On this day - state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill 30 January 1965

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eightonedee

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On this day - state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill 30 January 1965

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Unusually, our local Reach group paper (the Reading Chronicle) has been useful today, drawing to my attention an anniversary today with Railway connections.

Churchill's funeral took place 60 years ago today. His coffin was taken by train (hauled by a Bulleid pacific bearing his name) to its burial at Bladon in Oxfordshire. I can still recall standing (as an 8 year old) by the railway near the New Hill railway bridge in Purley and watching the train go past. Are there any other forum members with similar memories?

Edited to correct spelling of Bladon - thanks Chris


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broadgage

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Re: On this day - state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill 30 January 1965

« Reply #1 on: Today at 10:53:43 »

I remember hearing of the death of Sir Winston Churchill on the radio, and then watching the funeral on TV at a relatives home.
I presume that the funeral train passed through my local station, New Malden, but do not recall watching it.
ANOTHER event the recollection of which that makes me feel very old.

I recall a now late relative saying that "without Winston, we would all be speaking german now" They used to send Christmas cards with the wording "if you are reading this in English, give thanks to a soldier"


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A proper intercity train has a minimum of 8 coaches, gangwayed throughout, with first at one end, and a full sized buffet car between first and standard.
It has space for cycles, surfboards,luggage etc.
A 5 car DMU^▸ is not a proper inter-city train. The 5+5 and 9 car DMUs are almost as bad.

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Re: On this day - state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill 30 January 1965

« Reply #2 on: Today at 11:45:26 »

Yes, I watched the whole thing on TV with my parents.

H's buried in Bladon churchyard, taken there from Hanborough station in a hurse.
Bladon was the local estate church to his birthplace at Blenheim.


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Re: On this day - state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill 30 January 1965

« Reply #3 on: Today at 15:41:43 »

Love the typo spelling of hurse. I look forward to reading about hurse drawn horses.....for clarification the spelling of hurse is hearse.


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Re: On this day - state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill 30 January 1965

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Quote from: eightonedee on Today at 09:37:12

Edited to correct spelling of Bladon - thanks Chris

Not me.


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William Huskisson MP^▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: stop, look, listen.

"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.

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Quote from: chuffed on Today at 15:41:43

Love the typo spelling of hurse. I look forward to reading about hurse drawn horses.....for clarification the spelling of hurse is hearse.

That was my mistake....oops! Embarrassed


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