In Memory Of Des O'Brien
The new nameplate on GB Railfreight Class 73/9, 73965 "Des O'Brien" shortly after its naming at Victoria ahead of the Blue Shoebox being on the first leg of the GBRf 2021 "This Time it's Personal" charity railtour (1Z21 09:45 London Victoria to London Gateway).
Des was a much-loved GBRf colleague and had also been a key figure helping with the previous charity railtours. Unfortunately he passed away due to cancer not long after the previous multi-day tour in 2018. His passing was one of the reasons the organising team decided to run one last major tour.
This is part of my selection of photos from the GBRf Charity Railtours 2021 "This Time it's Personal" four-day railtour, which I was on throughout. The tour was raising money for Prostate Cancer UK, a disease that one of the three main organisers has been impacted by and hence the reason for the tour and its strapline.
This was also quite personal for me as my Dad has battled prostate cancer and his father (my grandfather) died of the disease before I was born.
Despite the well-documented challenges, this was an excellent tour with a significant sum raised for the charity. It was also announced at the end that it would be the last multi-day GBRf Charity Railtours escapade in this format for understandable personal reasons impacting the key organisers.
In Memory Of Des O'Brien
The new nameplate on GB Railfreight Class 73/9, 73965 "Des O'Brien" shortly after its naming at Victoria ahead of the Blue Shoebox being on the first leg of the GBRf 2021 "This Time it's Personal" charity railtour (1Z21 09:45 London Victoria to London Gateway).
Des was a much-loved GBRf colleague and had also been a key figure helping with the previous charity railtours. Unfortunately he passed away due to cancer not long after the previous multi-day tour in 2018. His passing was one of the reasons the organising team decided to run one last major tour.
This is part of my selection of photos from the GBRf Charity Railtours 2021 "This Time it's Personal" four-day railtour, which I was on throughout. The tour was raising money for Prostate Cancer UK, a disease that one of the three main organisers has been impacted by and hence the reason for the tour and its strapline.
This was also quite personal for me as my Dad has battled prostate cancer and his father (my grandfather) died of the disease before I was born.
Despite the well-documented challenges, this was an excellent tour with a significant sum raised for the charity. It was also announced at the end that it would be the last multi-day GBRf Charity Railtours escapade in this format for understandable personal reasons impacting the key organisers.