23:30 so sweet, Roger listening to stories from his Dad, knowing he’s not gonna be around much longer. How wonderful they spent parts of this journey with him
These you know working-class workers were never very good, the Forth Railway Bridge in Scotland had been built by Italian craftsmen, not local people because Sir William Arrol reckoned they were all just so many drunks. Many of the best British things were actually made in India and shipped back to the United Kingdom. So Fred Dibnah is seen as a workman, pretending to be King.
@@keplermission4947 fred dibnah was a workman of the working class men, never pretended to be anything more nothing less. His own words he said that he is a backstreet mechanic.
@@MRHUNTER14 You had a nice time in the 1970s and it was your finest hour. After the Saudi Arabian buyout in the late 1970s, the Mosque building changed the culture a great deal and all your toys were tidied away for museums and scrap.
@@keplermission4947 I'm not a historian, I also do not know about about what you speak about happened in the 1970s. What I do know is folk like you would never be half the man Dr Frederick Travis Dibnah MBE was.
Im from The States, and I'm bummed that I did not no of Fred until 2016, he was long gone by then. Now days I can't get enough of Fred's show's. What an Amazing man Fred was. I hope one day I can make it over to England and visit the house Fred owned. That is definitely on the Bucket list. R.I.P Fred, u may be gone but u definitely are not Forgotten. 🙏🇺🇸🗽🏴🙏
Fred earned a well deserved award from Her Majesty, he worked hard for it something I will not see in my life time of what life I have left being dianosed with having Primary Sjogren's Syndrome an autoimmune disease which attacks the body from within its self and was able to visit, where he stayed in Blackpool and to visit his statue in Bolton may he rest in peace from all his labours
I saw him just before he died, I was 10-12 years old and on holiday with my family, i think when he was passing through wales, He was doing an interview with some camera people and passed by a family country restaurant & pub. I think he died about 6 months later. Funny really because my grandfather was a great fan of his and never saw him, Went to the loo before he arrived and came out when he had already left.
Last bloody 15m or so made my eyes wet as anything..watching Fred thru near on 30 yr of his life then to watch the accomplishment of end killed me..esp to know whats happened to his home. I only hope to god (not that I believe) that someone buys that house and tries to require some of the original fittings etc back to the garden and sheds..I know the engines will never again be homed there but it would be nice to thknk of the place being held over in Fred's memory..I don't know but it's just really sad what happened to it.
23:30 so sweet, Roger listening to stories from his Dad, knowing he’s not gonna be around much longer. How wonderful they spent parts of this journey with him
These you know working-class workers were never very good, the Forth Railway Bridge in Scotland had been built by Italian craftsmen, not local people because Sir William Arrol reckoned they were all just so many drunks. Many of the best British things were actually made in India and shipped back to the United Kingdom. So Fred Dibnah is seen as a workman, pretending to be King.
@@keplermission4947 fred dibnah was a workman of the working class men, never pretended to be anything more nothing less. His own words he said that he is a backstreet mechanic.
@@MRHUNTER14 You had a nice time in the 1970s and it was your finest hour. After the Saudi Arabian buyout in the late 1970s, the Mosque building changed the culture a great deal and all your toys were tidied away for museums and scrap.
@@keplermission4947 I'm not a historian, I also do not know about about what you speak about happened in the 1970s. What I do know is folk like you would never be half the man Dr Frederick Travis Dibnah MBE was.
@Aussie Pom can u elaborate a little on that? What do u mean ? Did u read that or see it?
Im from The States, and I'm bummed that I did not no of Fred until 2016, he was long gone by then. Now days I can't get enough of Fred's show's. What an Amazing man Fred was. I hope one day I can make it over to England and visit the house Fred owned. That is definitely on the Bucket list. R.I.P Fred, u may be gone but u definitely are not Forgotten. 🙏🇺🇸🗽🏴🙏
Fred earned a well deserved award from Her Majesty, he worked hard for it something I will not see in my life time of what life I have left being dianosed with having Primary Sjogren's Syndrome an autoimmune disease which attacks the body from within its self and was able to visit, where he stayed in Blackpool and to visit his statue in Bolton may he rest in peace from all his labours
Roger & Jack I am sure they had many wonderful stories from their and they are cheerishd memories
I saw him just before he died, I was 10-12 years old and on holiday with my family, i think when he was passing through wales, He was doing an interview with some camera people and passed by a family country restaurant & pub. I think he died about 6 months later. Funny really because my grandfather was a great fan of his and never saw him, Went to the loo before he arrived and came out when he had already left.
Last bloody 15m or so made my eyes wet as anything..watching Fred thru near on 30 yr of his life then to watch the accomplishment of end killed me..esp to know whats happened to his home. I only hope to god (not that I believe) that someone buys that house and tries to require some of the original fittings etc back to the garden and sheds..I know the engines will never again be homed there but it would be nice to thknk of the place being held over in Fred's memory..I don't know but it's just really sad what happened to it.
Isn't the current owner trying to make it back to how it was?
Legend of a Human being
What a great man. A real man fanatic bloke .! Rip