Slip Coaches: Back When British Express Trains Detached Passenger Cars at Speed

Re:Slip Coaches: Back When British Express Trains Detached P... by jcl on Saturday June 09, 2018 @12:22AM (#17271522)

Reminds me of Mad Jack Churchill, who in his later years would surprise fellow passengers by throwing his briefcase out the train window -- ostensibly into his backyard to avoid having to carry it home from the station.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Churchill

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Re:Slip Coaches: Back When British Express Trains Detached P... by ascar on Saturday June 09, 2018 @04:15PM (#17274756)

Churchill was said to be unhappy with the sudden end of the war, saying: "If it wasn't for those damn Yanks, we could have kept the war going another 10 years!"

This made me laugh. His story is a really good read.

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Re:Slip Coaches: Back When British Express Trains Detached P... by beardyw on Saturday June 09, 2018 @03:57PM (#17274679)

My dad told me about my grandfather, who I never knew, who would pull the emergency cable at the end of his garden and be ready with the fine in his hand, before walking to his house.

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Re:Slip Coaches: Back When British Express Trains Detached P... by briandear on Saturday June 09, 2018 @04:18AM (#17272079)

Thank you for this. I actually had never heard of this guy and my evening is richer now having read about him!

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Re:Slip Coaches: Back When British Express Trains Detached P... by jimjimjim on Saturday June 09, 2018 @03:22AM (#17271941)

any discussion, regardless of topic, is improved by referencing mad jack.

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