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« on: April 04, 2025, 21:47:17 »
A blue plaque has been unveiled in Swindon's railway village honouring James Hurst, the first locomotive driver for the original Great Western Railway.

Unveiled by staff from the modern GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) as part of 2025's Railway 200 celebrations.

https://youtube.com/shorts/rwHMgPerexM
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« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2025, 22:01:01 »
A couple of photos from the event
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« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2025, 22:25:45 »
Thanks for posting that, bobm.  Smiley

Purely for the record, who were the other dignitaries present (reading left to right from Mark Hopwood, obviously!)?
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« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2025, 09:06:02 »
GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) MD Mark Hopwood, Jim Robbins – leader of Swindon Borough Council, Heidi Alexander – Swindon South MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post - a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London, depending on context) and Secretary of State for Transport, Tim Bryan – historian and Bogdan Lupu from Network Rail.
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« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2025, 11:22:03 »
Quote from: bobm on April 05, 2025, 09:06:02
GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) MD Mark Hopwood, Jim Robbins – leader of Swindon Borough Council, Heidi Alexander – Swindon South MP▸ (Member of Parliament, or Mile Post - a method of measuring the railway in miles and chains from a starting point - usually London, depending on context) and Secretary of State for Transport, Tim Bryan – historian and Bogdan Lupu from Network Rail.

A shame the Leader of the Council couldn't find a tie that morning. What a scruff he looks.
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