The Bristolian Volume 1: The Trials, Tribulations And Triumphs Of A Railwayman

The Bristolian Volume 1 From halcyon train journeys between Bristol and Weymouth as a child in the 1950s, learning about railways through the train set and as a trainspotter during the teenage years to the mixed fortunes of a career with the Western Region of British Rail. This is the story of the making of a railwayman. It covers time served as a railway engineering apprentice, life on a diesel maintenance depot, involvement with the introduction of the Iconic new High Speed Train and the unsuccessful Advance Passenger Train, leading to a long period as a Fleet Engineering Controller while making a foray into the world of the Territorial Army as a Weekend Warrior. ?This volume begins to provide an insight into how people make the railways tick.

• | Author: Roy Kethro
• | Publisher: New Generation Publishing
• | Publication Date: Aug 09, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 249 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Biography & Autobiography
• | ISBN-10: 1803693754
• | ISBN-13: 9781803693750