Wednesday, 8 August 2012

Railway Memorabilia

A customer came into the shop this evening, asking if we would be interested in some railway magazines from 1952 - 54. His uncle, a signalman, had bought them for him when he was a boy, and now he felt the time had come to pass them on.
While he was talking, another customer drifted closer.
"Did you know that Erwood Station is having an event at the end of this month, commemorating 60 years since the Station closed?" he asked. It's now a rather fine craft centre, just off the road to Builth Wells, and they're going to be doing railway themed things involving steam trains.
"They might be interested in your magazines," he said.
It was, after all, quite an interesting period, covering a railwayman's view of the Coronation, among other things.

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