A commuter rail conductor who was nearly blinded in a freak accident is now back on the job one year later with perfect 20/20 vision. Matthew Dzierzanowski was in his garage in Wappingers Falls, New York, – 70 miles north of New York City – when a taxidermal deer head fell off the wall and … Read more
A Finnish conductor caught up in a row over the Last Night of the Proms is not responsible for axing Rule Britannia and would never have been ‘arrogant’ enough to suggest it, her friends say. BBC sources had reportedly claimed Dalia Stasevska, 35, demanded the patriotic anthem, along with Land of Hope and Glory, be pulled … Read more
The Finnish conductor leading this year’s Last Night of the Proms has pledged support for Black Lives Matter and is married to a rock star, it emerged today. Dalia Stasevska is preparing for the biggest night of her career on September 12 when she conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra at London’s Royal Albert Hall. But … Read more
An off-duty conductor climbed out of the wreckage of a derailed ScotRail train and walked a mile to the nearest signal box to raise the alarm, it emerged last night. The unnamed staff member managed to escape a carriage and run to alert operators after the service derailed on Wednesday morning close to Carmont Railway station, … Read more