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I was a goods guard at HM for 27 years, and we had some good jobs at HM before EWS came along and wrecked the place.
Now HM stands rusting to the elements as its now shut.
I spent many happy hours on the Freightliner Shunt at Stourton, Leeds, where a 4 hour shift was was the norm.
Or Stalybridge Tanks, on at 0430 and going home at 0900hrs.
Road Learning was the prize to be had, we even had a driver who took orders for fish from Hull Docks, his nick name was ' Kipper Dick.'
As a guard at HM, we had good route cards and every Saturday night/ Sunday on ballast trains all over the spot. This included 3 years on the Leeds/Skipton/Bradford electrification trains.
All good money spinners.
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