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Post by Villain on Mar 7, 2020 16:03:40 GMT
Villain, you organise a train spotter 43tv, majoring on the robbery! Following which we could all then meet up at farmhouse and play Monopoly with real money. Is the farm house still there?
As far as I know yes, it was featured in a TV documentary just a few years ago. Villain
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Post by D.C. Burtonshaw on Mar 8, 2020 17:30:52 GMT
I've left this a bit late to say I know, but a few years ago, I think it was about 2014, I attended a talk in my town, given by retired PC John Woolley who was actually one of the first officers on the scene at Leatherslade farm shortly after the robbery. Apparently after repeated telephone calls from locals who thought there was something funny going on a the farm, 2 officers were despatched over there, and the young PC Woolley was asked to see if he could climb up a ladder to one of the upstairs windows of the house.
He managed to open a window from the outside, and climb inside, and then saw a scene of a hurried departure. Here's a 2013 news report from the Mirror:
He also brought some artifacts from the scene, including clothing left over by the gang, as well as some crime scene photos. Really interesting evening!
I believe the original farmhouse was in fact demolished, plans to do so were laid in 1992, and it's gone now. No clear on the net what year it dissappeared though.
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Post by Sparky on Mar 9, 2020 7:22:49 GMT
Thames Valley Police used to have quite bit of material on it's website about the Robbery, though most of the information seemed nothing more than what is already widely known.
The Met Police also have their own "Black Museum" - which has loads of exhibits from various crimes over the years. Sadly - I don't think members of the public can get access to it. It's been on TV a couple of times.
Though, not sure if they still have it, as it was based at the old Scotland Yard offices.
They had some cash and various other items left over at the farm and a cosh.
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Post by Sparky on Mar 9, 2020 7:25:14 GMT
Buried earlier in the thread...
This is 40126, AKA D326 the loco that was involved in the Gt Train Robbery in 1963. In 1963, it would have been in Green. It is pictured here at Doncaster Works on 08/04/84 - shortly before it was cut up for scrap.
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Post by Three Litre on Mar 12, 2020 20:33:35 GMT
There is a railway documentaty on ITV tonight at 9 pm.
Trouble on the Platform I think its called.
Or it could be Villain Breaks Down at Crewe.
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Post by B16YUG on Mar 13, 2020 10:45:05 GMT
Been enjoying watching the recent series following the NYMR - - Great to see they completed the 9F in the end, saw that in their machine sheds a few years ago when I last visited.
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Post by Sparky on Mar 13, 2020 11:10:50 GMT
Been enjoying watching the recent series following the NYMR - - Great to see they completed the 9F in the end, saw that in their machine sheds a few years ago when I last visited. Caught a couple of these. Some great stuff. Haven't been to NYMR for a few years. It was a great day out, and a great run - esp as it was Summer!
Though - due to hot weather, they couldn't run Steam in case it started lineside fires. None the less - we had ride behind a Class 25!
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Post by Cartman on Jun 16, 2020 18:22:24 GMT
I've found some interesting stuff on you tube about Blackpool Central station and the wakes week special trains which used to run to it until about the 60s. Blackpool central was massive, it had 14 platforms and in the summer it was hugely busy and I can't understand why it was closed as it was brilliantly located, right by the tower. I just about remember getting off the train there once when we went on as day trip when I would have been about 4.
The wakes weeks were a northern peculiarity and were centered on the cotton and woollen industry towns of Lancashire and Yorkshire and the whole town would pretty much close for the designated week and lots of people would head off to the seaside on special trains. Again, Im just about old enough to have caught the tail end of this and I remember going to north wales for our week on the train when I was a kid.
Brought back some early 60s holiday memories, Blackpool or Llandudno from Bury Knowsley street in non corridors, remember mum insisting on going to the toilet before we got on!
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Post by Arthur Pringle on Jun 16, 2020 19:00:28 GMT
In 1911 it was the 'World's busiest railway station' according to a vid I watched.
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Post by Cartman on Nov 28, 2020 7:22:37 GMT
Yesterday was the last day of Northerns pacers, there was a bit on North West tonight about it.
Seems quite a few are being preserved so not the end totally though
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