Bill Parker
master brummie
In 1964 our family went to the Isle of Wight, by train. I remember Dad buying the tickets from a travel agent in Bearwood, if my memory serves me correctly.
Being something of a GWR enthusiast I was amazed to see that the tickets were printed with GWR markings on them, some 16 years after the company ceased to exist!!
If my memory serves we correctly we were hauled by An exGW Hall class loco, we ended up eventually in Portmouth and I can,t remember if the loco was changed at some point. I do remember that loco make good work with what would have been a well packed holiday train.
The crowds of intending passengers at Snow Hill was huge and I doubt if our present apologies for a rialway would have been able to cope!
In fact Im sure they would not even be able to find sufficient rolling stock and the health and safety brigade would probably have had the platform closed for safety reasons.
I think the returntrip was make with me standing in the corridor all the way home chatting to a rather attractive young lady around my own age. I do regret never asking for her address so we could have kept in touch.
From time to time both her and my mum would appear so see if we were still about, I dont know what they thought we would have been up too anyway!! Happy Days
Being something of a GWR enthusiast I was amazed to see that the tickets were printed with GWR markings on them, some 16 years after the company ceased to exist!!
If my memory serves we correctly we were hauled by An exGW Hall class loco, we ended up eventually in Portmouth and I can,t remember if the loco was changed at some point. I do remember that loco make good work with what would have been a well packed holiday train.
The crowds of intending passengers at Snow Hill was huge and I doubt if our present apologies for a rialway would have been able to cope!
In fact Im sure they would not even be able to find sufficient rolling stock and the health and safety brigade would probably have had the platform closed for safety reasons.
I think the returntrip was make with me standing in the corridor all the way home chatting to a rather attractive young lady around my own age. I do regret never asking for her address so we could have kept in touch.
From time to time both her and my mum would appear so see if we were still about, I dont know what they thought we would have been up too anyway!! Happy Days
