Background
Peter Hay was born in Brighton, Sussex to John Edward Hay (Mayor of Brighton 1953) and May Hollingdale.
Peter Hay was born in Brighton, Sussex to John Edward Hay (Mayor of Brighton 1953) and May Hollingdale.
He is author to numerous books and articles on the subject. His Steaming Through series of books is based on the archive of railway photographs taken himself in the 50"s and 60"son Evacuated to Toronto, Canada during World World War II, he was subsequently educated at Brighton, Hove and Sussex Grammar School and the London School of Economics.
He served in the Royal Navy as a Commander, and worked on the railways including holding the position of Station Master at Pevensey.
He then worked at the Ministry of Transport before leaving to concentrate on writing, lecturing and running the family business. They exited the mine with their injuries and were rescued by a Sea King from C Flight of Number.
22 Squadron Royal Air Force Air Sea Rescue in Anglesey and taken to Bangor hospital for treatment. The author subsequently appeared on "Episode 2" of the British Broadcasting Corporation Television programme "Helicopter Rescue" broadcast on 22 February 2012.