Very sad news to hear of the passing of Sir Kenneth Grange, designer of icons.
Sir Kenneth created the InterCity 125 trainโs stylish looks - the train which transformed the fortunes of inter-city rail travel in Britain in the 1970s and 1980s, with Sir Kennethโs blue and yellow livery and aerodynamic nose cone came to symbolise the dawn of the 125mph era.
I had the immense honour of meeting Sir Kenneth a couple of times, firstly when HST prototype 41001 operated with an EMT HST rake in 2014 then when we ran the @LNER HST farewell tour into Kingโs Cross and Sir Kenneth and his wife were waiting for us to arrive on the platform. He was a true gentleman as well as a design genius. My condolences to all of his family and friends.
RIP Shane MacGowan, 65. Irish punk legend, genius Pogues singer/songwriter, and hell-raiser extraordinaire. His favourite joke was: โI was given six weeks to live, about 25 years ago!โ
Letโs make Fairytale of New York the Christmas No1 as a tribute. (He was born on Xmas Day)