Adams, Lew
- Made:
- 2004-07-12; 2004-07-13 in Cambridge
- maker:
- Frank Paterson
Oral history recording; Expanding National Archive of Railway Oral History; Lew Adams; childhood; Railway Institute; railway community; work culture and relationships; anecdotes from the workplace; memories of individuals; canteens; working on steam; working on diesel; change from steam to diesel; depots; changes in the railway industry; wages and overtime; seniority; hostels; Mutual Improvement Class; fireman and driver training; firemen and driver examinations; unions; strikes; tension at work; cleaner; fireman; driver; secondman; local government; national politics; British Rail; other industries; 1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s; 2000s; Margaret Thatcher; Dr Beeching; Harold Wilson; Barbara Castle; Shirley Williams; Stratford; Bletchley; Yarmouth; Peterborough; Chelmsford; March; Ispwich; Ely; Dagenham; Wickford; Romford; Bishopsgate; Gidea Park; Ilford; King's Cross; Bexley; Newham; Hertford; Paddington; Moscow; Milton Keynes
Details
- Category:
- Oral Histories
- Collection:
- National Archive of Railway Oral History
- Object Number:
- NAROH2007-01
- Materials:
- plastic (unidentified)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 79 x 70 x 8mm
- type:
- recording
- copyright:
- National Railway Museum
- credit:
- Friends of the National Railway Museum
