Sir Jimmy Saville RIP

PinzaC55 · Post by **PinzaC55** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:52 pm

The ECML was electrified from KX to Hitchin/Royston in 1976 under a labour government. Hitchin - Peterbrough didn't really get underway till 1987 but it was done very cheaply and included retrograde steps such as reducing Huntingdon - Peterbrough to 2 tracks. I know because I worked there.

Mickey · Post by **Mickey** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 9:18 pm

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mr B · Post by **mr B** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 8:54 pm

I remember it now , " the age of the train and some are even older ! "
another cloud in the sky ,

mr b

Mickey · Post by **Mickey** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:47 am

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rob237 · Post by **rob237** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:37 am

RIP Sir Jimmy.

Arguably, the most misspelt surname in history...

Cheers
Robt P.

60129 GUY MANNERING · Post by **60129 GUY MANNERING** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:38 am

Micky wrote:Sir Jimmy Saville OBE is to lie-in state in a closed coffin for 2 days next week in his home town of LEEDS

"HOWZABOUT THAT THEN BOYZ AND GALZ"

Nice ONE Son.

Post by **richard** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:28 pm

Robt: According to Wikipedia he used to get a lot of letters that started "Dear Jim'll," !

Richard

StevieG · Post by **StevieG** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:56 pm

Micky wrote: " .... Sorry to go off topic but just commenting on the above post, something that i had completely forgotten about until i read something recently on the electrification of the route between KINGS CROSS to ROYSTON (on the Cambridge branch) was that originally ONLY the SLOW LINES north of WOOLMER GREEN to HITCHIN were going to be electrified believe it or not.

To be honest i can't remember 35 years on if they did only electrify the slow lines north of WOOLMER GREEN first or if they electrified the mains lines as well to HITCHIN at the sametime? "

I think what happened was that there was a change of mind before the wires went up at all along there, but it's interesting that there seem to be more cantilever structures along parts of that stretch, and not so many headspans as elsewhere, suggesting that some areas of the original Overheads design were perhaps added to rather than completely revised.

Another similar idea that never happened was to only 'wire' one road between Hertford N. and Langley and signal it for 2-way working.

Mickey · Post by **Mickey** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 6:59 pm

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Blink Bonny · Post by **Blink Bonny** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 1:49 pm

Ay up!

Buried in Scarborough this weekend at an angle of 45 degrees so he can see out to see.

As much a showman in death as in life!

60129 GUY MANNERING · Post by **60129 GUY MANNERING** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 1:53 pm

Gone but never Forgotten.

The greatest testiment to Sir Jimmy is the new Spinal Injuries Unit at Stoke Mandeville.

R.I.P.

giner · Post by **giner** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:19 pm

In the last ten years we've lost Johnny Cash, Steve Jobs, Bob Hope, and now Jimmy. So where are we?

No cash, no jobs, no hope, and no bugger to fix it.

Mickey · Post by **Mickey** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:30 pm

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Mickey · Post by **Mickey** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 10:36 am

Yeah i guessed it

Jimmy's gonna have a ton or two of CONCRETE poured on top of his grave to deter 'grave robbers' digging him up

Rumour has it that Jim has been buried with plenty of 'bling' on him

Oh well it's a sign of the times i guess

Blink Bonny · Post by **Blink Bonny** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 1:34 pm

Ay up!

I despair, I really do.....

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