I know, my grandfather (Alfred Brooker) was the first steam train driver to drive over the repaired bridge to test the repair. He volunteered to do it. My mother told me my grandmother was horrified when he told her. His answer was “someone had to do it”.
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I know, my grandfather (Alfred Brooker) was the first steam train driver to drive over the repaired bridge to test the repair. He volunteered to do it. My mother told me my grandmother was horrified when he told her. His answer was “someone had to do it”.
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