Vol 13 - Closure & happier times

Closure & happier times

Introduced by Alan Hammond and produced in 1996. Covers the closure period and the happier times preceding the wielding of Dr Beeching’s axe.

As Alan says in the intro., “Now let’s sit back in our armchairs and enjoy those marvellous days on the Somerset & Dorset Railway…”

1. Introduction.

2. Jeremy Ellis with S&D staff Maurice Cook, Fred Lester, Arthur Kind, Eddie Skinner and Bill Harford.

3. Betty Spiller with Peter Foster and Roy Miles.

4. Steam sounds. (Courtesy of Audicord).

5. John Holt and George Dyer.

6. Bernard Ware and Jack Hopkins with Peter Foster.

Running time 54 minutes. M4A format. File size 103MB.

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