Oral history recording; Expanding National Archive of Railway Oral History; George Saville; childhood; sport; railway community; memories of individuals; anecdotes from the workplace; changes in the railway industry; unions; strikes; Ernest Marples; Dr Beeching; Stratford; Devons Road; Tilbury; Rotterdam; West Ham; Moscow; Felixstowe; Billingsgate; Thurrock Saville, George 2005-11-29
Oral history recording; Expanding National Archive of Railway Oral History; George Saville; childhood; world war one; world war two; sport; railway community; changes in the community; work culture and relationships; anecdotes from the workplace; memories of individuals; working on steam; working on diesel; change from steam to diesel; depots; wages and overtime; seniority; hostels; Mutual Improvement Class; fireman and driver training; unions; strikes; cleaner; fireman; secondman; driver; national politics; British Rail; ethnic minorities; retirement activity; pre-war; 1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s; 2000s; Margaret Thatcher; Joan Littlewood; Dr Beeching; Stratford; Leyton; Malden; Witham; Chelmsford; Brentwood; Liverpool Street; Epping; Ongar; Temple Mills; Victoria; Silverton; Woolwich; Billingsgate; Romford; Dagenham; Angel Lane; Harlow; Basildon; Loughton; Ilford; Devons Road; Ripple Lane; Barking; London; Tilbury; Southend; Bishopsgate Saville, George 2004-09-17; 2004-09-20
permanent way; relayer; ganger; long-welded rail; concrete sleepers; d.o.b. 1922-02-25, railway work 1946-1983, Stratford; Ilford; Liverpool Street; Manor Park; Colchester; Johnson, Robert (Bob) 2001-04-19