I lived in my home Town of Edenbridge, Kent, which is situated equal distance between Redhill and Tonbridge. Coming up to being 16 years of age I needed to make a choice as to which of these I wanted to become a Fireman/Secondman. I now had colleague...

All of the engines at Redhill were “N” Class. That means they were old and because they no longer received a good clean they were covered in compounded film of grime over black paint. One part of the engine was cleaned occasionally, that was its numb...

I started my role as engine cleaner at the Motive Power Depot, Redhill, Surrey. The depot consisted of the I started my role as engine cleaner at the Motive Power Depot, Redhill, Surrey. The depot consisted of the shed/ I think there were 5 lines lea...

30th July 1962. This was the starting day of my career on the railway. I started at the age of just 14 years old. Well it was the day before my 15th birthday. I had to go to Brighton for my medical and started work as a junior porter at Redhill, Surr...

Welcome to “A Life on the Railway Blogged”. This is the story of my life on the railway. 50 years from a Junior Porter, Engine Cleaner, Fireman/Secondman (seeing off the last 3 ½ years of steam) and then onto the S&T where after working my way th...