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The Level Crossing: Episode 162

The Level Crossing: Episode 162

FromUK True Crime Podcast


The Level Crossing: Episode 162

FromUK True Crime Podcast

ratings:
Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Dec 17, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In 2004 Bryan Drysdale had decided to end his own life. After finishing work, he drove to a nearby level crossing in Berkshire, stopped on the tracks and turned off his engine. The 300 passengers on the train from London Paddington to Exeter had no idea that their lives were about to change forever....

Referenced sites:
www.uktruecrime.com
www.patreon.com/uktruecrime
https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime

Sources
https://www.railwaypeople.com/Page/news-article-stanley-martin-remembered-195
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3999723.stm
https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/ufton-train-crash-family-speaks-4256422
https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/joan-smith/suicide-maybe-naked-no-533126.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufton_Nervet_rail_crash
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1568045/Suicidal-chef-responsible-for-Ufton-Nervet-crash.html
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/nov/09/ufton.transport1
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/berkshire/7033312.stm
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/just-what-drove-him-to-do-it-ask-grieving-families-of-suicide-crash-2q8f8mxpnw6
https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/ufton-nervet-rail-crash-tragic-12341706
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3989339.stm 
Released:
Dec 17, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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The weekly UK True Crime Podcast, hosted by Adam, is the home of UK true crime. With a new episode every Tuesday since 2016, it is where you discover lesser known UK cases and discover new perspectives and insight on stories you may already know.