{"id":80,"date":"2013-05-23T11:55:29","date_gmt":"2013-05-23T11:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/user44356.vs.easily.co.uk\/?page_id=80"},"modified":"2020-09-22T16:40:59","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T15:40:59","slug":"terry-miller","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.fulneck.org.uk\/?page_id=80","title":{"rendered":"Terry Miller"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Terry Miller M.B.E was the man responsible for leading the design team\u00a0behind Britain\u2019s first ever High Speed Train (HST), introducing the prototype in 1972 after only 22 months from the initial concept. The HST 125 was to be\u00a0his enduring legacy to the railways of Britain and it is hard to conceive that\u00a0there was mixed opinion within British Rail in the 1960s as to how to compete with the Government drive of new motorways and increased domestic travel.<\/p>\n

Terry was a boarder at Fulneck School from 1924 to 1928 and then later joined the Former Pupils\u2019 Association (then called the Old Boys\u2019) to maintain his connection with Fulneck.<\/p>\n

At 17 he joined the\u00a0Doncaster Works of the London & North Eastern Railway as a premium\u00a0 apprentice in 1929 and rose through the ranks to become District Locomotive Superintendent at Stratford, in 1947, one of the largest and most difficult\u00a0districts in the Country. His achievements there were recognised by the award of the MBE.<\/p>\n

Continuing in his\u00a0career he faced the challenges of the 1955 Modernisation Plan on the Eastern\u00a0 Region, the Euston-Manchester Electrification and the aspirations for shorter\u00a0journey times.<\/p>\n

His appointment as the\u00a0BR\u2019s Chief Mechanical Engineer in 1970 allowed him to realise his vision,\u00a0 changing the face of rail travel and creating a new dawn for the British\u00a0railways.\u00a0He continued his interest in\u00a0the construction and operation of model steam locomotives after his retirement\u00a0in 1973.<\/p>\n

On 30th\u00a0April 2008 a celebration event was held at Leeds Neville Hill to honour Terry Miller M.B.E. by naming the \u2018power car\u2019 No. 43048 after him. The nameplate was\u00a0unveiled by his son John. One railway commentator said \u201cTerry was the single\u00a0handed saviour of BR\u2019s intercity business\u201c – and another, (that after more than\u00a0thirty years), \u201cthe HST remains the standard by which other trains are\u00a0 judged\u201d.<\/p>\n

The citation above the\u00a0name plate reads: As British Rail\u2019s Chief Engineer for Traction and Rolling\u00a0 Stock, Terry Miller led the Design Team at Derby Railway technical centre which\u00a0produced the High Speed Train (HST), the mainstream of long distance rail\u00a0travel for the UK for 30 years. The HST remains the standard by which other trains are judged\u201d.<\/p>\n

He was appointed an\u00a0Officer of the Order of St John in recognition of his services to the St John\u2019s Ambulance Movement. On his retirement, according to his son, he pursued\u00a0his lifelong interest in the construction and operation of model steam\u00a0locomotives.<\/p>\n

Terry\u2019s connections with the Moravian Church go all the way back to 1804 when his Great-grandfather, Henry miller was born in Co. Down, Ireland. Henry was ordained and entered the mission service in 1835, working in Antigua for 16 years and later becoming the Warden at Grace Hill. Henry had six children and two of those went to Fulneck as did Terry\u2019s father, Alan. He therefore descended from a family who were firmly established in the Moravian Tradition.<\/p>\n

Article written by\u00a0Robin Hutton using Fulneck archives, the National Railway Museum at York, and memories from Terry Miller\u2019s son, John.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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