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28 The Link Magazine • Janua ry 2000
Busman becomes steam driver for a day
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Hillside Building Services David Burch, Operations Director at Thamesdown Transport bus
lF S Extensions, loft conversion, 4'.!•' company swopped hats before Christmas when he spent a day with
R BU ^^ his family enjoying a birthday present playing with steam trains at
specialists in all types of building & plastering the Didcot Railway Centre.
All work fully insured Donning an engine driver's cap when he was nine years old, some-
he helped fire up No. 5051 'Earl thing that would not happen to-
Contact Dave on 01793 488470 Bathurst', one of the Great West- day.
ern Rail way 'Castle' class locomo- "Working on the Earl Bathurst
tives which pulled express pas- was an exciting experience, but not
Dave Rogers senger trains from 1923 until the something that will catch on," said
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mac cte^c s.cd Z'ecaacstmc' end of steam. David. "Steam engines have a ro-
J.F.K His only similar experience was mantic image now, but I discov-
^^.R•^,^ ered what hard work it was and
BUILDING Interior and exterio being invited onto the footplate of uncomfortable compared to mod-
a tank engine at Plymouth Station
decorating carried out to em engines.
SERVICES a high standard including: "I take my hat off to the men of
• Painting • Wallpapering the GWR and other railway com-
Extensions, Alterations, • Coving Tiling panies who drove the engines."
Renovations • General Maintenance
• Gardening Haydon Wick Bowls Club
All aspects of garden
presents a concert with the
construction including fencing
Swindon Male Voice Choir an
All general building work For a prompt friendly Ladles Choir
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