Bill Raine interviewed by Robert Aitchison

Oral history interview with Bill Raine (session 1 of 4) conducted by Robert Aitchison on 9 February 2004, as part of the Time Tracks oral history collecting initiative. Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes. Born in Shildon; early life; apprentice at North Road Locomotive Works, Darlington; National Service; Shildon works; wagons built and repaired; merry go round wagons; closure of Shildon works; boxer Charlie Raine; famous visitors; marching banner; Hackworth House; North Road Station, Darlington; 1975 celebrations; Freedom of City of York.

Time Tracks, Shildon Railway Village Community Project was an initiative funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund that encouraged members of the public to bring photographs and documents at Locomotion to form a community archive, when Locomotion museum was opened in Shildon, 2004. Over 50 oral history interviews were also recorded with members of the community. They shared their memories of Shildon as they knew it in their childhood and throughout their lives, from as early as the 1920s, as well as their work experiences in local factories and industries, including Shildon railway works.