Just a few days after our last deadline I received the sad news that Bill Ford had died. As is so often the case in these modern days, I got the news from a friend on Facebook. I spoke to Bill’s daughter Julia, to offer my condolences to the family; she said he had passed […]
Bill Ford
A Life on Fire by Bill Ford
Steve has been very busy in his spare time over the last 12 months helping a friend write his memoirs. That friend is Bill Ford who, until July of 2016, was the Managing Director, and former President and Chairman of the Great Central Railway. Bill Ford has led the most amazing life running his family […]
Driving Mr Ford – In a Toyota!
Over the last year I (Steve) have been helping a friend write his memoirs. Most Fridays I’d spend two or three hours with him whilst he talked about his life and work. Each weekend I’d write my notes up into chapters until, some 12 months later, we were ready to publish. (See page 28) We […]
