Brian Johnston cricketers requiring financial support and to promote disabled cricket. The trust is now part of the Lord's Taverners. The Johnners Club was also established in his memory at the same time and currently has over 350 members, plus a further 100 regular supporters. The Trust’s income is boosted significantly from the proceeds of the annual Johnners Club Dinner, member subscriptions, and general donations. Brian Johnston Brian Alexander Johnston (24 June 1912 – 5 January 1994), nicknamed Johnners, was a British cricket commentator, author, and television presenter. He was most prominently associated with the BBC during a career which lasted from
British Rail Class 81 having been wrecked in the Hixon rail crash of January 1968. Under the TOPS system, twenty-two examples were reclassified as class 81 and numbered 81001 - 81022. Over the years examples of this class were withdrawn from service. The final examples were used for the transfer of empty coaches between and Willesden sidings between 1989 and 1991. The last two examples withdrawn from service were 81012 and 81017. The majority of the class were scrapped at Coopers Metals in Sheffield. One example, 81002, has been preserved by the AC Locomotive Group, located at Barrow Hill Engine Shed. British Rail Class