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Offline Eeyore

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« on: November 06, 2004, 16:27:17 »
It has been announced today that Fred Dibnah has lost his fight with cancer.

A sad loss to Britain. He was one of the last bastions of real engineering - a man I'm sure we could all relate to.

The world is slightly more dull with his passing.

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« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2004, 17:30:43 »
I think I speak for everyone when I say

bother

not a good year really :(
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« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2004, 18:09:20 »
True, very sad indeed :(
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« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2004, 19:49:54 »
Yes a great pity, he was one of a kind
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« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2004, 21:58:00 »
A true loss.
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« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2004, 22:30:25 »
Not heard that. Rotten news.

He'll be greatly missed

Poor Sheila, Jack, Roger & the girls.

Still at least he raised the profile of 'things past', someone might take on his mantle
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« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2004, 00:43:21 »
No-one could step into that mans boots. A sad loss :cry:
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« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2004, 00:59:14 »
I know he's irreplaceable, but someone like;

Adam Hart-Davies, who is equally passionate about his subjects (see 'Local Heroes' & 'What The ..... Did For Us')

Dan Cruikshank ('House Detectives', 'Buildings Of Britain', 'What The Industrial Revolution Did For Us')

Mark Williams ('Industrial Revalations', he's best known for 'The Fast Show')

Jeremy Clarkson (witness his impassioned plea for Brunel in 'The Greatest Britain' poll)

I've already added my own little memorial
http://community.webshots.com/photo/96564641/212640003gTwepO
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« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2004, 01:02:17 »
:( Yes a very sad loss indeed. I met Fred once at a local steam farye some years ago now. And he was a kind and funny bloke and had time for anyone. Theres nothing Fred didnt know about engines etc, his knowlidge will be sadly missed. And my thoughts go out to his family.
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« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2004, 01:05:50 »
on a completely selfish note... there goes the only thing on telly worth watching :(

Hope they do a rerun of it all
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« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2004, 13:19:36 »
R.I.P. Fred
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« Reply #11 on: November 07, 2004, 14:19:40 »
what a rotten 24 hrs 1st Fred Dibnah and then 6 people die in a train smash.

I hate this time of year my thoughts go out to Fred Dibnahs family but also to the family and friends of those 6 people who died and our emergency services who not only worked through the night but those images that will stay with them forever.

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« Reply #12 on: November 07, 2004, 15:48:48 »
There's a new series just done still to be aired so we have that to look forward to. I met Fred at a local steam fayre as well. He had quite a poke around my Series III to see what was diffrent to his.

They're now saying the train thing might have been a suicide. Man drove car onto track and waited. How selfish is that :evil: .

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« Reply #13 on: November 07, 2004, 20:33:26 »
well spose he will be up ther now pointing up the perly gate post's and felling a few of god's chimenes and saying to the big man  "di ya lirke that"   n      dunnfor
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« Reply #14 on: November 09, 2004, 21:38:10 »
And for anyone who might find themselves near Bolton next Tuesday & wants to pay their respects.
http://www.thisisbolton.co.uk/lancashire/bolton/news/BENTOPNEWS0.html

The cortege leaves at 12-noon & is steam propelled

I'm trying to surce ane-mail address forDavid Crausby the local MP to enquire how Fred will be immortalised in the town.

If I find an e-mail, I'll post it here so anyone who wishes can ask th samequestions
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« Reply #15 on: November 09, 2004, 21:58:23 »
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« Reply #16 on: November 10, 2004, 01:14:19 »
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They're now saying the train thing might have been a suicide. Man drove car onto track and waited. How selfish is that :evil: .
Guy


Heard the same, that's unbelieveably selfish.  He could have done the same standing on the crossing and not taken those poor souls with him.
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« Reply #17 on: November 10, 2004, 08:42:02 »
suicide is always selfish, taking other people with you is just unthinkable...
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