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The Tall Engländer: Germany’s Legendary First Train Driver

And other Anglo-German Musings

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Katja Hoyer
Jul 02, 2026
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William Wilson, Germany’s first train driver. Img: Walz, Werner (1977) Erlebnis Eisenbahn, Motorbuch Verlag, public domain.

To say it in the words of the great Rod Stewart: I don’t wanna talk about it…

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