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[tunnie]

oh and that shelter was where they put the body to try and ID it 

Bet passengers who stand in there now never think or know about what was in there just a few days go!

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Mate of mine was diagnosed with terminal cancer, went straight from the hospital to the station and stepped off the platform infront of the the first express that past through.

Terrible for both of them, but must be worst for the driver.

That is the worst part of these cases AA.  The driver will be affected for life by such a terrible event, but that morning it was just like driving trains on any other day

An uncle of mine drove London Tube trains for a while...............until 'a jumper' made that impossible for him!

[Martin_1962]

Yes great picture Tunnie

"body on the line" seems to be a regular occurance nowadays, and it is so sad as I doubt it was an accident

Impossible i think, it was on the Reading-bound side, so she either crossed the track to get to it, or jumped off the bridge.

Not sure it was related, but an old Deltic Loco turned up during the investigation 

Thought it might have been called to Tow the HST which hit the poor women. It came to Acton, but then reversed direction and went off towards Marylebone  :-/

See what you mean about the sound, he also did not spare the horses, it was quick off the mark. Picture to follow...

If it wasn't such a sad affair Tunnie I'd normally say what a stroke of luck seeing, and of course hearing, such a locomotive   That sound does stick in the memory! 8-) 8-) 8-)

I wonder what it was doing in those parts?  Did you catch any name or number for it Tunnie?

97303

Just for you Lizzie:

That is a 37, Deltics are rougly twice as powerful and slightly lighter

[Martin_1962]

Very bad for the drivers, unpleasant for the maintenance staff, and horrible for the wheelbarrow squad.

Yes that is what the Laira based people called the suicide clearing team for Hemerdon Bank.

For sound 1 x 50 on a 15 coach sleeper up that bank is amazing.