Also see Michael J Davis' Gloucestershire Railway Memories 'Gloucester Horton Road Fireman - 1964' 

We had many varied turns and in 1964 this increased with the closure of Barnwood in May and the two depots turns amalgamated.

This was the last year of intensive steam workings in Gloucestershire.

7-1-64 through to 10-1-64

Small Prairie tank 4564 light engine to Cheltenham St James for the 7.5 Paddington express. Then 8.5 Gloucester New Yard - St James goods, back to Gloucester Central with the 11.55 Paddington passenger. A good steaming little engine.

Horton Road and Malvern Road in GWR days and in B R days up to 1960 always had an allocation of Small Prairie 2-6-2T. Then they went elsewhere, but in September 1963, 4564 and 5518 were allocated to Horton Road. 4564 had been there in earlier years too. 5545 also turned up in June 1964.

13-1-1964

92213 6/40 Banbury-Cardiff.

14-1-1964

Small Prairie 5518 on steam heating duty at Gloucester Central.

18-1-1964

2899 to Honeybourne, then 6823 back.

20-1-1964

92004 Llanwern-Banbury to Stratford-on-Avon via Honeybourne.

21-1-1964

3840 Woodford Halse - Severn Tunnel Junction.

29-1-1964

6988 Crewe – Bristol West Depot.

30-1-1964

5002 Crewe – Bristol West Depot.

31-1-1964

6804 Crewe – Bristol West Depot.

The first week of February was spent on the Brimscombe banker with 4100. A busy time, banked three freights every afternoon and piloted the South Wales Parcels to Kemble every day. Also had to clean the fire and coal up as required.

Passenger and parcels trains up Sapperton had the Brimscombe loco in front of the train engine, while freights had the banker in its place at the rear.

15-2-1964

92137 -Stoke Gifford.

24-2-1964

45598 on 5E09 Neath-March freight via Worcester to Birmingham Landor St, my first trip over the Lickey Incline.

45598 was one of a big batch of 'Jubilees' which were transferred to Burton -on-Trent loco shed in late 1961. They had plenty of duties through Gloucester, working freight, parcels and passengers, including deputising for diesels on class 1 expresses.

The first week in March was spent on Forest of Dean jobs with various panniers - 3737,4698,3745,4614.

7-3-1964

5096 Cardiff - Gloucester Docks Branch (should have been Leamington).

5096 was a Cardiff based loco, probably working out its mileage as it was withdrawn from service in June 1964.

Week commencing 16th March - demolition train between Ashchurch and Beckford on the branch to Evesham with the following: 7307, 9620, 4698 and 5518.

The line between Ashchurch and Evesham lost its passenger service in June 1963, with through freights being diverted to other lines in September 1963. A stub remained at Ashchurch to serve the Ministry of Defence depot (and is still in place in 2021, though trains are very rare.)

23-3-1964

92243 Honeybourne, back with 5932.

24-3-1964

3810 Llandarcy-Rowley Regis as far as Worcester.

26-3-1964

7013 Margam- Leamington from Barnwood.

Having completed my first year as a fireman I now started in link 6 which had better weeks work. I now had a Mate who was a Cornishman and wasn’t as helpful as Harold, I only saw him on night turns as he swopped the day jobs with other drivers for the extra shift payments.

3-4-1964

4992 1.20 Stoke Gifford-Tyseley.

21-4-1964

4104 Brimscombe banker, three trips banking 5979, 3856 and 5252, hard work as our loco was not steaming well, had a dirty fire.

23-4-1964

6349 light engine to Hereford, back with 7/35 goods.

24-4-1964

6349 light engine to Hereford, back with 7/35 goods.

25-4-1964

6128 on passenger jobs: 4/23 Gloucester – Cheltenham, 6/0 Cheltenham -Paddington,7/9 Paddington – Cheltenham, light engine to 85B shed. The 7/9 off Gloucester Central was the 'Cheltenham Spa Express'. 6128 was a recent transfer to Horton Road.

27-4-1964

8471 morning Gloucester - Cheltenham jobs.

30-4-1964

5976 Over Sidings - Yarnton, Oxford via Honeybourne (where train reversed).

As from 4 May 1964 the ex LMS depot at Barnwood closed and its work was amalgamated with Horton Road. This caused absolute chaos as we had drivers rostered to links where they didn’t know the road, they brought their engines with them and apart from the B R Standard 5 4-6-0s the others were mostly broken down 4F 0-6-0s.

At this time the big British Nylon Spinners factory at Brockworth were recruiting and quite a few firemen left to go there. A few of the old hand drivers took retirement and this meant link promotions for all - a lot of the senior passed firemen became drivers and overtime was as much as you wanted.

I was posted in Link 8 with driver Ray Matthews, a Gloucester GWR man, who was an easy to get on with sort of bloke. Instead of all the Honeybourne turns we now went to Bromsgrove and Birmingham on the Midland route and the Midland branches in Gloucestershire.

5-5-1964

6863 12.5 Washwood Heath - Stoke Gifford freight.

6-5-1964

48084 12.5 Washwood Heath - Stoke Gifford freight.

7-5-1964

48083 12.5 Washwood Heath - Stoke Gifford freight.

14-5-1964

92217 12.37 Gloucester -Bristol West Depot.

15-5-1964

6926 12.37 Gloucester -Bristol West Depot.

19-5-1964

92152 Washwood Heath - Bristol Westerleigh, then light engine to 85B.

21-5-1964

WD 2-8-0 90471 (41D) with Passed Fireman Dave Browning on a Cheltenham -Andoversford track demolition train. Threw a few big lumps of coal off at Mum's house as we passed!! The loco had previously been at 85B for ages awaiting repair.

This section of line closed in October 1962 when passenger and freight between Cheltenham and Kingham was withdrawn. Before that trains using the ex-MSJWR line between Andoversford and Andover had gone in September 1961. (By the way, this was before Dr Beeching did his stuff, so these closures were not part of the oft-quoted 'Beeching Cuts')

WD 2-8-0s were sometimes used on the line in B R days, working a heavy daytime freight from Cheltenham High Street to Eastleigh, which needed a big engine to ascend the 1 in 60 gradient up to Andoversford. They were also seen during World War 2.

22-5-1964

6346 with passenger turns: 5.40 Gloucester – Cheltenham, 6.35 Cheltenham – Gloucester, then changed footplates for-

6394 7.0 Gloucester - Hereford and 10.35 back.

A variety of engines worked on Gloucester – Cheltenham St James passengers, not only tank locos but tender engines including named locos such as 'Castles' and 'Halls', also B R Standards plus Diesel Hydraulic locos such as 'Hymeks'. On 2-6-64 the up 'Cheltenham Spa Express' was hauled from Gloucester to Cheltenham by 4F 0-6-0 43887, one of those 'broken down' engines transferred from Barnwood!

Gloucester – Hereford passengers also saw variety, including a regular B R Standard 80XXX 2-6-4T working.

26-5-1964

1444 on Chalford auto trains. This was my first trip on the auto, a bit wary at first being on my own on the engine returning to Gloucester, we never had the regulator coupled up so the fireman did all the driving on the return trip. I was a bit worried about stopping at the halts but managed ok. Seemed very strange going along through Haresfield at sixty plus miles an hour on your own in the cab. I think I was lucky that day as 1444 was a great little engine and I had a great top link driver with me.

27-5-1964

7903 10.15 Llandilo-Honeybourne (rough trip wouldn’t steam, duff coal dirty fire) Had 92229 back.

28-5-1964 same job with 6812 up, 92235 back.

29-5-1964 same job 6932 up, 48669 back.

1-6-1964

1453 light engine to Chalford, 6.22 to Gloucester,8.0 to Stroud, 9.5 Stroud- Chalford.

4-6-1964

48629 10/10 Washwood Heath - Westerleigh

6-6-1964

7034 Worcester-Stoke Gifford, then light engine to St Philips Marsh.

7-6-1964

6985 Sapperton engineers train.

8-6-1964

43958 11.50 Barnwood - Washwood Heath to Bromsgrove, back with 92054 on 2/10 Washwood Heath – Gloucester.

9 to 12-6-64

Afternoon Gloucester - Cheltenham passenger jobs with 9471.

A visit to Gloucester on Sunday 14-6-64 found 61 steam locos - plus some diesels - crowded onto Horton Road shed with another 9 having to be stabled at the closed Barnwood depot.

15-6-1964

7826 Gloucester – Severn Tunnel Junction pick up goods.

16-6-1964

6357 Gloucester - Severn Tunnel Junction pick up goods.

17-6-1964

3823 Gloucester - Severn Tunnel Junction pick up goods.

18-6-1964

3821 Gloucester - Severn Tunnel Junction pick up goods.

22-6-1964 to 26-6-1964 early morning 5.30 Docks Branch Sidings - Lydney with 4614 or 3693.

On 22-6 travelled on to Ebbw, Newport, and back with 6819 on 9.20 Alexandra Docks -Stourbridge.

27-6-1964

48509 1.50 Woodford Halse - Stoke Gifford, back light engine to 85B. Engine was ex-works.

29-6-1964 to 3-7-1964 'This week was the most enjoyable of my railway career.'

I was on the Chalford Auto with Driver Bob Sheppard,who in my opinion was one of the best mates one could have. We travelled to Stroud and then worked the 4/55 to Brimscombe, 5/15 to Gloucester, 6/22 to Chalford, 7/10 to Gloucester and the 9/30 to Chalford, then light engine to 85B.

We had 1472 on Monday, it didn’t steam too well being in need of a washout, but for the rest of the week we had 1453 which was my favourite auto and she steamed and ran a treat. I drove on the 6/22 and Bob put the fire right so I didn’t have to fire on the way back , he was an expert with the blade.

On the Friday 3 July I booked on for the Auto but was taken off and told to meet up with driver Harry Jones and travel to Derby to bring back 1V49 7/24 Sheffield-Newquay. I had worked with Harry before and he was also a good mate, he reckoned we would get a Peak diesel but I knew it would be steam.

When we arrived at Derby Harry went to Control to find out how our train was doing and I went to make a brew. When Harry returned he informed me it was an hour behind time and steam-hauled.

At about 9.30pm I heard the shrill LNER whistle and our train rolled in pulled by B1 61153 of 41D. We relieved the Sheffield crew, filled the tank and I started to put on some coal. That’s when I discovered the firehole flap wouldn’t stay open without putting something on it to hold it open. I opened the large firebox door and this also wouldn’t stay open, so Harry had to hold it open whilst I fired. We set off with a full boiler and she was blowing off. As we got going I started to fire and put the exhaust injector on,she was steaming fine but the water level was falling. I thought Harry was hammering her a bit and I asked him what cut off he was using, he said 45% and full regulator but he couldn’t get her to go any faster. I then put the live steam injector on and the water level held at ¾ full. I thought for a train of only nine coaches the engine was making hard work of it. We were only stopping at New Street so Harry wanted to pick up water on Wichnor troughs - this we did without any problem and we continued on to Birmingham. Whilst at New Street I filled the fire up with as much as I could get in there and brought the coal forward. I also checked the water in the tank and was surprised by how much we had used,there was no water at New Street and due to the heavy consumption we decided to stop at Bromsgrove to fill up.

On leaving New Street we really struggled up through the tunnels with Harry thrashing 61153 - she was steaming ok but heavy on coal and water, I thought we would have to put on steam descending the Lickey.

We stopped at Bromsgrove South to fill up and Harry shouted up to me to look at the first coach, the brake blocks were bright red. We had pulled this from Derby with the brakes on!! The guard came down and we got all the passengers out into the next coaches and put the defective coach in the siding.

Whilst all this was going on 61153 was blowing off so when we started off we didn’t have a lot of water in the boiler,I put the exhaust injector on and only had to lightly fire her the rest of the way. We were now going at express speed.

We arrived at Gloucester an hour and half late but nobody was bothered.

I must say 61153 steamed fine and had a comfortable seat (when I had time to sit on it). But the other controls etc were a poor job compared to Western engines (I’m biased).

6-7-1964

45186 1.30 Barnwood - Washwood Heath to Bromsgrove, 48339 back with 1.20 Washwood Heath - Gloucester.

7-7-1964

44137 1.30 Barnwood - Washwood Heath to Bromsgrove, 92118 back 2.55 Washwood Heath - Gloucester.

8-7-1964

48730 1.30 Barnwood - Washwood Heath to Bromsgrove, 92029 back 2.55 Washwood Heath - Gloucester.

9-7-1964

3801 12.40 Woodford Halse – Severn Tunnel Junction .

11-7-1964

6983 11/15 Newlands – Highbridge, train of welded rails to St Philip's Marsh, Bristol.

13-7-1964

44843 1.10 Dringhouses - Cardiff to Severn Tunnel Junction , 92243 6/37 to Woodford Halse back.

14-7-1964

6945 1.10 Dringhouses - Cardiff Pengam.

15-7-1964

92226 1.10 Dringhouses - Cardiff Pengam.

16-7-1964

92228 1.10 Dringhouses - Cardiff Pengam.

17-7-1964

5984 1.10 Dringhouses - Cardiff Pengam.

20-7-1964

4958 5.45 Gloucester -Cardiff passenger.

21-7-1964

7319 5.0 Gloucester -Hereford goods to Ross-on-Wye, 2242 back.

22-7-1964

90567 (41E) Gloucester -Severn Tunnel Junction , failed there with leaking tubes.

23-7-1964

6991 12.40 Woodford Halse -Stoke Gifford.

24-7-1964

5184 Sapperton banker.

27-7-1964

92218 3/40 Barnwood – Birmingham Lawley Street to Bromsgrove.

28-7-1964

45369 3/10 Barry Docks -Lawley Street to Bromsgrove, 48410 back on 3/35 Washwood Heath – Stoke Gifford.

29-7-1964

3844 Weymouth -Round Oak train of condemned wagons to Kidderminster, then light engine to Stourbridge.

30-7-1964

92209 Severn Tunnel Junction -Woodford Halse to Honeybourne, 92107 back on Woodford Halse – Stoke Gifford.

31-7-1964

48753 2/10 Washwood Heath -Stoke Gifford, I drove.

1-8-1964

6349 5/55 Gloucester - Hereford passenger, 9/42 back.

4-8-1964

44919 10.30 Birmingham – Barry Island Holiday Express; coaches to Barry Town; light engine to Cardiff Canton to turn; return from Barry Island leaving at 6/35. It was a long day but with a good engine. My mate tried to get the engine changed at Gloucester for a 63xx Mogul to save going to Canton to turn, as with a Mogul we could have gone round Barry Docks to turn. Our foreman told him we didn’t have any Moguls fit for a job like that any more - I was glad we didn’t, Hereford was enough for the surviving ones we had.

6-8-1964

3808 11.00 Barnwood - Woodford Halse to Honeybourne. 6987 back on 1.10 Tees-Cardiff.

7-8-1964

5055 11.00 Barnwood - Woodford Halse to Honeybourne. Back with the 1.10 Tees. 'Castles' were not allowed over the Woodford branch so we returned with the same engine, mechanically good but in deplorable condition.

10-8-1964

44776 8/40 Barnwood-Bescot to Bromsgrove, 92118 10/10 WWH - Bristol back.

11-8-1964

73021 7/04 Gloucester - Birmingham New St passenger.

12-8-1964

73096 7/04 Gloucester - Birmingham New St passenger.

13-8-1964

5979 7/04 Gloucester - Birmingham New St passenger.

15-8-1964

7815 5.40 empty coaching stock to Cheltenham, back with 6.35 Cheltenham - Cardiff.

20-8-1964

92150 1/25 Washwood Heath -Gloucester.

21-8-1964

92122 1/25 Washwood Heath -Gloucester.

23-8-1964

92002 Sunday engineers train Stonehouse, Coaley,Charfield.

25-8-1964

2895 Over Sidings - Didcot special to Swindon.

26-8-1964

7808 8/36 Gloucester - Swindon parcels train.

27-8-1964

6957 10.55 Llandillo-Woodford Halse to Honeybourne.

29-8-1964

6128 Sapperton banker

31-8-1964

45447 12/05 Barnwood - Water Orton via Evesham and Worcester class C goods. Then light engine to Saltley. Back with 45598 on 4/30 Burton - Bristol beer train class C. On this train, the WTT shows enginemen changed at Gloucester Engine Shed Junction, with the train going  via Gloucester South. 

Left: Saltley's 'Black Five' 44919 headed a Birmingham to Barry Island excursion on 4 August 1964 and Jim was the fireman from and back to Gloucester. The picture is not on that day when Jim remembers that 44919 had white painted smokebox door hinges and buffers.Right: On 31 August 1964 Jim was the fireman from Saltley to Gloucester on the daily Burton beer train with a 'Jubilee'. This picture shows one of the class at Hatherley on either the Burton, 4V54, or Washwood Heath - Westerleigh, 4V56, both being fitted freights in the evening.

1-9-1964

6911 12/05 up and 45059 on 4/30 back as previous day.

2-9-1964

44805 Westerleigh-Woodford to Honeybourne, with 48005 back.

3-9-1964

44045 Sharpness branch goods.

4-9-1964

78006 Nailsworth branch goods.

7-9-1964

5184 5/45 Gloucester -Stroud passenger. 7319 6/20 Stroud-Gloucester passenger.

8-9-1964

5961 Glos-Severn Tunnel Junction pick up, return with 48530 11/45 Severn Tunnel Junction -Washwood Heath.

9-9-1964

6942 5/30 Gloucester Eastgate  -Bristol Temple Meads passenger, 10/05 Bristol – Gloucester back. Intermediate station stops were made at Haresfield; Stonehouse Bristol Road; Coaley; Berkeley Road; Charfield; Wickwar; Yate; Mangosfield; Staple Hill; Fishponds.  In previous years, it would have been unusual to see an ex-GW loco on these passengers, but after the two Gloucester depots merged in May 1964, it became common.

24-9-1964

92136 7/43 Bristol-Bescot to Cheltenham Lansdown then 92107 Hookagate - Taunton rail train to Stoke Gifford.

25-9-1964

48517 8/35 Barnwood-Water Orton to Landor Street.

29-9-1964

48088 2.45 Rogerstone-Woodford Halse to Honeybourne. 6933 back on 5.45 Woodford Halse – Stoke Gifford.

30-9-1964

8402 7.30 Barnwood-Cheltenham High St engineers train. This loco had until recently been one of the Lickey Incline bankers and was only at Gloucester for a few weeks before being withdrawn from service.

We now go into October when at the end of the month the Chalford and Sharpness auto trains finished and the Hereford branch closed. We were expecting redundancies, this didn’t happen but the rundown of steam was accelerated by the mass influx of the Brush type 4 diesels.

1-10-1964

44123 Quedgley tripper.

6-10-1964

2876 1.10 Tees-Cardiff fitted freight.

7-10-1964

6960 Tees-Cardiff fitted freight.

8-10-1964

6869 1.10 Tees-Cardiff fitted freight.

9-10-1964

48011 1.10 Tees-Cardiff fitted freight.

10-10-1964

92247 1.10 Tees-Cardiff fitted freight.

12-10-1964

48399 (55A) 4.00 Gloucester -Stoke Gifford, return light to 85B.

13-10-1964

4157 early Chalford Auto, no 14xx 0-4-2T was available.

15-10-1964

48128 10/0 Branston -Severn Tunnel Junction.

16-10-1964

44693 (56D) 7/15 Bradford -Stoke fully fitted freight.

19-10-1964

48128 1/00 Neath- March (Whitemoor) to Bromsgrove, 48220 back 7/25 Washwood Heath - Bristol,I drove.

20-10-1964

92125 1/00 Neath- March (Whitemoor) to Bromsgrove, 48475 back, I drove.

21-10-1964

6916 1/00 Neath- March (Whitemoor) to Bromsgrove, 92125 back, I drove.

22-10-1964

48492 1/00 Neath- March (Whitemoor) to Bromsgrove, 76042 back .

23-10-1964

92044 (41E) 1/00 Neath- March (Whitemoor) to Bromsgrove, 73031 back, I drove.

24-10-1964

D34 piloting D30 on 'The Cornishman' 10.45 Penzance-Sheffield express to New St (I drove). Back with 73093 8/15 Washwood Heath-Stoke Gifford via Worcester.

27-10-1964

92059 1.30 Barnwood- Washwood Heath to Bromsgrove.

28-10-1964

92128 1.30 Barnwood- Washwood Heath to Bromsgrove. 48133 back 2.55 Washwood Heath-Gloucester.

29-10-1964

48694 1.30 Barnwood- Washwood Heath to Bromsgrove. 73093 back .

30-10-1964

48517 1.30 Barnwood- Washwood Heath to Bromsgrove. 42924 (8A) back.

3-11-1964

48351 8/35 Barnwood - Water Orton.

4-11-1964

48095 8/35 Barnwood - Water Orton.

5-11-1964

48109 8/35 Barnwood - Water Orton.

6-11-1964

42954 (5B) 8/35 Barnwood - Water Orton. The loco was a Stanier 'Mogul' 2-6-0 which was not common at Gloucester, though in 1964 they were being overhauled at Swindon Works, which accounts for its appearance this time - it was noted there in September and October 1964.

7-11-1964

92238 8/35 Barnwood - Water Orton.

9-11-1964

76085 4.30 Cardiff -Bordesley special freight via Stratford-on-Avon, very rough trip. This BR 'Mogul' class was again not common at Gloucester until several, including 76085, were allocated to Saltley shed in 1963/64.

12-11-1964

73093 Cheltenham High St - Ashchurch engineers train, back light engine to 85B.

13-11-1964

4698 light engine to Lydney, bus to Bullo Pill then 3775 on two trips up the branch to Cinderford etc, then to Lydney.

16-11-1964

6128 5/32 Gloucester- Stroud, 4100 6/06 back, then light engine to St James and 7/10 goods to Gloucester.

17-11-1964

92137 10.58 Washwood Heath-Stoke Gifford, light engine to Bristol Barrow Road shed,82E.

18-11-1964

92134 10.58 Washwood Heath-Stoke Gifford (I drove), light engine to Bristol Barrow Road shed,82E. Except for 92250, this was the best 9F I worked on.

19-11-1964

92134 10.58 Washwood Heath-Stoke Gifford (I drove), light engine to Bristol Barrow Road shed.

20-11-1964

48133 ? York-Bristol West Depot fully fitted freight (I drove).

21-11-1964

7926 11.40 Washwood Heath-Stoke Gifford.

23-11-1964

6993 12/15 Barnwood - Woodford Halse, to Honeybourne. 73091 Tees-Cardiff back.

24-11-1964

6934 12/15 Barnwood - Woodford Halse, to Honeybourne. 44818 (9D) Tees-Cardiff back.

26-11-1964

7926 Tees-Cardiff from Honeybourne.

27-11-1964

45077 (10C) Heysham-Taunton fully fitted special freight to St Philip's Marsh. This was a rough trip, dirty fire, loco had come all the way from Heysham.

28-11-1964

92138 12/15 Barnwood – Woodford Halse, return with 4929 1/10 Tees-Cardiff.

30-11-1964

73031 7/55 Barnwood -Washwood Heath to Bromsgrove, 92138 10/10 Washwood Heath-Gloucester (I drove).

1-12-1964

45280 7/55 Barnwood-Washwood Heath to Bromsgrove,48133 10/10 Washwood Heath - Gloucester back.

3-12-1964

44691 10/10 Washwood Heath -Gloucester (I drove).

45094 (8A) 7/55 Barnwood- Washwood Heath to Bromsgrove,48339 10/10 Washwood Heath-Gloucester (I drove).

5-12-1964

45369 3/20 special Bristol - Washwood Heath empty wagons.

7-12-1964

48600 12.35 Neath - Swanbourne to Honeybourne, 92228 10.45 Banbury - Llanwern back.

8-12-1964

92235 12.35 Neath - Swanbourne to Honeybourne, 92204 10.45 Banbury - Llanwern back (I drove both ways).

10-12-1964

92038 (34E) 12.35 Neath - Swanbourne to Honeybourne, 48474 10.45 Banbury - Llanwern back (I drove).

11-12-1964

92236 (I drove) 12.35 Neath - Swanbourne to Honeybourne, 92213 10.45 Banbury - Llanwern back.

12-12-1964

44919 8.45 Bristol -Water Orton fully fitted freight.

14-12-1964

48600 8/55 Bristol - Lawley St, Birmingham.

17-12-1964

92232 3/20 Washwood Heath-Stoke Gifford, then light engine to Bristol Temple Meads.

17 -12- 1964

44466 8/55 Bristol -Lawley St (grand little engine).

18-12-1964

73015 12/40 Newcastle -Bristol special parcels.

21-12-1964

48662 11.50 Barnwood - Washwood Heath to Bromsgrove.

22-12-1964

92230 1.10 Tees - Cardiff from Honeybourne.

23-12-1964

5936 12/15 Barnwood - Woodford Halse to Honeybourne.

24-12-1964

44123 Central Pilot, it later failed and was replaced by 78004.

That’s it for 1964, as you can see very varied duties, all main line work and still only 17 years old!!

Continued in Gloucester Horton Road Fireman - 1965.