GC1FDRG flying scotsman (Traditional Cache) in North East England, United Kingdom created by fingaz

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GC1FDRG ▼

A cache by fingaz Message this owner

Hidden : 8/20/2008

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

ACCESS TO BUGGIES, WHEEL CHAIRS 24 HRS

ON THE 11th OF MAY 1926 THERE WAS A UNION MEETING AT WEST COLLIERY CRAMLINGTON, THE MINERS WHO LED THE GENERAL STIKE- "NOT A MINUTE ON THE DAY NOT A PENNY OFF THE PAY" WAS THEIR SLOGAN- WERE UNHAPPY THAT MAIN LINE COAL TRAINS WERE STILL RUNNING OPERATED BY BLACKLEGS. SOME OF THEM WERE DETERMINED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THEY GATHERED RAILSIDE AND STONED AN INSPECTOR WHO WAS CHECKING THE TRACK. HE FLED NORTHWARDS AND WARNED THE APPROACHING 10 am LONDON TO EDINBURGH EXPRESS- 15 COACHES PULLED BY THE FLYING SCOTSMAN.
THE PASSENGERS ON THE TRAIN WERE WARNED TO PILL DOWN THE BLINDS AS A PROTECTION AGAINST STONE THROWING AND THE TRAIN HALVED ITS SPEED TO 40 MPH. BUT IT WAS WORSE THAN STONE THROWING,THE STRIKERS HAD REMOVED THE BOLTS AND FISHPLATES WHICH HELD A SECTION OF TRACK IN PLACE.THE SCOTSMAN PLOUGHED 60 YARDS BEFORE TOPPLING OFF THE RAILS INTO A SIGNAL CABIN. THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED AND THE GOODS CARS WRECKED,. THE ONLY SERIOUS INJURY WAS TO AURTHUR HAMILTON,A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL, THE REST OF THE 270 PASSENERS WERE ONLY HARMED BY A LARGE CROWD OF MEN AND WOMEN WHO JEERED THEM AS THEY WAITED LINE SIDE FOR BUSES TO TAKE THEM TO NEWCASTLE.
ITS AN OLD JOKE THAT THIS WAS THE LAST MAIN LINE EXPRESS TO STOP AT CRAMLINGTON.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

1k2=2 2k2=4 3k2=6 rgp

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)