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RE: Midlands Railway History

 by Sheldonboy , Wed Dec 31, 2014 8:43 pm

There were some dirty hard jobs on the railways in those days mate. My Granddad was Head Shunter at Saltley Gas works.
I remember trainspotting there in the 1960s the amount of trains and the length of the trains coming in all day was staggering.

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Midlands Railway History Voltman 08.13.2014
RE: Midlands Railway History Voltman 12.30.2014
RE: Midlands Railway History Sheldonboy 12.30.2014
RE: Midlands Railway History astwood 12.31.2014
RE: Midlands Railway History Sheldonboy 12.31.2014
RE: Midlands Railway History astwood 12.31.2014
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