Sue Craig interviewed by Colin Divall

Oral history interview with Sue Craig (née Cosgrove) conducted and recorded by Colin Divall on 9 August 2013, at the National Railway Museum. Duration: 15 minutes. The interview focuses on Sue Craig's passenger experiences on the railways and other forms of mobility. Personal background; memories of railway as a child, January 1963 cold winter memory, train journey to Gillingham Wiltshire to a wedding; [00:03:00] father occupation, manager of furnishings workshop in Wimborne, van access; use of trains; summer holidays run about ticket between Weymouth and Lymington, days out, memories of beaches, Christchurch memories, taking boat to the Isle of Wight; [00:06:00] memories of trains/stations; corridor carriages, Broadtails Station, Pottery Junction, few memories of Bournemouth Station, Wimborne Station; [00:08:00] memories of Salisbury direction; wedding journey, few other memories, Sway Station; summer Holiday; parents got Ford Prefect car in 1963, holidays before owning a car remained in locality; [00:09:50] bus use; Poole and Bournemouth shopping, bus to Shaftesbury, coach use by neighbour; travel as a teenager; used bus in Wimbourne and Bournemouth, walked to school most days; [00:12:10] importance of railway; most use during holiday period, bus used for local travel to Bournemouth and Poole; personal view of what Wimborne would be like if trains were still there; traffic would be less, younger people would have more flexibility of movement, commuting to Bournemouth would be easier; other memories; Queen’s visit to Wimborne in July 1969 [00:15:07] [end of interview]

Oral history recording made by Colin Divall from the Institute of Railway Studies and Transport History (University of York) in partnership with the National Railway Museum. This specific interview was made as part of Platform Memories project.