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Preserved LMS Stanier Class 8F locomotive of the sort involved in the accident. John Axon GC (4 December 1900 – 9 February 1957) [1] was an English train driver from Stockport (Edgeley Depot) who died while trying to stop a runaway freight train on a 1 in 58 gradient at Chapel-en-le-Frith in Derbyshire after a brake failure.
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999 (initially known as 999: Dramatic Stories of Real Life Rescues in some listings) is a British docudrama television series presented by Michael Buerk, that premiered on 25 June 1992 on BBC One and ran until 17 September 2003.
September 9 – Guatemala – San Martin Jilotepeque bus disaster. A bus crashed into a 200 m (660 ft) ravine after missing a sharp bend, killing 48 and injuring 37. [150] September 9 – Iran – Two buses collided in Qom, killing 44 and injuring 39. [151] September 18 – Canada – Ottawa bus–train crash. A double-decker bus and a train ...
Mishal Husain has presented her final episode of Radio 4's Today programme after 11 years on the early morning show. Husain, who joined the broadcaster in 1998, has also presented the BBC News at ...
Norman Beaker (born 1950), blues artist; [9] official inductee as British Legend [10] in Blues Hall of Fame. [11] [12] Born in Longsight, Manchester, he resides in Stockport [13] Taylor Harwood-Bellis (born 2002), professional footballer [14] Paddy Bever (born 2002), actor, known for portraying the role of Max Turner on Coronation Street [15]
Pardon The Expression was an ITV sitcom made by Granada Television, that was first broadcast from Wednesday 2 June 1965 to Monday 27 June 1966.The sitcom was one of four spin-offs from the soap opera Coronation Street.
With the delayed acknowledgement of the accident, both the British and French ministries of defence were accused of attempting a cover-up of the collision. The delay in reporting the accident was also criticised in the international press. [13] British MP Nick Harvey demanded an official inquiry into the issue. [14]