RIP David Shepherd

[port perran]

Sad to hear of the passing, yesterday, of David Shepherd the railway and wildlife artist.
He will be greatly missed.

[Newportnobby]

Very sad news. Add steam loco preservationist to his attributes 'Black prince' (9F) and 'The Green Knight' (4MT). A wonderful artist and conservationist.

[guest373]

Very sad, David Shepherd was the President of my club, the REC in Farnborough.  I have a particular memory of being 'advised' that I was running an n gauge Black 5 to fast when he visited our exhibition - a number of years ago.

[bridgiesimon]

such a shame, one of our best artists moves on.

Simon

[Jon898]

Sad.  If you haven't read it, his autobiographical work "A Brush With Steam" is well worth searching out.

Jon

[GrahamB]

I was privileged to meet him once on the East Somerset Railway. Black Prince had just returned from overhaul. He was like a dog with two tails but he had seen me arrive on my Goldwing. We got chatting and we did a deal. I got a footplate ride in return for giving him a pillion ride on the Wing.

Brilliant day.

RIP David.

[martyn]

I may have got this wrong-but wasn't he also a 3mm railway modeller? I'm sure I saw an article about his layout in a magazine some years ago.

His 9F 'Black Prince' is now resident on the North Norfolk railway. I remember seeing him there with the 9F and a huge collection of paintings on exhibit at Weybourne, when the loco was just visiting the NNR (and not then owned by the NNR-2007, I think), and also with the 9F at the East Lancs railway many years ago.

RIP to a wonderful artist.

Martyn

[Bealman]

Yes, he did lovely work.

RIP.