Great Western Aspects No 3
Sutton Scotney - Life at a Country Station
by Kevin Robertson
Of the
countless books on railway subjects that have appeared over the years, only a
few have explored the subject from the point of view of a working
railwayman. Sutton Scotney - Life at
a Country Station fits neatly into this category, being based on the
author’s numerous interviews with former railway staff who worked at Sutton
Scotney station.
This is not
a book of facts and figures, but an accurate representation of a typical day in
the life of a country station. The
duties of the staff are described, together with the various characters who
inhabited the station and how they dealt with mundane events as well as the
more unusual ones. In particular, we
follow the career of one man, Ernie Penny, who served at Sutton Scotney from
1947 to 1964.
Written in
an easy-to-read style, and following on from the success of the first two books
in the Great Western Aspects
series, Burghclere
Signalman and Winchester (Great Western) - A Snapshot in Time, this
new book will have a wide appeal.
Softback: 60
pages
ISBN 1905505000
£7.95
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