43110andyb Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) Sad news that Ted Flintoft has passed away. A excellent railway modeller and well respected by us all at Darlington Model Railway Club along with his many friends throughout the modelling fraternity. RIP Ted! Edited April 15, 2019 by 43110andyb 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted April 26, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 26, 2019 Ted will be missed, one lasting memory for me, a group of us were chatting after a show and P2's (the Gresley 2-8-2) were mentioned and I happened to say 'I've driven one...' (a 5" gauge model) and Ted replied 'So have I', it was a real, full size one... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium t-b-g Posted April 26, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 26, 2019 What a sad bit of news to hear. Ted was a real, proper old railwayman and an absolute gent. A link with a past that is gradually fading away from living memory. It was always a great joy to see him at a show and to stop for a natter and a catch up with him. When we spoke, I listened as I knew that what he was telling me was worth listening to. A few years ago he suffered some health problems and there were rumours that he had gone into hospital and wasn't expected to come out again and I was delighted to see him again a few months later, having defied the medical experts. But even Ted couldn't go on forever. R.I.P. Ted. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
south_tyne Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Sad news. Ted was a fixture at model railway exhibitions across the North East and I used to enjoy watching his demonstrations and trying to learn something from a highly skilled modeller. More importantly, he was also a smashing bloke and always had time for folk; I remember him having lots of patience and time for me when I used to accost him and ask questions as an enthusiastic teenage modeller. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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