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Originally Posted by Wakey spotter
Has anyone ever had a ride on the Cabplate of a locomotive ?
If so what was it like ?
Kris
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Walter K Whigham 1959 circ, what an experience. I even got to shovel the coal in.
Regular on class 03s I was an apprentice at the railway workshops and if there was any work to do at remote facilities in the sidings, we were sent on a 03.
I also regularly went to North Road Workshops when they were empty to do essential maintenanace. It was a bit ghostly all the workshops were totaly empty except for the night watchman, me and the jouneyman plumber.
I was sent to the old Darlington Bank Top Shed to strip out some equipment for Shildon workshops. Again it was quite an experience at 17yrs old.
I drift on of the old days!