IGNITING THE FLAME OF UNITY

2005

LOCOMOTIVE JOURNAL

MAY 2005

BRIGHTON

PETER KIMBLE

Peter passed away over Easter Sunday after being off sick and been told that he had stomach

cancer.

Peter was a liked member of the train crew department at Brighton, having joined the railway

in 1974. He became a secondman and then was passed as a driver for EMU Trains.

He was a very private person, tending to make friends away from the railway, but still would

want to be looked upon as part of the depot.

Peter died at the young age of 46 and had only been off work for nine weeks. He remained a

single man, choosing to live and care for his mother. Peter also leaves a brother and sister for

whom he cared greatly. He passed away with his family at his bedside.

Chris Newton.

Staff Side Secretary

Brighton

The Associated Train Crew Union was founded by disaffected train drivers and other train crew members, who were previously members of A.S.L.E.&F. and the R.M.T. In the initial years they attracted a fair numbers of members across the country, with a branch being opened in Brighton. The impact with the various depots become non effective and slowly their members returned back to A.S.L.E.&F. and the R.M.T.

A.T.C.U. Claimed to be “One Union” with “One Voice”. The harsh reality they were “Non Union” with “No Voice”.

PETER MANTELL
BRIGHTON DRIVER

Brighton driver Peter Mantell, On Sunday 11th September 2005, whilst driving the “Speed Run” event driving Class 37 set a quicker record of 36 minutes and 56 seconds between London Bridge and Brighton

Left ~ Right: Eastbourne Drivers Andy Snelling & Adrian Durrant

Eastbourne messroom 27.09.05

Horsham Drivers Ken Hall & Malcolm Gurr

in the Malt Sidings c2005

Barnham Driver Bob Dorkings

Railway accidents on

Southern

Leigham Junction 27th May 2005

NO DRIVERS KNOWN

SEE SUB PAGE

Tolpuddle Martyrs Rally c2005

Mark Thompson (in orange anorak) John Osborne (holding banner left handside)

Colin Price Collection

Horsham Driver Biff Manvell

At Havant with The Southern Belle on 17th September 2005

This was a farewell tour of the Kent Coasters (C.E.P.s) were introduce on the Southern

Region between 1951/57. They were initially were built for the electrification of the coastal

towns in Kent and were later used across the Southern Region.

OLIVER ASHMOLE COLLECTION

The liveries of the three Brighton Companies depots

Railway accidents on

Southern

Lewes 30th November 2005

A NEAR MISS AT LEWES

30th NOVEMBER 2005

The RAIB investigation into the SPAD at Lewes on 30 November 2005 which resulted in a

near miss with another train has been undertaken in parallel with an investigation into the

S.P.A.D. incident at Esher on 25 November 2005 and a general investigation into the causes

of adhesion-related station overrun and SPAD incidents during autumn 2005. This report

focuses on the results of the investigation into the Lewes incident alone.