Remembrance at Derby station

Friday saw an act of Remembrance at Derby station.

Led by Railway Mission Chaplain Ralph Coleman, the short service saw wreaths laid by EMT, BTP, the Rail Forum and other local groups.

The Derby station war memorial, on platform one, features the names of those who made the ultimate sacrifice from the former Derby loco works.

This year, courtesy of the Railway Heritage Trust, there is now a plaque to honour the heroism of railwayman Private Jacob Rivers VC.

And also attending for the first time in an official capacity was the Derby Railway Engineering Society, represented by President Jonathan Wragg of SNC Lavalin, sporting a rather fetching DRES presidential chain of office.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them.

Moor Street Service of Remembrance

This from a Mr Tony Miles...

On Armistice Day I thought Eye readers might be interested to see picture of the West Midlands Railway Service of Remembrance, held at Moor Street station on Friday 8th. 

The event was attended by representatives of all TOCs serving the West Midlands, Network Rail, the emergency services, British Legion and members of the Armed Forces.

The GWR memorial plaque to the fallen in the Great War, on the concourse at Moor Street, notes that 25,479 GWR employees served in that war, 33% of the company's staff. Of those 2,436 lost their lives.

 

We shall remember.

Lest we forget

With Remembrance Sunday almost upon us here are some photos of the new War Memorial at King's Cross station, unveiled on the 27th October.

 

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: 
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. 
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, 
We will remember them.

We will remember them.

11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month

Lest we forget...

This from the Beeb...



Good effort.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

We shall remember.

Armistice day kettle

Steam Dreams 'Cathedrals Express' put up a good show today.

RAF and Union Flags flying up front and the wreath was made by the Royal British Legion (funds raised aboard the train also went towards this very worthwhile cause).

Best of all the train was timed to stop opposite Big Ben for the two minute silence.


And the engine is a Battle of Britain class too!

Good effort Steam Dreams and Network Rail.

11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month

September seventy years ago...

The European railways didn't cover themselves with glory during Hitler's war.

'Nuff said.

However, there were one or two occasions where continental railways played their part.

This from Tunnel Vision...

Sir Nicholas Winton has been referred to as the ‘British Schindler’...

Eye raises the bowler to all those who played their part, on land, sea or air, seventy years ago.