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Interview
3095, TR/013
Tracking Our Heritage

Speaker: Trevor Graham Whelbourn, 1932 - 0, Interviewee, Male, Railway worker (retired)
Speaker: Morgan S, Interviewer, Female

Summary of interview item: Describes starting career on the railway at Rowsley Depot as cleaner working up to fireman. Recalls types of locos and trains worked on, shift patterns and lodgings. Describes railway incidents. Mentions railway social life, outings and activities at Rowsley. Talks about depot closing in 1960s and social meetings of the Rowsley Association. Describes working and weather conditions, comradeship, snow-bound trains, railway houses and brief timeline of railway career.
Place of birth: Matlock, Derbyshire
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Marital Status: Married, Children:
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Location: County: Derbyshire
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Periods Covered: 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
Language: English

Recording Date: 19/10/2018
Playing time: 51 mins 36 secs
Access Restrictions: Item Copyright: Derwent & Wye Valley Railway Trust
Summary: No
Transcription: No
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