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Interview
3083, TR/001
Tracking Our Heritage

Speaker: Michael Beigg, 1938 - 0, Interviewee, Male,
Speaker: Lathrope D, Interviewer, Male

Summary of interview item: Talks about start of career as a cleaner at Rowsley Locomotive Depot aged 15 and progression to fireman. Duties an experiences as footplate crew. Incidents whilst working on the railway. Other colleagues at Rowsley, their roles and the lead up to closure of the line in the early 1960s. Redundancy.
Place of birth: Derbyshire
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Location: County: Derbyshire
Location: Town/Place: Rowsley
Periods Covered: 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
Language: English

Recording Date: 4/10/2018
Playing time: 21 mins 44 secs
Access Restrictions: Item Copyright: Derwent & Wye Valley Railway Trust
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Transcription: No
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