Oral history audio recording of Bob Merivale (b.1947).
Bletchley LMS cleaners pose with the 1923 82-tonner engine no.5249, 1925. Illustrative photograph supplied by kind permission of Bletchley Community Heritage Initiative (Accession Ref: BLE/P/1124).
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.
Creator
Merivale, Bob
Extent
1 audio tape cassette
Reference number
WLM/039
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