Audio tape, Syd Martin interviewed by David Mosley

Made:
1980-08-10

One magnetic reel-to-reel 1/4" audio tape, oral history interview with Syd Martin, conducted and recorded by David Mosley on 10 August 1980. Duration: 53 minutes. Syd Martin talks in detail about his different roles on the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER): platelayer, signalman, shunter and station staff. He also talks in depth about the stations and railway lines and locomotives running around Yorkshire.

Original master recording. 7 inch reel, stereo (out of phase), 2 tracks, recorded at 7 1/2 ips. Side 1: tracks 1 and 3; side 2: tracks 2 and 4. Original recording equipment: TEAC 2340.

Details

Category:
Oral Histories
Object Number:
2021-414
Materials:
cardboard, plastic (unidentified) and magnetic layer
Measurements:
overall: 190 mm x 190 mm x 20 mm,
type:
1/4 inch magnetic audio tape