tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555221118428406209.post5227812043125143468..comments2024-03-28T09:17:40.754+00:00Comments on Andrew Simpson: On a railway station ......... 1978Andrew Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12215799385557042486noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555221118428406209.post-22159640441421861462024-01-19T09:10:15.970+00:002024-01-19T09:10:15.970+00:00Memories indeed, as a born Manchester lad living d...Memories indeed, as a born Manchester lad living down south, at 16yrs old the day after leaving school I joined BR in May 78, and saw this sight and participated daily, the loading of Mail, the feel of the rough hessian woven sa ls, emitting their own unique smell, almost damp, and combining with the aroma of creosote from inside the wooden wagon walls, dark and mysterious, a faint glimmer from an incandescent bulb above, only 3 per wagon, as the batteries ran row, the wagon shown is a southern wooden panelled NQV, and had no.doubt travelled thousands of miles around the network un noticed and un loved, except by the people who worked with herJohn Hortonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555221118428406209.post-78091554981063217772021-02-22T21:51:57.482+00:002021-02-22T21:51:57.482+00:00Wonderful!Wonderful!LimesRickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08158704292169160066noreply@blogger.com