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Episode Date Title Description 1 May 2, 2021 The First Railway Murderer In 1864, the body of wealthy banker Thomas Briggs is found on the tracks between Bow and Hackney Wick stations in London—the first murder on a British railway.
Franz Müller (31 October 1840 – 14 November 1864) was a German tailor who was hanged for the murder of Thomas Briggs, the first killing on a British train. The case caught the imagination of the public due to increasing safety fears about rail travel at the time and the pursuit of Müller across the Atlantic Ocean to New York City by Scotland Yard.
One such walking stick (in full-bark Malacca) with concealed pencil was owned by the artist Augustus John. [7] The 1881 census listed Thomas Brigg Jr with fifteen employees. In December 1884, Thomas Brigg & Sons were awarded their first royal warrant as umbrella-makers to Queen Victoria.
Thomas Briggs may refer to: Thomas Briggs (coach), American football coach; Thomas Briggs (Royal Navy officer) (1780–1852), British naval officer; Thomas Briggs (died 1864), British banker, murdered by Franz Müller; Tommy Briggs (1923–1984), footballer; Sir Thomas Graham Briggs (1833–1887), of the Briggs baronets, member of the Executive ...
Admiral Briggs may refer to: Charles Briggs (Royal Navy officer) (1858–1951), British Royal Navy admiral; Edward S. Briggs (1926–2022), U.S. Navy vice admiral; Thomas Briggs (Royal Navy officer) (1780–1852), British Royal Navy admiral; Tommy Briggs, a character in the game Call of Duty: Black Ops II, portrayed by Tony Todd
The only surviving son of Dr. Stephen Briggs, Chief Surgeon at Madras, and Magdalene Pasley, Briggs entered the Navy on 10 September 1791. He first served as a first class volunteer aboard the ship Bellerophon, under the command of his uncle Captain Thomas Pasley. He later followed him into the ship Vengeance with the rank of midshipman.
The following is a list of episodes of the television series Thomas & Friends. As of 20 January 2021, [update] 584 episodes of Thomas & Friends have aired. Series overview
Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends is a children's television series about the engines and other characters working on the railways of the Island of Sodor, and is based on The Railway Series books written by the Reverend W. Awdry. This article lists and details episodes from the first series of the show, which was originally broadcast in 1984.