Recent content by Oldman22

Thank you so much for your responses and advice. I have searched the accident archive without results but dont know where else to look. I am certain the date and location, Chislehurst station, are correct as I still have my work diary for that year. The entry just reads "fatalities" - I was...

Just two weeks after I was appointed as Station Manager at Chislehurst, in charge of Elmstead Woods -perhaps the most junior SM's job on the South Eastern Division - at around midday a light engine running on the up slow line struck and killed three railway workers engaged on painting the rail...

I read these posts with interest and was impressed by the sincerity and wisdom of many of the posts. I had a long term career in operations with British Rail and worked as a station manager on the Southern Region and in Area Management on the LMR before moving to the Western Region. During...