman, had one Trix and two Marklin model railways at his country retreat in the Schorfheide Forest. It is even rumoured that one layout had a wired aeroplane system that could drop little wooden bombs on the trains below.
The excellent website Marklin Stop has more here.
While the guy was beyond doubt, a monster: these doings of his, and a couple of other things about him: cause me to have a very slight, and reluctant, soft spot for him.His model railway did look very impressive. Not forgetting his famously heavy personal armoured train:
he probably stole the items off someone liquidated.While the guy was beyond doubt, a monster: these doings of his, and a couple of other things about him: cause me to have a very slight, and reluctant, soft spot for him.
I did say, "reluctant"...he probably stole the items off someone liquidated.
He was a man of substantial means before the Nazi’s even existed, so it is far from a given that that is the case. It also took some time into their rule before the Nazi’s mass-murder apparatus really got going. I’m therefore going to suggest your statement is probably incorrect. I’m not defending the Nazi’s, but accuracy is important.he probably stole the items off someone liquidated.
Fair enough. He bought all his own model trains. He didn't buy all that art. I am sure he acquired all that wealthy fairly and in no way stole it from unfortunate people.I’m therefore going to suggest your statement is probably incorrect. I’m not defending the Nazi’s, but accuracy is important.
it did - but they were "ayryanising" business long before they liquidated anyone.It also took sometime before the Nazi’s mass-murder apparatus really got going
I have absolutely no qualms about calling out the rampant theft that went on subsequent to the invasion of Poland.Fair enough. He bought all his own model trains. He didn't buy all that art. I am sure he acquired all that wealthy fairly and in no way stole it from unfortunate people.
Was he rich before the war? he joined the nazi party in 1921 so was on board early!
it did - but they were "ayryanising" business long before they liquidated anyone.
Not really but i am sure their mums were great fans.Are they famous though? I’m into my music and I’ve never heard of them.
I didn't know that. It's true that a shared interest in railways and music is quite common. I've played in orchestras containing several enthusiasts; others are mentioned above. I was a student at Sheffield (although not of music) and knew Roger Bullivant, who apparently marked his scores with railway signals and speed restriction signs.Maurice Ravel once said that he preferred a beautiful locomotive to a beautiful woman. The first locosexual?
I wonder if these are available online to purchase.Ted Edley of Salvage Hunters - The Restorers has Eastfield and class 56 posters in his workshop.
Having googled the poster it seems that “Eastfield” are a railway themed punk band. Both the of the posters seen in Teds workshop refer to this band.I wonder if these are available online to purchase.
Post #4 of this thread, has a link to a thread about train-related song titles. The mighty Blyth Power gets a mention on post #25 of that thread.The band "Blyth Power" haven't been mentioned yet..
The English composer Arthur Butterworth (1923-2014) was also a railway enthusiast.Antonin Dvorak - mentioned earlier, was a serious train enthusiast. He would ask orchestra members to report the numbers of locomotives arriving in Prague when he was busy rehearsing. And it is alleged, apocryphally, I'm sure, that he wrote his Humoresque having read an old familiar warning notice on a train: "Gentlemen should please refrain/from passing water while the train/is standing stationary/at the platform." And if you don't know the tune, try
I think the story goes that he once rebuked his student for returning, not with the locomotive number, but with the number of the tender instead.Antonin Dvorak - mentioned earlier, was a serious train enthusiast. He would ask orchestra members to report the numbers of locomotives arriving in Prague when he was busy rehearsing.