Bob's Serendipity Fete

By ROBERT GAWLEY

My life from 1939 until 1979. Losing one's family is the worst that can happen to anyone. How and why did it happen? We shall never know. The secret went to the grave. This is not a sob story but an inspirational account of my life. When all is lost. Bob never gave up. Serendipity can change your life, 1957 ST JOHNS TRAIN CRASH On the evening of December 4, 1957, two trains crashed in dense fog on the south-eastern Main Line near Lewisham in south-east London, causing the deaths of ninety people and injuring 173. WAS THIS DESTINY? The 5.18 from Charing Cross station was the train we always caught. On returning home to Brockley, we saw a police car outside of our house. We went in, and I saw my mother in what I can only describe as a state of anguish. When she saw us, she was overwhelmed. She hugged me like she had not done for many years. A policeman was also in the kitchen. I looked at him and asked what the big deal was. I have just driven home in the fog. The car packed up, and we went to the cinema, and now we are here. What's the drama? He said the train that your mother said you normally catch had crashed along with two other trains, and as you were not home on time, obviously there was a strong possibility you could have been involved, either killed or injured. Your parents contacted us; that is why we are here. How come you did not catch your usual train? I explained, and he said, You are indeed one hell of a lucky young man. We were so lucky not to have been on that train, though my thoughts that night watching the TV reporting from the scene were the tragedy of all those lives lost

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1446197654
• ISBN13: 9781446197653
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"