The Renaming of LRV 1020 The XX Lancashire Fusilier Tram Sunday 8th October 2006 |
At the Metrolink Station Bury
Thanks
to Tony Dale,Geoff Pycroft, Eddie Potts, Cheryl Hubbard, Harry Murgatroyd,
and Oliver Daniels for the of photos
Since
Andy Barlow named The LF Tram for us he is given the George Medal, he meets The
Queen, Ryan Giggs and his girl friend has a baby Dmr Andrew Barlow who was injured in the Soviet laid minefield and which was reported in the Fusilier News of the 7th September has had to have his left leg amputated above the knee, but has shown remarkable resilience in being released from Selly Oak Hospital in record time. He is now at home, waiting for his wounds to recover sufficiently so that he can report to Headley Court Hospital for further treatment on the 22nd October. He has not been idle, however, as last Sunday he was present at Bury Metro Station where he named a new Tram on the Metro The Lancashire Fusilier |
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Taken
from the Bury Times and Bolton Evening News Website A BRAVE Bolton soldier was on board a special tram as it left Bury Metrolink Station yesterday. Fusilier Andy Barlow, from Breightmet, lost a leg after a landmine exploded when he went to the aid of a badly injured comrade in Afghanistan last month. Yesterday he was the guest of honour at a naming ceremony for the Lancashire Fusilier Tram - and he had a seat on its first journey into Manchester. Andy's patrol found itself in an unmarked minefield, dating back to the Russian occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s. A landmine blew off his left foot, causing him to lose his leg above the knee. He was flown back to the UK three days later, and taken to Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham. He was permitted leave from the hospital for yesterday's ceremony, where he was given the honour of naming the tram. Andy said: "It was an honour to represent the regiment. I started off as a Fusilier in Bury as a drummer, and then worked my way up into the battalion as a machine gunner." The tram is a tribute to the soldiers who have served with the Fusiliers since its formation in 1688. Representatives from Metrolink,
the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive and the Greater Manchester
Passenger Transport Authority were present to honour the regiment at yesterday's
ceremony. |
Drummer Andrew Barlow Bolton soldier loses leg
in Afghan landmine horror |