Snippets

Here are a couple of little snippets I have picked up from contemporary railway magazines of the 1950's and 60's.

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In the February 1962 issue of the London Midland Region Magazine, the local track maintenance gang at Upper Broughton was reported as being presented with an award for best kept main line track

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.From the January 1963 issue of London Midland Region Magazine is a signalman's tale.

After 35 years of watching the trains go by, signalman John Pearson of Widmerpool box had a ride in the cab of a Peak class diesel from Nottingham to St Pancras.

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