DUKE OF KENT
UNDERGROUND TRAINS DRIVER. EXCITING INCIDENTS. (British Official Wireless.) (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) Rugby, June 14. The Duke of Kent, in company with Lord Ashfield, Chairman of London Transport, inspected the school for drivers and guards of the 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 overran 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 Goodge Street station and it became necessary for the Duke to halt his train which was following on the same metalsand 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 time of the day and caused only slight inconvenience to travellers. The third journey 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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Southland Times, Issue 25313, 17 June 1935, Page 7
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