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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2007 15:33:55 GMT
Hi all, After lunching with my uncle on Sunday he sent me some pics of my grandad who worked at Neasden Depot for 35 years. His name was Arthur James Clark. He worked in the workshops at first when he joined in 1925 and then moved on to the breakdown gang in about 1940 untill he retired in 1960. Unfortunately he died in 1965, a year before i was born. My mum tells me he attended such incidents as the Harrow and Wealdstone accident in 1952. I would love to hear from anyone who may have or know where to find some pics of the Neasden breakdown gang between 1940 and 1960.  My grandad is the one to the right of the man squatting in front  and on the far right in this one. The top picture was taken in 1950 and the bottom on in 1953 both at Neasden Depot. I would appreciate any help on the history of this gang. Darren. |
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Post by Tubeboy on Mar 18, 2007 17:37:57 GMT
A wonderfully nostalgic pair of photos. Thanks for posting them Darren.  |
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Post by ongarparknride on Mar 19, 2007 23:04:54 GMT
I echo Tubeboy's good wishes in hoping that someone here can help you, or knows someone who might be able to help you, CabDarren.
Please excuse me rabbiting on a bit... I had to retire early on health grounds at age 50 in 2000, and seven years later am trying to "get a new life".
In my dreams, I feel if I relived my life I would have made a good alternative career as a Museum Curator. Or, had I been female and nubile, a Parliamentary Researcher
Er, sorry, a wholly inappropriate and sexist sick joke there. I wholly apologise !!!!
I think that rather than being at "DD's" Forum, you might be at the "AA" forum, in that it is PROBABLE that someone here knows someone who could help you in your quest.
It might be that someone connected with the LT Museum and access to historical Records that could assist you, might read your post and feel it is a justifiable enquiry to follow up in Working Hours.
Let alone any others who might be able to add information that is relevant.
I hope no-one here will object to my "bumping" your post in the hopes someone who can help you takes your cause on board.
Cheers,
OngarParkNRide
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2007 11:22:43 GMT
Thanks for your support OngarParkNride. Maybe i should have posted this in the historical thread but i don't think it would make much difference. I will try and contact the LTMuseum.
The TFL website hold some TFL Group archive information but the link from the LTmuseum and TFL webpages seems to be broken.
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Post by Oracle on Mar 20, 2007 11:52:06 GMT
It's just possible your grandfather knew my maternal grandfather. George Baker was a WW1 veteran and joined the UndergrounD around 1930 on Permanent Way. He was involved in wartime repair work and the Balham disaster which proved too much for him. He died in 1950 or 1951, a few years before I was born.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2007 12:44:33 GMT
Thanks Oracle. I've just sent an e-mail to the LT museum to see if they can shed any more light on the subject.
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Post by District Dave on Mar 21, 2007 8:28:10 GMT
Just another thought......
By the looks of the photos (and from your comments) I assume this gang was probably the forerunner to today's Emergency Response Unit (ERU).
It could be that they may have some information - not too sure how you'd get hold of them, but if you draw a blank with the Museum let me know and I'll see if I can find anything out that might help.
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Post by towerman on Mar 21, 2007 21:37:37 GMT
Indeed they were,located at Neasden,Ealing Common and Hainault.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2007 12:19:06 GMT
Thanks for the offer Dave. I haven't heard back from the museum yet which is unusual for them as they are quite efficient in their replies. I'll give it untill the weekend and if i haven't heard anything by then I'll try contacting them again. I included a link to this thread and maybe they didn't trust it or something.
So when were the ERU's created?
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Post by Oracle on Mar 22, 2007 12:40:14 GMT
I wonder if there are any photos of Underground breakdown vehicles in Kim Rennie's LT Service Vehicle books?
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Post by Dstock7080 on Mar 22, 2007 15:59:10 GMT
Tom Young's excellent website " LTSV+ " www.ltsvplus.com/ unfortunately doesn't seem to have any photos of these vehicles. Probably in the fleet data a record can be found of the type of AEC vehicle in the background. In the foreground is possibly an Austin ? |
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Post by towerman on Mar 22, 2007 20:28:09 GMT
ERU came in after Company Plan,around 93/94.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2007 16:53:25 GMT
Well, no joy with the museum on tracing my grandads history working for them but a couple of more photos have come to light. This one on the back reads "Railway Centenery 1963"  And this one taken of my mum and grandad in June 1963. Three years before i was born. It's a bit wobbly.  And my wife wonders where i get my interest in the underground from  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2007 16:34:09 GMT
Some very good, nostalgic picutres there... Certainly shows an the old ways of life.
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