Hello

[sirvisto68]

Have just found the site, looks good so far. Does anybody have any interest in the Waverley route? particularly between Hawick and Carlisle. Would be interested to hear about it.

[locojoe]

hI sirvisto68 Welcome to the forum.
Alan Locojoe.

[John H-T]

hi sirvisto68,

Welcome to the forum.

Never got to the Waverley route so hope that it will reopen at least in part.

Jonh H-T.

[swisstrains]

Hello servisto and welcome to the forum.

[sirvisto68]

Originally Posted by locojoe

hI sirvisto68 Welcome to the forum.
Alan Locojoe.

Have just read the above and was interested to learn that you lived in Enfield as I did. My father in law was licencee of the 'Goat' at Forty Hill, and I lived in Baker Street, my next door neighbour was a driver at Enfield Town station on the N7's. I dont suppose you were the fireman that came into Gordon Hill one sunday morning on a V2 and let a young lad look over the footplate! Happy days!
That turn you described must have been a backbreaker, but I suppose it was the way things were done then.

[locojoe]

Hi sirvisto68 I was a regular at the " Goat " in the late1950s early 1960s The govenor was called George I think his surname was Giddies or something like that, George was a good bloke and every Sunday he put on a huge bar buffet. Can you remember your next door neihgbours name I might have worked with him when I was firing a Enfield.

I never stopped at Gordon Hill on a V2 so it was not me who allowed you on the footplate. And yes most days were hard work on the ECML but it got a lot easier with the advent of diesels cheers for now.
Alan Locojoe.

[sirvisto68]

Originally Posted by locojoe

Hi sirvisto68 I was a regular at the " Goat " in the late1950s early 1960s The govenor was called George I think his surname was Giddies or something like that, George was a good bloke and every Sunday he put on a huge bar buffet. Can you remember your next door neihgbours name I might have worked with him when I was firing a Enfield.

I never stopped at Gordon Hill on a V2 so it was not me who allowed you on the footplate. And yes most days were hard work on the ECML but it got a lot easier with the advent of diesels cheers for now.
Alan Locojoe.

Alan,
Not quite sure if I am doing this right, but here goes anyway,my parents in law were at the Goat from 1953 until 1962, Wally and Dora Reid, I think the George you are talking about was there from 1967 until 1974 [this from 'Pubs of Enfield' not my memory] and yes, what a spread he used to put on for a sunday, if you did not get there by 1205 you missed out and his name was Tozer [wife was Maisie]. My next door neighbours name was Vaughn and he was definatley at the 'Town'. I have just retired from BA after 38 years as a steward and have joined the Swanage Railway where I hope to train to be a signalman although, looking at the manuals it will be a stretch for the grey matter!

[locojoe]

Hi sirvisto68
I may have got my dates mixed up about the landlord of the "Goat" pub the name Tozer is correct. The only driver I knew called Vaughn at Enfield had been taken off driving due to bad health he worked in the oilstores and he had a son called Fred who also worked at Enfield shed, this was in early 1954 when I first started on BR
Alan Locojoe.