DelW
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I have to admit that when I read post 56, my first thought was that the Curse of Autocorrupt had struck again
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Glasgowbusguy
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Glasgow central has a few Inc a ww2 shell that's is actually a charity collection box ( I only discoved the charity bit last month despite using central for most of my life )
Mikey C
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A statue commemorating the Windrush generation is being unveiled at Waterloo today
Windrush Day: Queen praises pioneers as Waterloo statue unveiled
The monarch says she hopes the monument will "inspire present and future generations".
www.bbc.co.uk
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Ruswarp the dog at Garsdale Station - photographed a couple of weeks ago from the train.
"The Settle-Carlisle Railway Line is one of the "World's Great Train Journeys", yet it came very near to closure in the 1980s. In response to this potential loss, 32,000 people and one dog (a fare paying passenger) objected. The dog was Ruswarp (pronounced 'Russup'), a Border Collie owned by Graham Nuttall, co-founder of the Friends of the Settle-Carlisle Line. After years of campaigning, the line was reprieved in 1989 and, such is its popularity, its capacity has since been doubled. Trains now run 24 hours a day - a remarkable turn of fortune.
Graham Nuttall (aged 41) and Ruswarp (aged 14) were inseparable companions, and on 20th January 1990 they went walking in the hills. They failed to return. Graham's body was found on 7th April. His faithful dog Ruswarp had stayed at his master's side for 11 winter weeks. The case attracted nationwide attention. The RSPCA honoured Ruswarp and were inundated with offers to care for him. He lived just long enough to be at his master's funeral.
A bronze statue of Ruswarp was unveiled in 2009 to mark the 20th anniversary of the line's reprieve, its subsequent success and the loyalty of "man's best friend". Ruswarp sits on the southbound platform at Garsdale station, near to the summit of the line, and looks towards the hills and to a bench on the far platform, dedicated to the memory of Graham Nuttall. Garsdale was their favourite place. (See photo. To view larger version, click / tap on the thumbnail.)"
The statue of Ruswarp in memory of Graham Nuttall | FoSCL
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The statue of Ruswarp in memory of Graham Nuttall | FoSCL
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"The Settle-Carlisle Railway Line is one of the "World's Great Train Journeys", yet it came very near to closure in the 1980s. In response to this potential loss, 32,000 people and one dog (a fare paying passenger) objected. The dog was Ruswarp (pronounced 'Russup'), a Border Collie owned by Graham Nuttall, co-founder of the Friends of the Settle-Carlisle Line. After years of campaigning, the line was reprieved in 1989 and, such is its popularity, its capacity has since been doubled. Trains now run 24 hours a day - a remarkable turn of fortune.
Graham Nuttall (aged 41) and Ruswarp (aged 14) were inseparable companions, and on 20th January 1990 they went walking in the hills. They failed to return. Graham's body was found on 7th April. His faithful dog Ruswarp had stayed at his master's side for 11 winter weeks. The case attracted nationwide attention. The RSPCA honoured Ruswarp and were inundated with offers to care for him. He lived just long enough to be at his master's funeral.
A bronze statue of Ruswarp was unveiled in 2009 to mark the 20th anniversary of the line's reprieve, its subsequent success and the loyalty of "man's best friend". Ruswarp sits on the southbound platform at Garsdale station, near to the summit of the line, and looks towards the hills and to a bench on the far platform, dedicated to the memory of Graham Nuttall. Garsdale was their favourite place. (See photo. To view larger version, click / tap on the thumbnail.)"
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D821
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I've never heard that before, what a sad story.
WesternBiker
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Indeed so: Ruswarp lent his paw print to the petition to save the Settle & Carlisle line.
There's more on the life of his owner, Graham Nuttall, and involvement with campaigns in the pdf here, if anyone is interested. One of the many unsung people who put time and effort into campaigning to save lines in the 1970s and 80s.
Robert Ambler
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There is a bronze bust of Sir Samuel Morton Peto in the concourse at Norwich Station. It is mounted above the doors to the ticket hall so not noticed by most
John Griffiths
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Not statues exactly, but sculpted heads of Victoria and dear Albert at Newcastle Central above the main exit, plus, in the middle, Edward VII who came up to open some things in 1906 or 07.
Philip Larkin according to #13.
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The statue is on the approach road from Temple Gate to the station, on the left as you walk past the entrance to the Old Station by the bus stops. It seems rather an odd place to put it, as it's not very prominent, although there are several boards either side of it telling the story of the Old Station. I suppose that it could be moved again when the station refurbishment has been completed, but I'm not sure where it could go, because there's not a lot of room outside the station.
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