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Asked about memories of railway staff, she comments that in the past there was always a guard ... Oral history audio recording of Sybil Wright. WLM/028 A brief interview from a more recent arrival in Bletchley about the town and railway station. Interview about Bletchley Station and the local railways. WLM/028/001 Since she moved to Bletchley in 1993, Sybil Wright has used Bletchley Station regularly, usually to visit her brothers in Twickenham; following a recent heart attack she has travelled less. She comments that: ‘the service is quite good,’ and particularly notes that the new imported German trains are really excellent. She recalls that when she ... Oral history audio recording of Monica Austin (b.1935). WLM/029 Interview with a long-term Bletchley resident about her use of the railways from Bletchley, mainly in the 1930s and 1940s. Topics include travel to Wolverton Grammar School, shopping trips to Bedford and family holidays in Yarmouth and Swansea. Interview about use of steam trains from Bletchley station in the 1930s and 1940s. WLM/029/001 Monica Austin recalls her ‘happiest moments’ of train travel were trips to Bedford for shopping and to visit her aunt, when she was a small child during the war. In war-time she would see lots of soldiers about on trains and stations; and railway station name signs had been removed, to confuse foreigners. She also ... Oral history audio recording of Pamela Essam (b.1938). WLM/030 Interview about life in the family of an engine driver, their use of the railways from Bletchley and memories of the station. Interview about use of the railways from Bletchley, and issues relating to engine driver work. WLM/030/001 Pamela Essam recalls going to meet her engine driver father at the railway station, sometimes watching him on the engine turntables and occasionally having a ride in the cab. She remembers an American troop train going through the station once when she was there: ‘they threw sweets & gum at us through the window’. ... Oral history audio recording of Wendy Cook (b.1932). WLM/031 Interview with the daughter of an engine driver. Topics include work conditions for drivers, Bletchley Station during the war, and the demolition of old Bletchley Station buildings. Interview about Bletchley Station, wartime incidents and memories of the railways. WLM/031/001 Wendy Crook talks about her three months work at the platform 1 cafe on Bletchley Station in the evenings, remembering that customers were ‘few and far between’ and it could be lonely. She remembers the manageress, ‘a stickler’. She was sad to see the old station buildings demolished, but cannot recall when it happened. Her ... Oral history audio recording of Pauline Redhead (b.1940). WLM/032 An interview covering memories of the railways in Bletchley. Topics include engine drivers heating food in the cab; playing near the line and trainspotting on the Sixty Steps as a child; the Royal Train; their journey on the Honeymoon Special. Interview about childhood memories of the railway in Bletchley, and the Honeymoon Special. WLM/032/001 Pauline Redhead recalls taking tea to her uncle, an engine driver, in a billy can; he heated up his food by putting it on a shovel and heating it up on the coals. She talks of the railway just being part of life; they used the train to go to Northampton and Bedford; as a ... Oral history audio recording of Dorothy Hendry (b.1934). WLM/033 An interview covering memories of the wife of a signalman in Bletchley from the 1950s onwards. Topics include memories of Bletchley, living at Railway Terrace, family holidays by train, the Great Train Robbery and the Beeching cuts. Interview about memories of life as a railway family in Bletchley from the 1950s, and related events. WLM/033/001 Dorothy Hendry remembers her first visit to Bletchley Station and to the town: a ‘quaint little town’. On moving to Bletchley they first lived in Railway Terrace, which she describes as ‘a nice community’, everyone was connected with the railways. Talking of family life there, she mentions the Newfoundout, the old railways sheds and the ... Oral history audio recording of Malcolm Ravensdale (b.1950). WLM/034 Interview with a railway employee who worked at Euston House in administrative and technical posts from 1970 to 2004. Topics include his job, colleagues and fellow-commuters, incidents on the railways, union activity and Bletchley Station. Interview about work as a rail administrator and manager at Euston House. WLM/034/001 Malcolm Ravensdale talks of his job in the Chief Passenger Manager’s Department at Euston House, in administrative and then technical roles, planning the weekend activities on track maintenance. He describes several incidents that occurred on the railway during his working life, and how problems were solved, for example some incidents of people falling out of ... Oral history audio recording of a male resident (b.1948). WLM/035 An interview with a railway cleaner and fireman from 1964 to 1967. Topics include training, working hours, the links system and the skills of a fireman. Interview about working as a cleaner and fireman from 1964 to 1967. WLM/035/001 This interview has copyright restrictions, for more information please contact Living Archive. Oral history audio recording of Syd Seymour (b.1931). WLM/036 Interview with a railwayman and Post Office employee. Topics include work on the Permanent Way, memories of Bletchley Station, and Post Office work including dispatch of mail on the Travelling Post Offices (TPO). Interview about work on the rail tracks between Wolverton and Leighton Buzzard, and for the Post Office, including memories of Bletchley Station. WLM/036/001 Syd Seymour describes his job in the Signal and Telegraph gang, the dangers and specific incidents. He remembers that staff in the engine cabs would throw out coal so that the track gang could brew up in their hut. When they were called in to help clear snow off the tracks they got an extra ... Oral history audio recording of Agnes Seymour (b.1935). WLM/037 Interview with the wife of a Bletchley railwayman, about her memories of travel on the railways. Interview about travelling on the railways. WLM/037/001 Agnes Seymour recalls arriving by train in Bletchley with their twin babies; railway staff were helpful with manoeuvring a twin pram. After living in London, she recalls thinking that Bletchley station was ‘very tiny’. Her memories of the railways are only as a passenger, although she and her husband used to take their sons to ... Oral history audio recording of David Hillier. WLM/038 Interview with a long-serving railwayman who worked, mainly as a driver, from 1962 to 2004. Topics include working patterns and pay, the Bletchley Railway Club, unions, memorable incidents and attitudes of Bletchley staff: the ‘Wills and Won’ts’. Interview about working as an engine driver, based for some years in Bletchley. WLM/038/001 David Hillier describes a typical day’s work as a driver based in Bletchley and comments on the changes whenthe branch lines closed. The work was shift-based, times were variable, and the driver usually worked on his own, except for freight or parcel trains. He comments: ‘I would say I thoroughly enjoyed my career on the ... Oral history audio recording of Bob Merivale (b.1947). WLM/039 An interview with a railwayman who served in Bletchley from 1962 to 1967, starting as an engine cleaner. Topics include wages and working conditions, the Railway Club at Bletchley, the Great Train Robbery, and the transfer from steam to diesel and electric engines. PAGE: < Prev567891011121314Next >