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Interview
3092, TR/010
Tracking Our Heritage

Speaker: Keith Sheldon, 1940 - 0, Interviewee, Male,
Speaker: Morley S, Interviewer, Male

Summary of interview item: Recalls his father's early career at rowsley Depot as a cleaner progressing to a drier. Talks about 'caller up' waking his father up for shifts. Reflects on the change from steam to diesel on the line. Friday pay days. Footplate rides and tours around Rowsley Depot with his father. Talks about other family members working on the railway. Talks about his father's train being chased into a tunnel by German fighters during World War II. Recalls catching the steam and smoke on Darley Dale station footbridge. Day trips and journeys to watch football and pressing the emergency stop on the way home. Refers to no pay for lateness and disciplinary action that railwayman could face. Concludes with reflections of ongoing friendships of the railway community.
Place of birth: Rowsley, Derbyshire
Education:
Marital Status: , Children:
Father's Occupation: Train Driver
Mother's Occupation:
Location: County: Derbyshire
Location: Town/Place:
Periods Covered: 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
Language: English

Recording Date: 27/9/2018
Playing time: 27 mins 50 secs
Access Restrictions: Item Copyright: Derwent & Wye Valley Railway Trust
Summary: No
Transcription: No
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