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Over
the years I have travelled by rail from the
West Midlands to and from London a considerable number of times. But, with very few
exceptions, I have never spent any time trainspotting on any of
the main line stations. In the 1950's and early 1960's, I would arrive at
either Euston or Paddington, tube across London, and be away again
either south from Waterloo or Charing Cross, or back north
from Kings Cross, St Pancras or Marylebone. One
exception was on Saturday 30th October 1954, when I
went with a friend on a day excursion from Birmingham Snow Hill To
Paddington, and spent a couple of hours at Clapham Junction, then London Bridge, and
Liverpool Street, before returning to Paddington for our
homeward departure time. A couple of months earlier, in the heat of late
August 1954, I had accompanied my mother on a long weekend break to London,
and , after the shopping, sightseeing, and shows, she took me
to several of the London stations. |
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