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One magnetic reel-to-reel 1/4" audio tape, Sir William Stanier FRS, interviewed by Mr I. MacNichol, recorded at the interviewee’s home (‘Newburn’, Rickmansworth), in April-May 1965. A note on the case states that ‘At time of recording, Stanier was suffering the after effect of a stroke, his speech is very heavily slurred’.

Audio tape, Sir William Stanier interviewed by Mr I. MacNichol

1965
Audio cassette, copy of a 25 minutes extract from BBC Radio 4 programme 'Down Your Way' broadcast on 22 February 1976. In this extract, the presenter, Brian Johnston, who is visiting Shildon for this specific broadcast, is interviewing Jeff Brecknell (Shildon railway works manager), as well as David Kell, Ethel Malcolm, Cecil Atwood, Bill Giles, Frank Thompson and Charlie Raine. Detailed content: Introduction: Shildon, population 15000, between Darlington and Bishop Auckland, first railway town, industries, countryside around [00:01:10] British Rail Engineering Works; interview with Works’s Manager Jeff Brecknell (JB), 58 acre site, 11 acres covered, 2600 staff, repair and make wagons, freight works entirely, modern wagon design, workforce background, family atmosphere, site of place where first passenger train in the World left (1825), why Shildon, first passenger train details, details of engine Locomotion, details of Timothy Hackworth, Timothy Hackworth’s house/museum details; [00:06:00] interview with David Kell (DK), writer of the song The Iron Road; song written with a friend from the group Geordie Penker, explanation of “Penker”, DK works in Accounts section at the Works, family background, memories of 150th Celebrations, DK runs Methodist Youth Club, little socially for young people, boxing club in Shildon; [00:09:40] interview with Miss Ethel Malcolm, ex-school mistress, employed from 1922, seeing miners in the town, memories of father (a miner), memories of children, boot fund for children, memories of depression, fun in the classroom; [00:13:30] interview with Cecil Atwood (CA), Managing Director of paint factory; view from factory includes first railway station in the World, 750 employees, mostly local people, reasons CA has a paint factory, types of paint produced, views about Shildon, interest in horses, show jumping and horse racing links, horse breeding details [00:17:50] interview with Bill Giles, a railway man, pigeon breeder, details of breeding, pigeon fanciers in the North-East, racing pigeons; [00:20:00] interview with Frankie Thompson, a railway man, whippet Club member, whippet racing details, whippet sizes [00:21:10] interview with Charlie Raine, entertainer, ex-boxer, Railway Championship boxing winner, decline in number of boxers, experience as a comedian, singing of George Roby’s song “In other Words”, memories of George Roby, performances now [00:25:32] [end of recording]

Audio cassette, copy of BBC Radio 4 programme 'Down Your Way' on Shildon

1976
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

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

1961-05-12
One magnetic reel-to-reel 1/4" audio tape, copy of segment with Joseph Duddington extracted from BBC radio programme, 'The World Goes By', broadcast on BBC Home Service on 15/04/1944 at 6:30pm and presented by Frederick Henry Grisewood. In this extract, Joseph Duddington talks about his experience as the driver of the A4 class locomotive Mallard when setting a new world speed record at 126 mph on 3 July 1938.

Sound recording copy of Joseph Duddington extract in BBC radio programme 'The World Goes By'

1944-04-15
Audio cassette, oral history interview with Mike Arlett, conducted and recorded by Alan Hammond at Burnham, on 9 May 1998. Mike Arlett talks about his career on the former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.

Audio cassette, Mike Arlett interviewed by Alan Hammond

1998-05-09
One magnetic reel-to-reel 1/4" audio tape, containing extract of BBC Radio London monthly programme for railway enthusiast ‘Rail’, broadcast on 26 October 1975. This is the extract of the programme covering the opening of the National Railway Museum in York. 7 inch audio reel, recorded at 7 ½ ips This is a complementary copy supplied by BBC Radio London to the NRM as the museum was the topic of the programme, it is likely that it contains interviews of people involved with the museum at the time.

Sound recording extract of BBC Radio London programme ‘Rail’ about the opening of the National Railway Museum

1975-10-26
Five magnetic reel-to-reel 1/4" audio tapes recorded on 16 and 17 November 1976 or 1982 at a conference for railway engineers. The tapes are numbered from 1 to 5. According to the notes inside the tapes’ cases, each tape corresponds to the recording of a session of the conference, with main speakers and questions from attendance, with a total of about 90 male participants throughout all sessions. The sessions were likely led by Dr Saunders. Several of these participants have been identified as British Railways workers who worked all or a part of their career in York or Yorkshire area. The following individuals may have participated to these sessions: Ken Appleby (Area Manager, York and Divisional Office, Leeds), John Bellwood (former LNER and BR, shed master, and Chief Mechanical Engineer at the National Railway Museum from 1975-1988), Geoff Bird (shed master at York), Alan Clothier (Divisional Maintenance Engineer, Newcastle), Eric Dalton (Divisional Manager Leeds), Arthur Dean (Chief Civil Engineer, York), Arthur Dytch (Deputy General Manager, York), Mike Fossett (Management services, York), Gordon Graham (Regional Operating Manager, York), Dick Hardy (shed master in East Anglia and at Stewarts Lane, Battersea), John Holt (British Railways Board Operations, York), Ernie Jefferson (Area’s Manager Organisation, Hull), George Mackie (Divisional Manager, Leeds), Mr McGregor (Divisional Manager, Hull), Geoffrey Myers (Deputy General Manager, York, and Vice Chairman of British Railways Board), Stanley Raymond (General Manager, York), John Thompson (Divisional Manager, Newcastle).

Five audio tapes of recordings with British Railways workers mainly based in York and Yorkshire area

1976-1982
VHS videotape titled "Class 91 and Mallard". This video contains images of the event organised on 3 July 1988 for the 50th anniversary of the Mallard’s record breaking run in 1938 (Mallard 88). The first Class 91 locomotive was on display at Doncaster station, where Mallard took the head of the special train set up for the event, which had set off from London Kings Cross pulled by the Class 89 electric locomotive. Mallard pulled the special train from Doncaster to Scarborough.

VHS videotape of "Class 91 and Mallard" film

1988
Audio cassette ‘Cuneo: Railway painter of the century talking to Narisa Chakra’ published by Richard Lucraft Limited in 1990. This audio cassette was likely released to accompany the book ‘Terrence Cuneo: railway painter of the century’ by Narisa Chakra (London : New Cavendish Books, 1990; ISBN 0904568741), as insert inside the case refers to book pages on specific posters and paintings.

Audio cassette 'Cuneo: Railway painter of the century talking to Narisa Chakra'

1990
Three magnetic reel-to-reel 1/4" audio tapes, oral history interview with Robert Riddles CBE, conducted and recorded by David Jenkinson at the interviewee’s home on 3 February 1983. Robert Riddles, aged 90, talks about his railway engineering career, including being Sir William Stanier’s Principal Assistant when working for the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) and being the Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) for British Railways after the Nationalisation. They are two original session tapes (tapes 1 of 2 and 2 of 2) and one edited master tape (made on 07/02/1983). Session tapes, 7 inch reels, mono, ½ track, recorded at 3 ¾ ips. Session tapes recording equipment: Tandberg Model 11 portable tape deck, ARG D202 microphones. Edited master, 7 inch reel, mono, 2 tracks, recorded at 3 ¾ ips. Edited master made using Sony TC 377.

Audio tapes, Robert Riddles CBE interviewed by David Jenkinson

1983-02-03
Audio cassette, oral history interview with Emily Poole, conducted and recorded by Alan Hammond on 4 April 1998 (session 1 of 2). Emily Poole talks about her role as a clerk at Evercreech New and Shepton Mallet, on the former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (S&D).

Audio cassette, Emily Poole interviewed by Alan Hammond (session 1 of 2)

1998-04-04
One magnetic reel-to-reel 1/4" audio tape, copy of '30' Station Announcer', likely a reel of test/practice station announcements (different female voices). The reel seemed to have been accidenttally left on recording ambient background sound and background conversation at points.

Sound recording copy of Station Announcer

Amateur video ‘Leeky Pot and Culmination, two rail tours’ filmed on VHS videotape by Mark Watson in 1994 and 1997. Total duration: 45 minutes. Filming of two Pathfinder rail tours. Video in 2 parts. Part 1, Leeky Pot rail tour on 28 May 1994 led by class 31 diesel locomotives, departing from Stoke-on-Trent, filming local traffic, including Co-Co diesel locomotives class 58, journey to Cauldron Low Quarry and stop at Leekbrook. Part 2: The Crompton Culminator rail tour on 6 September 1997, with two class 33 Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives to Holyhead, Shakespeare Cliff and Hertfordshire rail tours locomotives.

VHS videotape ‘Leeky Pot and Culmination, two rail tours’

1994-1997
Amateur video ‘Norton Bridge and Kidsgrove, two signal boxes’ filmed on VHS videotape by Mark Watson in 1994 and 1995, on the West Coast Main Line. Total duration: 40 minutes. Filmed in 2 parts. Part 1, December 1994, traffic at Norton Bridge Railway station, filmed in station and from inside signal box. Part 2, April 1995, journey from Stoke to Kidsgrove-Etruria railway station, Kidsgrove, signal box, Peter Pan locomotive No.86259.

VHS videotape ‘Norton Bridge and Kidsgrove, two signal boxes’

1994-1995
VHS videotape of 'InterCity 21 trip to Liverpool' film made in 1987 for the 21st anniversary of British Rail InterCity.

VHS videotape of 'InterCity 21 trip to Liverpool' film

1987
Four magnetic 1/4" audio tapes, original master railway sound recordings and interviews made by freelance sound recordist Michael Farr for use in the BBC Radio Bristol programme 'Rail' presented by Jim Palm. Content according information enclosed with the recordings: Tape 1: Bressingham, c 1972, Alan Bloom; BR Mystery Tour from Bristol, c 1972, passenger vox pop, Talyllyn c 1970, David Woodhouse (a volunteer); Dart Valley, c1970, Barry Woodman; Cranmore, East Somerset Railway, Royal Opening, David Shepherd, Prince Bernhard Tape 2: Narrow gauge on film, John Huntley; InterCity 125 test run Bristol-London, Gerry Marshall; Bristol Tram Centenary, John Appleby. Railways on film, John Huntley. Cranmore and Black Prince, David Shepherd. Tape 3: Industrial archaeology, Geoff Body; Monkwearmouth, Paul Talbot; InterCity 125 high speed run Bristol-London, O.S. Nork, etc.; Cranmore, George Davies. Tape 4: Railways of Hampshire, Edwin Course; Southern Railway, reg. signalling, George Pryer; 'Little lines' Edward Griffith; Weymouth Quay, Jim Palm/Michael Farr.

Railway sound recordings and interviews recorded for BBC Radio Bristol programme 'Rail'

1970-1979
Master videotape. U-75 ; Copied from VHS

U-Matic videotape 'Mallard 1988'

Amateur video ‘Silverdale Branch’ filmed on VHS videotape by Mark Watson in November 1998. Total duration: 45 minutes. Filming of a Pathfinder rail tour 'Cheshire Mole’ (Magical Mystery tour) on the Silverdale Colliery Branch. Journey starts at Madeley, passing Madeley signal box, Madeley Chord Signal box, passing in Keele tunnels, journey to the colliery and route back. Steam locomotives leading the rail tour are EWS diesel locomotive 56114 and Co-Co diesel-electric locomotive 60038.

VHS videotape ‘Silverdale Branch’

1998-11
Audio cassette, oral history interview with Bert Colbourne of Washford, conducted and recorded by Alan Hammond on 1st June 1994. Bert Colbourne talks about his career on the former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.

Audio cassette, Bert Colbourne interviewed by Alan Hammond

1994-06-01
6 magnetic 1/4" audio tapes, BBC engineering copies of recordings made at Shildon during Rail 150 celebration and cavalcade, on 31/08/1975 by BBC Radio Cleveland (renamed BBC Tees in 2007). The tapes are not a complete set. Five tapes cover the commentary (by commentators: Mike Hollingworch, Graeme Aldons, and in background, public address by Alan Pegler), effects and base recordings. One tape is a copy of the BBC Radio Cleveland broadcast of the opening of the Timothy Hackworth Museum by H. M. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother on 17/07/1975 (commentator: Mike Hollingworth).

BBC engineering copies of sound recordings relating to Rail 150 event in Shildon

1975
Audio cassette, oral history interview with Peter Smith, conducted and recorded by Alan Hammond at Edington, in 1977 (session 1 of 3) and 1981 (session 2 of 3). Peter Smith talks about his career as a fireman and driver on the former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.

Audio cassette, Peter Smith interviewed by Alan Hammond (sessions 1 and 2 of 3)

1977-1981
9 magnetic 1/4" audio tapes, copies of radio programme 'On Railways', broadcast on BBC Third Programme between 1959 and 1961. The programme features sound of foreign and British railways.

Sound recording copies of BBC radio programme 'On Railways'

1959-1961
Audio cassette ‘Eavesdrop on 600 years of Highland History: The life and legend of the West Highland Line’ produced by ScotRail Advertising, made and released around 2000. It is an audio compilation recounting the history of the West Highland Line, between Glasgow and Mallaig, using spoken words, sound effects and songs.

Audio cassette 'Eavesdrop on 600 years of Highland History' by ScotRail

1997-2004
British Railways (Network SouthEast) television commercial 'Hush Hour' made in 1988 by Saatchi & Saatchi. Short version (20 seconds). Advert filmed at Harpenden station and Waterloo station. Duration: 20 seconds

VHS videotape of British Railway Network SouthEast television commercial 'Hush Hour'

1988
VHS videotape, corporate material produced by 2Cs Communications for European Rail Catering (1996-1997, previously known as the OBS Company, formed by the management team of Intercity Onboard Services, following the privatisation of British Rail in 1994-1995). Promotional video material intended for potential train operating customers, presenting all the services offered by European Rail Catering, across Europe: strategy development, staff development, product development, EPOS systems, vehicle design, pioneering equipment and technology, purchasing and logistics, station-based service centres.

VHS videotape, ‘European Rail Catering’

1997-02-17
Compilation of British Railways Intercity television commercials made in 1989 by advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi. Content: 1989 Relaxez-vous (Relax), 1989 Untwist, 1989 Sleepytime (Scotland). Total duration: 2 minutes 20 seconds.

VHS videotape of British Railways Intercity television commercials from 1989

1989-06-14
Video footage taken on 1st July 1984, trains passing at crossing in Heslerton on the Scarborough line, also on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) near Dalton and at Pilmoor. Low band, unedited original camera tape. Colour, sound. Duration: 20 minutes maximum

U-matic S videotape ‘Trains passing at Heslerton (Scarborough line), near Dalton and Pilmoor (ECML)'

1984-07-01
One magnetic reel-to-reel 1/4" audio tape initially assumed to contain an interview with Dr Richard Beeching recorded on 9 October 1963 due to a note 'Beeching interview 09/10/1963' found on tape. However, digitisation of tape revealed that the tape only contains a test recording with the person recording reciting 'mary had a little lamb' followed by dogs barking. Total duration: 2 minutes 37 seconds

Audio tape of interview with Dr Richard Beeching

1963-10-09
VHS videotape, training material produced for Intercity Onboard Services, sponsored by Waverley Vintners. Training video intended for on-board train staff, explaining the different wines available on InterCitys trains, their origins, the types of food each is best paired with, and how to correctly serve wine on board train. Duration: 10 minutes.

VHS videotape, ‘On Board Services: A Guide to Intercity wines’

1986-1994
Master videotape. U-74 ; Copied from VHS

U-Matic videotape 'Mallard 1986, 1988'

U-matic videotape titled ‘Goole Swing Bridge’ produced and supplied by Ryedale Audio Visual Enterprise Ltd, for the Friends of the National Railway Museum, edited in October 1986. The video is made of footage of the bridge filmed in July and August 1984 as well as still images, photographs taken in July 1985. Duration: 27 minutes.

U-matic videotape ‘Goole Swing Bridge’

1984-1986
VHS videotape, training material produced for Intercity Onboard Services, sponsored by the Meat and Livestock Commission. Training video intended for chefs and on-board train staff, explaining how menu and food served on board InterCitys trains should be prepared and presented. Presented by Executive Chef, David Small. Duration: 53 minutes.

VHS videotape, ‘On Board Services: A Guide to menu preparation and presentation’’

1986-1994
One magnetic reel-to-reel 1/4" audio tape, copy of Industrial Welfare Society's 'The Telephone Operator'. This copy is thought to have been used by British Railways Board as audio training material for their staff in the 1970s-1980s. A different title, 'The Receptionist', is written on the reel.

Sound recording copy of The Telephone Operator

1970-1980
Edited master. Using footage of 1933 LMS film. Original edit. Flaw on title caption. Audio unmixed. High band SP

U-Matic videotape 'Carriage construction'

One magnetic reel-to-reel 1/4" audio tape, oral history interview with John Baldwin, conducted and recorded by David Mosley on 23 July 1986. Duration: 29 minutes. John Baldwin served on ambulance trains during the Second World War. He worked in the steel industry before the railways. His first posting was to Southampton where the train worked in conjunction with five hospital ships. He gives details about the London, Midland and Scottish railway carriages used to transport patients. He describes some of the lines he travelled, and what happened to the carriages at the end of the war. Master tape copy made from missing original master. 7 inch reel, mono, 2 tracks, recorded at 7 1/2 ips. Original recording equipment: Uher 4200 portable tape deck. Master copy made using Sony TC 377.

Audio tape, John Baldwin interviewed by David Mosley

1986-07-23
Edited master. Stillington Prim and National Railway Museum, february 1999

Betacam SP videotape 'NER Manor House Tragedy November 1892'

1999-02
Compilation of British Railways radio and television commercials. Reel 1, 1976-1983. Mainly adverts from 'This is the age of the train' campaign made by advertising agency Allen, Brady & Marsh (ABM). Content: 1970s Awayday (animation), 1970s Awayday return, 1970s Cheap weekend return, 1970s Golden Rail Holidays, 1970s Intercity Easy (5 versions: Family, Friends, London, London Friends, Winter), 1970s Sealink France, 1970s Sealink Ireland, 1970 Senior card (2 versions: grand children, couple), 1976 Awayday mum and kids, 1976 Have a good trip (7 versions: Intercity 125, Intercity 125 2, Kids, North 1, North 2, Sleeper, West); 1976 'Train house visit', 1978 Motorail, 1978 Movements, 1978 Seaside, 1978 Seaspeed, 1978 Sevenoaks, 1980 Family Railcard, 1980s Intercity Business (long and short versions), 1980s Under 24s, 1981 Senior citizen Railcard, 1980s (radio) Enough of London, 1980s (radio) Glasgow to Edinburgh, 1980s (radio) Red Star song, 1980s (radio) Under 24 railcard, 1970s Awayday Christmas shopping, 1970s Ladies January sale, 1980 Intercity Business, 1980s Awayday (5 versions: Midland, Sount, South 2, South East, Wales and West), 1980s Bodmin Awayday Wales West, 1980s Bodmin Local bargain North, 1980s Business bad weather (2 versions), 1980s Different world, 1980s Dream North England, 1980s Glasgow to Edinburgh (2 versions), 1980s Intercity 125 North-East South-West, 1980s Intercity Sleeper, 1980s Lady shopping awayday (4 versions), 1980s Parking meters, 1980s Party size awayday, 1980s Senior citizen (2 versions), 1980s Snails London region, 1980s Under 24, 1980s Weekend awayday video game, 1980s Week shopping coupon, 1981 Senior citizen (2 versions), 1982 Intercity savers (2 versions), 1982 London saver (3 versions), 1983 Persil, 1980s (radio) Tropics Bar Glasgow (2 versions), 1980 American Express card, 1980s Intercity Access card. Total duration: 54 minutes.

U-Matic videotape of British Railways radio and television commercials from 1976 to 1983

1980-1990
BBC broadcast programme recorded on videotape 'Timewatch: Rocket and its Rivals'. Broadcast on BBC 2, 24 January 2003. Including scenes shot at the National Railway Museum

VHS videotape 'Timewatch: Rocket and its Rival'

2003-01-24
Sound recordings on 1/4" magnetic audio tapes (79 tapes), made by Kenneth Oldham MBE in the 1960s-1980s, on the railways in the United Kingdom. Some of the tapes correspond to the soundtrack to 16mm films with the same title. Detailed handwritten notes listing the content are enclosed with most reels.

Original sound recordings of railways recorded by Kenneth Oldham

1960-1985
One magnetic reel-to-reel 1/4" audio tape master. 'BR. Y.T.S' is written on the back of the case and a list of 4 songs: 1. Toy Boy, 2. Summer Loving, 3. Save the Last Dance, 4. Spoken Words. This suggests that the tape contains songs interpreted by participants to the British Rail Youth Training Scheme. The tape was recorded by Blue Strike recorders in Harrogate on 26 November 1987 and engineered by Will Jackson. It is a stereo recording, 15 ips, NAB, non Dolby.

Sound recording of music by British Rail Youth Training Scheme participants

1987-11-26
One magnetic reel-to-reel 1/4" audio tape, copy of 'Safety on 25kV AC Electrified Lines: Construction Workers' thought to have been made by British Transport Films as training material for British Railways staff in the 1970s-80s. On the case, this copy are marked '14'. This is a pulsed copy, made to be used in conjunction with a slide projector. This audio production would have been shown with slides.

Sound recording copy of Safety on 25kV AC Electrified Lines: Construction Workers

1970-1980
Two magnetic reel-to-reel 1/4" audio tapes, oral history interview with Robert Riddles CBE, conducted and recorded by David Jenkinson at the interviewee’s home on 3 February 1983. Robert Riddles, aged 90, talks about his railway engineering career, including being Sir William Stanier’s Principal Assistant when working for the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) and being the Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) for British Railways after the Nationalisation. These tapes are original masters (tapes 1 of 2 and 2 of 2) made from the session tapes using Tascam 34. 10 inch reels, 4 tracks, recorded at 7 1/2 ips, DBXI, noise reduction, NAB EQ. Session tapes recording equipment: Tandberg Model 11 portable tape deck, ARG D202 microphones.

Audio tapes, Robert Riddles CBE interviewed by David Jenkinson

1983-02-03
Commercial edition videotape published by Ian Allan SBS Video. Duration: 50 minutes. Copyright National Railway Museum and P.B. Whitehouse & J. Adams

VHS videotape 'Railway Roundabout 1959'

Audio cassette, oral history interview with Frank Staddon, conducted and recorded by Alan Hammond on unknown date (session 13 of 13). Frank Staddon talks about his career on the former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.

Audio cassette, Frank Staddon interviewed by Alan Hammond (session 13 of 13)

1984-1999
Audio cassette, oral history interview with Bill May and Sam Lane, conducted and recorded by Alan Hammond on 1st April 1991. Bill May and Sam Lane talk about their careers on the former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.

Audio cassette, Bill May and Sam Lane interviewed by Alan Hammond

1991-04-01
Audio cassette, oral history interview with Arthur Bowen and Nobby Whiting, conducted and recorded by Alan Hammond on 8 May 1994 in Blandford. Arthur Bowen and Nobby Whiting talk about their careers on the former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.

Audio cassette, Arthur Bowen and Nobby Whiting interviewed by Alan Hammond

1994-05-08
Audio cassette, oral history interview with John Badman, conducted and recorded by Alan Hammond on 2nd January 1996, in Glastonbury. John Badman talks about his career on the former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.

Audio cassette, John Badman interviewed by Alan Hammond

1996-01-02
Audio cassette, oral history interview with Bert Blake and Rodney Scovell, conducted and recorded by Alan Hammond, likely between 1990 and 1999. Bert Blake and Rodney Scovell talk about their careers on the former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.

Audio cassette, Bert Blake and Rodney Scovell interviewed by Alan Hammond

1990-1999
Audio cassette, oral history interview with Keith Barrett, Bob Downes and Maurice Miles, conducted and recorded by Alan Hammond, in April 1999 at Edington. Keith Barrett, Bob Downes and Maurice Miles talk about their careers on the former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.

Audio cassette, Keith Barrett, Bob Downes and Maurice Miles interviewed by Alan Hammond

1999-04
Audio cassette, recording of a talk by Jem Harrison, conducted and recorded by Alan Hammond at Wells, on 15 May 1995 (sessions 5 and 6 of 7). Jem Harrison talks about researching the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. These sessions especially covers Highbridge.

Audio cassette, recorded talk by Jem Harrison (sessions 5 and 6 of 7)

1995-05-15