Sound recording copy of interview with Tom Bray, fireman on Mallard’s record breaking run in 1938

One magnetic reel-to-reel 1/4" audio tape, copy of interview with Tom Bray possibly recorded on 12 May 1961 and which may have been broadcast and made for a BBC radio programme. The first segment on the audio tape is a recording made on board a motive power instruction train, with the interviewer talking to John Hughes, instructor who trains diesel train drivers (including for steam train driver). It is followed by several takes of the interview with Tom Bray recollecting his memory of being the fireman on Mallard on the day of its record-breaking run in 1938, with questions prompted by the interviewer. 7 inch audio reel, recorded at 7 ½ ips