DUKE AS TRAIN DRIVER
Tour of Inspection of Underground Railways PASSENGERS UNAWARE UNUSUAL OCCURRENCES (British Oflioial Wireless.) RUGBY, June 14. The Duke of Kent, in company with Lord Ashfield, chairman of the London Transport Board, inspected the school for drivers and guards of underground railways, and later drove three tube trains under instruction.
In the first of these, owing to delay in applying the brakes, the train slightly over-rail the station before pulling up.
On the second occasion, during the journey from Waterloo, there was an unusual occurrence. A defective train had been brought to a standstill in the Goodge Street station, and it became necessary for the Duke to halt his train, which was following on the same metals, and switch off the current. The passengers, who had to alight, were unaware of the fact that the Duke was in charge of their train. The defect, which was repaired within 13 minutes, occurred at" a quiet timg of the day and caused only slight incofi 5 veniqnce to travellers.
The third joqrney back to Leicester Square passed without incident. The Duke inspected the new station there and examined the escalators, the working of which was explained.
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Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 17 June 1935, Page 5
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