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Kenneth Deal - In Memoriam Train 12th May
Kenneth Deal - In Memoriam
Update 27th March 2012
Before Ken died, he requested that his ashes be scattered on a railway line anywhere in the country and although Ken had no direct association with the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway his family think it would be appropriate resting place. Ken's ashes will be placed in the firebox of one of our locos and its whistle will blow a lament. This is to occur on the last train trip on Saturday 12th May.
Update 7th March 2012
This just in from Trust Treasurer Martin SwainsonJust received a further cheque for £25 which brings the total up to £350 in memory of Kenneth Deal
Again, many thanks to his family and friends for supporting our cause.
Update 22nd February 2012
This just in from Trust Treasurer Martin SwainsonToday, I received a cheque from Mrs. E. Murray, to whom I have written a letter of thanks.
The total sum donated to the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway in Memorium of Kenneth Deal now stands at £325.
Once again, thank you to his family and friends for choosing the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway as a means of remembering him.
Martin
The L&B Trust recently received the following letter:
Sadly, my 92 year old Uncle has passed away.
Throughout his life he was a locomotive and railway enthusiast and after looking at the many railway trusts, we are most impressed with the work you are doing to reinstate the railway in your wonderful part of England.
Also, we are impressed with your website and especially that you keep it up to date. We also had a preference for a smaller Trust rather than one of the bigger ones. Consequently, instead of floral tributes at his funeral we have selected the Lynton & Barnstaple Railway Trust as the recipient for all donations in Kenneth Deal's memory
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Tuesday January 31st
The funeral has now taken place and Ken had a good send off, on a nice sunny day, last Friday. At the end of the funeral service, we said goodbye to Ken to the strains of the Kopenhagener Eisenbahn Dampf Galopp (Copenhagen Railway Steam Gallop) You can see a recent performance of it on YouTube by clicking on this link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKh-BrboL2c
Kind Regards.
Allan Mason and Brenda Pegg
Martin Swainson Trust Treasurer handled all the communications with the family and subsequently we received donations totalling £285 which is to be used to further develop the railway.
The L&B Trust is very appreciative of Ken's family and their kind and generous gesture towards the railway and we intend to create a lasting memory of Ken at Woody Bay in the near future.
Incidentally, the railway featured in the video clip is the Achensee Railway, a four-mile long metre gauge line in the Tyrol region of Austria, and Europe's oldest steam-operated rack railway.