The Railwayman's Life
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Last published Wed, Aug 19, 2015
Hello. I'm Stanley. I work on the Great Western Railway, a railway running from London to Bristol and beyond. I was a cleaner at first, making sure that each locomotive was set to go out for the day. But I soon came up in the world. Soon moving onto fireman, and later driver. This is the story of my experiences from the Great Western, and fond memories of days gone by.
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