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Hi Syd
When I think back to the old steam days it always fills me with nostilgia, I suppose you must feel the same. I was in number 3 link at topshed, this link was non lodge. Number 2 lodge link was Hull, Leeds and York goods. Number 1 link was Newcastle lodge.In number 3 link we did not lodge and the furthest we went was doncaster. Doncaster return trips were always express passenger work. Our goods trains were always Peterborough [ New England ] return jobs.These goods trains were fully fitted [brakes on all wagons] express goods run at just a bit less speed than passenger trains.
Doncaster was a 312 mile round trip,and Peterborough 152 miles round trip. On Doncaster trains we got mileage pay, for every 15 miles over 140 we got an extra hours pay, so these jobs paid very well.
Alan.
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